Re: [dpdk-ci] [dpdk-marketing] Results are now public

[Jill Lovato <jlovato@linuxfoundation.org>]

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Thank you, Mara.

Couldn't help but notice in the picture that the girl inside the lab looks
an awful lot like the girl walking in the hallway - was this just a
coincidence, or has the photo been altered? Either way, can we get a second
image to add to the post, maybe a closer shot of the servers themselves?

Thanks!
Jill

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 7:08 AM Mara Bernazzani <mbernazzani@iol.unh.edu>
wrote:

> Hello Jill,
>
> I apologize for the delay in getting back to you - attached is a picture
> you can use for the blog post. Let me know when its live and we will also
> share on our end.
>
> Thanks!
> Mara
>
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 11:42 AM Jill Lovato <jlovato@linuxfoundation.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Lincoln,
>>
>> Thanks for the update. We'll plan to post the blog Monday afternoon or
>> Tuesday morning.
>>
>> Have a great weekend,
>> Jill
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 6:49 PM Lincoln Lavoie <lylavoie@iol.unh.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Mara our marketing lead is out for a vacation this week.  She's the
>>> keeper of all the good / approved pictures of the lab.  Should be able to
>>> get you something early next week.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Lincoln
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 9:29 PM Tu, Lijuan <lijuan.tu@intel.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Agree, I would like to see some photos of the lab.
>>>> Should we add a brief introduction of contributors, this may attract
>>>> more companies or individual to contribute to the lab.
>>>>
>>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > From: ci [mailto:ci-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of O'Driscoll, Tim
>>>> > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2018 6:14 AM
>>>> > To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>; Jeremy Plsek
>>>> > <jplsek@iol.unh.edu>
>>>> > Cc: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>; ci@dpdk.org;
>>>> > marketing@dpdk.org; Lincoln Lavoie <lylavoie@iol.unh.edu>; Patrick
>>>> > MacArthur <pmacarth@iol.unh.edu>
>>>> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-ci] [dpdk-marketing] Results are now public
>>>> >
>>>> > This looks good to me too. Some pictures would be nice, perhaps a
>>>> snapshot
>>>> > of the dashboard some of the hardware in the lab. It would be good to
>>>> get
>>>> > this posted on dpdk.org, and send a note to announce@dpdk.org to let
>>>> > people know about it.
>>>> >
>>>> > > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas@monjalon.net]
>>>> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 10:17 PM
>>>> > > To: Jeremy Plsek <jplsek@iol.unh.edu>
>>>> > > Cc: O'Driscoll, Tim <tim.odriscoll@intel.com>; Yigit, Ferruh
>>>> > > <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>; ci@dpdk.org; marketing@dpdk.org; Lincoln
>>>> > > Lavoie <lylavoie@iol.unh.edu>; Patrick MacArthur
>>>> > > <pmacarth@iol.unh.edu>
>>>> > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-marketing] [dpdk-ci] Results are now public
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Looks great!
>>>> > > I think adding pictures would be nice for the blog.
>>>> > > Thank you
>>>> > >
>>>> > > 14/11/2018 22:07, Jeremy Plsek:
>>>> > > > With help from Lincoln and Patrick, below is an initial draft of
>>>> the
>>>> > > blog post.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > DPDK Community Lab Publishes Relative Performance Testing Results
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > The DPDK Community Lab is an open, independent testing resource
>>>> for
>>>> > > > the DPDK project. Its purpose is to perform automated testing on
>>>> > > > incoming patch submissions, to ensure the performance and quality
>>>> of
>>>> > > > DPDK is maintained. Participation in the lab is open to all DPDK
>>>> > > > project participants.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > For some time now, the DPDK Community Lab has been gathering
>>>> > > > performance deltas using the single-core packet I/O layer 2
>>>> > > > throughput test from DTS for each patch series submitted to DPDK
>>>> > > > compared to the master branch. We are pleased to announce that the
>>>> > > > Lab has recently been allowed to make these results public. These
>>>> > > > results are also now published to Patchwork as they are
>>>> > > > automatically generated. These results currently contain Mellanox
>>>> > > > and Intel devices, and the lab is able to support hardware from
>>>> any
>>>> > > > DPDK participants wishing to support these testing efforts.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > To view these results, you can go to DPDK Community Lab Dashboard
>>>> > > > via the following link: https://lab.dpdk.org. The dashboard
>>>> lists an
>>>> > > > overview of all active patch series and their results. Detailed
>>>> > > > results can be viewed by clicking on the patch series. If a patch
>>>> > > > fails to merge into master, a build log will show to help identify
