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CSIT Release Notes
==================
-Changes in CSIT |release| - to be updated
+Changes in CSIT |release|
-------------------------
#. VPP performance test environment changes
- - further VM and vhost-user test environment optimizations - Qemu virtio queue size increased from default value of 256 to 1024
- - addition of HW cryptodev devices in all three LF FD.io physical testbeds
+ - Further VM and vhost-user test environment optimizations - Qemu virtio
+ queue size increased from default value of 256 to 1024.
+ - Addition of HW cryptodev devices in all three LF FD.io physical testbeds.
-#. Added tests (to be updated)
+#. Added tests
- - NICs
+ - CGNAT
- - Intel x710 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding, vhost-user)
- - Cisco VIC1385 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding)
- - Cisco VIC1227 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding)
+ - Carrier Grade Network Address Translation tests with varying number
+ of users and ports per user: 1u-15p, 10u-15p, 100u-15p, 1000u-15p,
+ 2000u-15p, 4000u-15p - with Intel x520 NIC.
- - vhost-user tests with VM
+ - vhost-user tests with one VM
- - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x710 NIC
- - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with VxLAN and Intel x520 NIC
- - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel xl710 NIC
+ - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x710 NIC, Intel x520 NIC,
+ Intel xl710 NIC.
+ - VXLAN and L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC.
- - Tests with VxLAN
+ - vhost-user tests with two VM service chain
- - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC
- - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with vhost-user, VM and Intel x520
- NIC
+ - L2 cross-connect switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC, Intel xl710 NIC.
+ - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC, Intel xl710 NIC.
+ - IPv4 routed-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC, Intel xl710 NIC.
-Performance Improvements - to be updated
+ - IPSec encryption with
+
+ - AES-GCM, CBC-SHA1 ciphers, in combination with IPv4 routed-forwarding
+ with Intel xl710 NIC.
+ - CBC-SHA1 ciphers, in combination with LISP-GPE overlay tunneling for
+ IPv4-over-IPv4 with Intel xl710 NIC.
+
+Performance Improvements
------------------------
-Substantial improvements in measured packet throughput, with relative increase
-of double-digit percentage points, have been observed in a number of CSIT
-|release| tests listed below. Relative improvements are calculated against the
-test results in CSIT rls1701 report.
+Some performance improvements in measured packet throughput have been observed
+in a number of CSIT |release| tests listed below. Relative improvements are
+calculated against the test results in CSIT rls1701 report. VPP-16.09 and
+VPP-17.01 numbers are provided for reference.
NDR Throughput
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests:
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------------------------+
-| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 |
-| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Improvement |
-+===================+=================================================================+============+===========+===========+================+
-| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 6% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| L2XC | 10ge2p1xl710: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.5 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 2% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 6% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 5% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 14% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-ndrdisc | 7.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 4% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 26% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 9% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 19% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
-| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-ndrdisc | 3.0 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 16% |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 |
+| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |
++===================+=================================================================+============+===========+===========+=================+
+| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 6% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2XC | 10ge2p1xl710: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.5 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 2% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 6% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 5% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 14% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-ndrdisc | 7.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 4% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 26% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 9% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 19% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-ndrdisc | 3.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 11% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
PDR Throughput
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Partial Drop Rate thoughput discovery tests with packet Loss Tolerance of 0.5%:
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------------------------+
-| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | Relative |
-| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Improvement |
-+===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=============+
-| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.4 | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-pdrdisc | 7.8 | 10.6 | 11.1 | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 |
+| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |
++===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=================+
+| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 6% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 6% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 8% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-pdrdisc | 7.8 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 5% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 10% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 9% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 11% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 19% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-pdrdisc | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 11% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
Measured improvements are in line with VPP code optimizations listed in
`VPP-17.04 release notes
@@ -113,7 +125,7 @@ optimizations for vhost-VM tests - see section "2.1.7. Methodology: KVM VM
vhost".
-Other Performance Changes - to be updated
+Other Performance Changes
-------------------------
Other changes in measured packet throughput, with either minor relative
@@ -126,84 +138,89 @@ NDR Throughput
Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests:
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------------------------+
-| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | Relative |
-| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Change |
-+===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=============+
-| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 7.8 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 7.4 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 4.4 | 4.8 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 5.3 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-ndrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 |
+| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |
++===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=================+
+| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 4% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 4% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 15% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-ndrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 10% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
PDR Throughput
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Partial Drop Rate thoughput discovery tests with packet Loss Tolerance of 0.5%:
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------------------------+
-| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | Relative |
-| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Change |
-+===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=============+
-| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-pdrdisc | 8.3 | 8.1 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.6 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.4 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 4.6 | 4.8 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-pdrdisc | 7.7 | 7.3 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 5.3 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-pdrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | | % |
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
-
-Known Issues - to be updated
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 |
+| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |
++===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=================+
+| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-pdrdisc | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 2% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 15% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-pdrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 10% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% |
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
+
+Known Issues
------------
-Here is the list of known issues in CSIT |release| for VPP performance tests: (to be updated)
-
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| # | Issue | Description |
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 1 | Sporadic IPv4 routed-forwarding NDR discovery | Suspected issue with DPDK IPv4 checksum calculation. |
-| | test failures for 1518B frame size | Observed frequency: sporadic, ca. 20% to 30% of test runs. |
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 3 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 performance | Low performance of NDR results. Big difference between NDR and |
-| | | PDR. . |
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 4 | Sporadic NDR discovery test failures on x520 | Suspected issue with HW settings (BIOS, FW) in LF |
-| | | infrastructure. Issue can't be replicated outside LF. |
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 5 | Non-repeatible zig-zagging NDR throughput | Suspected NIC driver issue in multi-thread multi-core operation |
-| | results for multi-thread multi-core tests | affectin NDR throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs tested. |
-| | - 2t2c, 4t4c - for some tested NICs. | |
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+Here is the list of known issues in CSIT |release| for VPP performance tests:
+
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| # | Issue | Jira ID | Description |
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 1 | NDR discovery test failures 1518B frame size | VPP-663 | VPP reporting errors: dpdk-input Rx ip checksum errors. |
+| | for ip4scale200k, ip4scale2m scale IPv4 routed- | | Observed frequency: all test runs. |
+| | forwarding tests. ip4scale20k tests are fine. | | |
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 2 | VAT API timeouts during ip6scale2m scale IPv6 | | Needs fixing VPP VAT API timeouts for large volume of IPv6 |
+| | routed-forwarding tests when volume adding IPv6 | VPP-? | routes. |
+| | routes - 2M in this case. ip6scale2kk works. | | |
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 3 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 low performance | CSIT-? | Low NDR performance. |
+| | | | . |
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 4 | Sporadic NDR discovery test failures on x520 | CSIT-? | Suspected issue with HW settings (BIOS, FW) in LF |
+| | | | infrastructure. Issue can't be replicated outside LF. |
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 5 | Testpmd - Non-repeatible zig-zagging NDR | CSIT-? | Suspected NIC firmware or driver issue affecting NDR |
+| | throughput in multi-thread/-core tests | | in multi-thread/-core operation. Need to update to latest |
+| | - 2t2c - for some tested NICs. | | firmware in NICs. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs. |
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 6 | VPP - Non-repeatible zig-zagging NDR | CSIT-? | Suspected NIC firmware or driver issue affecting NDR |
+| | throughput in multi-thread/-core tests | | in multi-thread/-core operation. Need to update to latest |
+| | - 2t2c - for some tested NICs. | | firmware in NICs. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs. |
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+