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diff --git a/docs/job_specs/perf_tests_job_specs.md b/docs/job_specs/perf_tests_job_specs.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f151ae8afd --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/job_specs/perf_tests_job_specs.md @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@ +## Performance Tests Job Specifications + +## Scope + +Following FD.io CSIT test job specifications are provided in this note: + +- Select list of performance tests for daily trending and extensive per + release test coverage (behaviour repeatibility verification, graphs, + analytics and comparisons). +- Full list of performance tests for per release results reporting. + +Next sections list test selection criteria for each group, with testbed +environments listed in round brackets (...). + +## Select List Test Jobs + +### NICs + +- Primary: xxv710 (2n-skx, 3n-skx), xl710 (3n-hsw), x553 (3n-tsh). +- Secondary: x710 (2n-skx, 3n-skx). + +### Test Suites + +- Primary: all forwarding baseline, all forwarding scale, some feature + spot checks. +- Secondary: some forwarding base, forwarding maximum scale. + +### Frame Sizes + +- 64B: ip4, ip4_tunnels, l2, vts, container_memif, vm_vhost. +- 78B: ip6, ip6_tunnels, srv6. +- imix: crypto, nfv_density. + +### Processor Cores + +- Cores: 1c, 2c, 4c. + +## Full List Test Jobs +### NICs + +- Primary: xxv710 (2n-skx, 3n-skx), xl710 (3n-hsw), x553 (3n-tsh). +- Secondary: x520 (3n-hsw), x710 (skx, hsw), vic1227 (3n-hsw), vic1385 + (3n-hsw). + +### Test Suites + +- Primary: all tests. +- Secondary: some forwarding base, forwarding maximum scale. + +### Frame Sizes + +- 64B: ip4, ip4_tunnels, l2, vts, container_memif, vm_vhost, crypto. +- 78B: ip6, ip6_tunnels, srv6. +- imix: all including crypto and nfv_density. +- 1518B: ip4, ip4_tunnels, ip6, ip6_tunnels, srv6, l2, vts, + container_memif, vm_vhost, crypto. +- 9000B: ip4, ip4_tunnels, ip6, ip6_tunnels, srv6, l2, vts, + container_memif, vm_vhost, crypto. + - no vic1227, no vic1385 due to lack of support for 9000B. + +### Processor Cores + + - Cores: 1c, 2c, 4c. + +## Test Job Definitions +### Test Suite Allocation per Job + +In order to avoid multi-day jobs executing the tests, following is a +simple approach to split tests across exclusive job executions: + +- Separate jobs per (testbed environment, nic model, test-directory) +- Each job executes tests for: + - All specified frame sizes. + - All specified cores. + +### Report Jobs + +Patches defining RF Tag Selectors for each group are: + +- select-list: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/21146 + - Execution frequency: 10 times for report. +- full-list: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/21438 + - Incomplete definition. + - Execution frequency: Once for report. +- nfv_density: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/21361 + - Execution frequency: 5..10 times for report. +- tcp: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/21456 + - Execution frequency: 10 times for report. + +### Daily Trending Jobs + +Frequency of executing daily trending jobs differs between the +development cycle and report generation cycle. In the latter case the +frequency gets reduced in order to allocated more of a (limited) +physical testbed resource to tests required for report and reduce the +time required to complete data collection for report. + +- Daily tests + - Development cycle: + - Frequency: vpp select-list MRR tests twice a day. + - Times (UTC): every day starting at 02:00 and 14:00. + - Duration: jobs are monitored to last no longer than 12 hrs. + - Report cycle: + - Frequency: vpp select-list MRR tests once a day. + - Times (UTC): every Monday and Thursday starting at 02:00. + - Duration: jobs are monitored to last no longer than 12 hrs. +- Weekly tests + - Development cycle: + - Frequency: dpdk tests and vpp select-list NDR/PDR (MLRsearch) tests once a week. + - Times (UTC): every Sunday at 02:00. + - Duration: jobs are monitored to last no longer than 24 hrs. + - Report cycle: + - Same as in development cycle. + +## Exceptions +### Tests Failing Due to Known Issues + +- KernelVM: 9000B frames are failing + - https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1532 + +## TODOs + +- Add test types + - mlrsearch + - mrr + - plrsearch + - http/tcp + - nfvdensity + - vpp-ip4 + - vpp-ipsec + +- Analyse trending testbed load - PM, MK + - 3x 3n-hsw + - 2x 3n-skx + - tunnel tests only + - 4x 2n-skx + +- Future + - Add weekly ndrpdr jobs and report-like comparisons to previous release + +## END OF DOCUMENT
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