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diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index a0777918da..4f448c2c89 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -8,34 +8,76 @@ Changes in |csit-release| #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS - - CSIT test environment is versioned, see - :ref:`test_environment_versioning`. + - **AF_XDP**: Added af_xdp driver support for all test cases. Test + results will be added in sub-sequent CSIT-2106 report. - - **Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS**: Reinstall base operating system to - Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS. Upgrade includes also baseline Docker - containers used for spawning topology. + - **GTPU tunnel**: Added GTPU HW Offload IPv4 routing tests. - - Initial test data for Intel Xeon Ice Lake platforms. Current - CSIT-2106 report data for Intel Xeon Ice Lake comes from an - external source (Intel labs running CSIT code on 8360Y D Stepping - and 6338N processors). For detail about the physical setup - see :ref:`tested_physical_topologies`. Tested VPP and CSIT - versions are pre-release, VPP 21.06-rc0~779-gd640ae52f. + - **Intel Xeon Ice Lake**: Added initial test data for these + platforms. Current CSIT-2106 report data for Intel Xeon Ice Lake + comes from an external source (Intel labs running CSIT code on + "8360Y D Stepping" and "6338N" processors). For details about the + physical setup see :ref:`tested_physical_topologies`. Tested + VPP and CSIT versions are pre-release, VPP + 21.06-rc0~779-gd640ae52f. + + - **MLRsearch improvements**: Added support for multiple packet + throughput rates in a single search, each rate is associated + with a distinct Packet Loss Ratio (PLR) criterion. Previously + only Non Drop Rate (NDR) (PLR=0) and single Partial Drop Rate + (PDR) (PLR<0.5%) were supported. Implemented number of + optimizations improving rate discovery efficiency. + + - **Reduction of tests**: Removed obsolete VPP use cases and + superfluous test combinations from continuous and report test + executions, including: + + - All vts tests, obsolete use cases. + - dot1q tests apart from dot1q-l2bd, superfluous combinations. + - -100flows, -100kflows in all acl tests. + - nat44 tests + + - -pps tests, replaced by -tput tests. + - h1-p1-s1 single session tests, unessential combination. + - h4096-p63-s258048 tests, unessential scale combination. + + - ipsec tests + + - ethip4ipsectptlispgpe. + - policy-aes128gcm. + - policy-aes128cbc-hmac256sha. + - policy-aes128cbc-hmac512sha. + - int-aes128cbc-hmac256sha. + - scale of + + - 400tnlsw. + - 5000tnlsw. + - 20000tnlsw. + - 60000tnlsw. - - **AF_XDP**: Added af_xdp driver testing for all testcases. +#. TEST FRAMEWORK - - **GTPU tunnel**: Added GTPU HW Offload IPv4 routing tests. + - **Telemetry retouch**: Refactored telemetry retrieval from DUTs and + SUTs. Included VPP perfmon plugin telemetry with all perfmon + bundles available in VPP release. - - **Telemetry retouch**: Redesign telemetry retrieval from DUT. - Include VPP perfmon plugin telemetry. + - **Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS**: Re-installed base operating system + to Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS. Upgrade included also baseline Docker + containers used for spawning topology. -#. TEST FRAMEWORK + - **CSIT test environment** version has been updated to ver. 7, see + :ref:`test_environment_versioning`. + + - **CSIT in AWS environment**: Added CSIT support for AWS c5n + instances environment. Test results will be added in sub-sequent + CSIT-2106 report. - **CSIT PAPI support**: Due to issues with PAPI performance, VAT is - still used in CSIT for all VPP scale tests. See known issues below. + still used in CSIT for all VPP scale tests. See known issues + below. - - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing code optimizations, - speed ups and bug fixes. + - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing code optimizations and bug + fixes. #. PRESENTATION AND ANALYTICS LAYER |