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

[Jill Lovato <jlovato@linuxfoundation.org>]

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Awesome! Thank you!

The blog is live:
https://www.dpdk.org/blog/2018/11/19/dpdk-community-lab-publishes-relative-performance-testing-results/

We'll update with the second image.

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 9:52 AM Lincoln Lavoie <lylavoie@iol.unh.edu> wrote:

> Hi Jill,
>
> Nope, that is Marion (in the hallway) and Michayla (our assistant
> director) in the machine room.
>
> I'll work with Mara to pull up a second picture of servers, etc.
>
> Cheers,
> Lincoln
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 12:49 PM Jill Lovato <jlovato@linuxfoundation.org>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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