>>>> > > > any issues. If a patch cleanly merges into master, performance
>>>> delta
>>>> > > > results will show for each participating member.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > The Lab is hosted by the University of New Hampshire
>>>> > > > InterOperability Laboratory, as a neutral, third party location.
>>>> > > > This provides a secure environment for hosting equipment and
>>>> > > > generating unbiased results for all participating vendors. Lab
>>>> > > > participants, i.e. companies hosting equipment in the testing, can
>>>> > > > securely access their equipment through a VPN, allowing for
>>>> > > > maintenance and performance tuning, as the DPDK project
>>>> progresses.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > The Lab works by polling the Patchwork API. When new patches are
>>>> > > > submitted, the CI server merges them with the master branch and
>>>> > > > generates a tarball. Each participating system unpacks and
>>>> installs
>>>> > > > the DPDK tarball and then runs the performance testing against
>>>> this
>>>> > > > DPDK build. When all systems have finished testing, the CI gathers
>>>> > > > the results into our internal database to be shown on the
>>>> Dashboard,
>>>> > > > and sends final reports to Patchwork to show up on the submitted
>>>> patch.
>>>> > > > This allows patch submitters to utilize Patchwork to view their
>>>> > > > individual results, while also allowing anyone to quickly see an
>>>> > > > overview of results on the Dashboard. The system provides
>>>> > > > maintainers with positive confirmation of the stability and
>>>> > > > performance of the overall project.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > In the future, we plan to open the Lab to more testing scenarios,
>>>> > > > such as performance testing of other features, beyond single-core
>>>> > > > packet I/O layer 2 throughput, and possibly running Unit Tests
>>>> for DPDK.
>>>> > > > Additional features will be added to the Dashboard, such as
>>>> showing
>>>> > > > graphs of the performance changes of master over time.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > If your company would like to be involved, email the Continuous
>>>> > > > Integration group at ci@dpdk.org and dpdklab@iol.unh.edu.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Thanks!
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 10:03 AM Jeremy Plsek <jplsek@iol.unh.edu>
>>>> > > wrote:
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > > > I can try to get it done later today, but I expect it to be more
>>>> > > likely done on Monday.
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > > > On Fri, Nov 9, 2018, 9:08 AM O'Driscoll, Tim
>>>> > > <tim.odriscoll@intel.com wrote:
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > > > >> > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas@monjalon.net]
>>>> > > > >> > Sent: Friday, November 9, 2018 2:02 PM
>>>> > > > >> > To: O'Driscoll, Tim <tim.odriscoll@intel.com>
>>>> > > > >> > Cc: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>; Jeremy Plsek
>>>> > > > >> > <jplsek@iol.unh.edu>; ci@dpdk.org; marketing@dpdk.org
>>>> > > > >> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-marketing] [dpdk-ci] Results are now
>>>> public
>>>> > > > >> >
>>>> > > > >> > 09/11/2018 14:58, O'Driscoll, Tim:
>>>> > > > >> > > From: Thomas Monjalon
>>>> > > > >> > > > 08/11/2018 14:01, Ferruh Yigit:
>>>> > > > >> > > > > On 11/7/2018 7:30 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>>> > > > >> > > > > > 06/11/2018 16:33, Jeremy Plsek:
>>>> > > > >> > > > > >> Hi all,
>>>> > > > >> > > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> > > > > >> This is just an update that all detailed results are
>>>> > > > >> > > > > >> now
>>>> > > > >> > public.
>>>> > > > >> > > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> > > > > >> If there is anything out of place, feel free to let
>>>> me
>>>> > > know!
>>>> > > > >> > > > > >
>>>> > > > >> > > > > > It is really nice!
>>>> > > > >> > > > > > Thank you
>>>> > > > >> > > > >
>>>> > > > >> > > > > Should we announce this in 'announce' or 'dev' mail
>>>> lists?
>>>> > > Many
>>>> > > > >> > people
>>>> > > > >> > > > not aware
>>>> > > > >> > > > > of this.
>>>> > > > >> > > >
>>>> > > > >> > > > It deserves an announce.
>>>> > > > >> > > > And even a blog post I guess.
>>>> > > > >> > > > +Cc marketing team
>>>> > > > >> > >
>>>> > > > >> > > Agreed. I can do a quick post to announce@dpdk.org. I
>>>> believe
>>>> > > Jeremy
>>>> > > > >> > is working on a blog post which can provide more detail.
>>>> > > > >> >
>>>> > > > >> > Should we wait to have a blog post and reference it in the
>>>> > > announce?
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> Good question. I think it depends how long the blog will take.
>>>> If
>>>> > > we can do it fairly quickly, then this is a good idea. If it's going
>>>> > > to take a few weeks, then we should announce it now.
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> Jeremy: When do you think the blog will be ready?
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > --
>>>> > > > Jeremy Plsek
>>>> > > > UNH InterOperability Laboratory
>>>> > > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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