[dpdk-dev] [dpdk-announce] release candidate 21.05-rc3

[dpdk-dev] [dpdk-announce] release candidate 21.05-rc3

[Thomas Monjalon]

A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v21.05-rc3

There are 114 new patches in this snapshot.

Release notes:
	https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.html

Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
You may share some release validation results
by replying to this message at dev@dpdk.org.

DPDK 21.05-rc4 will be out during next week for the final touch.

Thank you everyone

Re: [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-announce] release candidate 21.05-rc3

[Jiang, YuX]

Update the test status for Intel part. Till now 70% is executed, 70% is debugged and no critical issue blocked the test.

# Basic Intel(R) NIC testing
        * Build or compile:
                *Build: cover the build test combination with latest GCC/Clang/ICC version and the popular OS revision such as Ubuntu20.04, CentOS Stream 8, etc.
                        - All passed.
                *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as Ubuntu20.04 and CentOS Stream 8.
                        - All passed.

        * PF(i40e, ixgbe and igb): test scenarios including RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
                - Execution rate: 100%, debug rate: 80%.
                - Fixed RC2's critical bad commit id, issue DPDK PF+DPDK VF:launch testpmd failed by using VF, bugzilla688, bugzilla693.
                - 1 bug is reported in bugzilla still investigating.
                        > * https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=687

        * VF(i40e, ixgbe and igb): test scenarios including VF-RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
                - Execution rate: 100%, debug rate: 90%. No new issue is found.

        * PF/VF(ICE): test scenarios including /Switch features/Package Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Share code update/Flexible Descriptor, etc.
                - Execution rate: 80%, debug rate: 60%. No new issue is found.
                - 2 bugs about rss_pppoe add rss cfg failed and ip_fragment_pf_rss hash issues are found in RC2 have been fixed in RC3.

        * Intel NIC single core/NIC performance: test scenarios including PF/VF single core performance test, RFC2544 Zero packet loss performance test, etc.
                - Execution rate: 60%, debug rate: 60%. No new issue is found.

        * Power and IPsec:
                * Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll Lib/Priority Base Frequency and so on.
                        - Execution rate: 90%, debug rate: 90%. No new issue is found.
                * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-secgw, etc.
                        - Under testing.

# Basic cryptodev and virtio testing
        * Virtio: both function and performance test are covered. Such as PVP/Virtio_loopback/virtio-user loopback/virtio-net VM2VM perf testing/VMAWARE ESXI 7.0u2, etc.
                - All tests are done. No new issue is found except known issue which is found in RC2.
                - 1 bug is reported in bugzilla still investigating.
                        > * https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=699
        * Cryptodev:
                *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.
                        - Execution rate: 100%, debug rate: 80%. No new bug is found execpt known issue.
                *Performance test: test scenarios including Thoughput Performance /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
                        - Under testing.

Best regards,
Yu Jiang

>-----Original Message-----
>From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Thomas Monjalon
>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2021 4:57 AM
>To: announce@dpdk.org
>Subject: [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-announce] release candidate 21.05-rc3
>
>A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
>       https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v21.05-rc3
>
>There are 114 new patches in this snapshot.
>
>Release notes:
>       https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.html
>
>Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
>You may share some release validation results by replying to this message at
>dev@dpdk.org.
>
>DPDK 21.05-rc4 will be out during next week for the final touch.
>
>Thank you everyone
>

Re: [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-announce] release candidate 21.05-rc3

[Jiang, YuX]

All,

Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk21.05-rc3 test is almost finished and no critical issue blocked the test.

# Basic Intel(R) NIC testing
        * Build or compile:
                *Build: cover the build test combination with latest GCC/Clang/ICC version and the popular OS revision such as Ubuntu20.04, CentOS Stream 8, etc.
                        - All passed except "crypto_zuc build failed on Fedora34 with gcc 11". 3 patches have been provided to fix the gcc11 build issue and verified passed by validation team.
                *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as Ubuntu20.04 and CentOS Stream 8.
                        - All passed.

        * PF(i40e, ixgbe and igb): test scenarios including RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
                - All tests are done, find 1 new bug about unit_tests_power_cpufreq: unit test failed, Intel dev is investigating.
                - 1 bug is reported based on rc1 in bugzilla. Patch has provided but need other patch supports, all of them will be fixed in next release.
                        > * https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=687

        * VF(i40e, ixgbe and igb): test scenarios including VF-RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
                - All tests are done. No new issue is found.

        * PF/VF(ICE): test scenarios including /Switch features/Package Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Share code update/Flexible Descriptor, etc.
                - All tests are done. No new issue is found except known issues.

        * Intel NIC single core/NIC performance: test scenarios including PF/VF single core performance test, RFC2544 Zero packet loss performance test, etc.
                - All passed. No new issue is found.

        * Power and IPsec:
                * Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll Lib/Priority Base Frequency and so on.
                        - All passed. No new issue is found.
                * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-secgw
                        - All passed. No new issue is found.

# Basic cryptodev and virtio testing
        * Virtio: both function and performance test are covered. Such as PVP/Virtio_loopback/virtio-user loopback/virtio-net VM2VM perf testing/VMAWARE ESXI 7.0u2, etc.
                - All tests are done.
                - No new issue is found except known issues which are found in rc2.
                - 1 bug is reported based on rc2 in bugzilla. Patch has been provided and verified passed by validation team.
                        > * https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=699

        * Cryptodev:
                *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.
                        - All tests are done. No new bug is found except known issue.
                *Performance test: test scenarios including Thoughput Performance /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
                        - All tests are done. No big perf drop.

Best regards,
Yu Jiang

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jiang, YuX
>Sent: Friday, May 14, 2021 6:07 PM
>To: 'Thomas Monjalon' <thomas@monjalon.net>; dev (dev@dpdk.org)
><dev@dpdk.org>
>Cc: Devlin, Michelle <michelle.devlin@intel.com>; Mcnamara, John
><john.mcnamara@intel.com>; Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
>Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-announce] release candidate 21.05-rc3
>
>Update the test status for Intel part. Till now 70% is executed, 70% is
>debugged and no critical issue blocked the test.
>
># Basic Intel(R) NIC testing
>       * Build or compile:
>               *Build: cover the build test combination with latest
>GCC/Clang/ICC version and the popular OS revision such as Ubuntu20.04,
>CentOS Stream 8, etc.
>                       - All passed.
>               *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS
>such as Ubuntu20.04 and CentOS Stream 8.
>                       - All passed.
>
>       * PF(i40e, ixgbe and igb): test scenarios including
>RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
>               - Execution rate: 100%, debug rate: 80%.
>               - Fixed RC2's critical bad commit id, issue DPDK PF+DPDK
>VF:launch testpmd failed by using VF, bugzilla688, bugzilla693.
>               - 1 bug is reported in bugzilla still investigating.
>                       > * https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=687
>
>       * VF(i40e, ixgbe and igb): test scenarios including VF-
>RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
>               - Execution rate: 100%, debug rate: 90%. No new issue is
>found.
>
>       * PF/VF(ICE): test scenarios including /Switch features/Package
>Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Share
>code update/Flexible Descriptor, etc.
>               - Execution rate: 80%, debug rate: 60%. No new issue is found.
>               - 2 bugs about rss_pppoe add rss cfg failed and
>ip_fragment_pf_rss hash issues are found in RC2 have been fixed in RC3.
>
>       * Intel NIC single core/NIC performance: test scenarios including
>PF/VF single core performance test, RFC2544 Zero packet loss performance
>test, etc.
>               - Execution rate: 60%, debug rate: 60%. No new issue is found.
>
>       * Power and IPsec:
>               * Power: test scenarios including bi-
>direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll Lib/Priority Base Frequency and so on.
>                       - Execution rate: 90%, debug rate: 90%. No new issue
>is found.
>               * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-secgw, etc.
>                       - Under testing.
>
># Basic cryptodev and virtio testing
>       * Virtio: both function and performance test are covered. Such as
>PVP/Virtio_loopback/virtio-user loopback/virtio-net VM2VM perf
>testing/VMAWARE ESXI 7.0u2, etc.
>               - All tests are done. No new issue is found except known issue
>which is found in RC2.
>               - 1 bug is reported in bugzilla still investigating.
>                       > * https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=699
>       * Cryptodev:
>               *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API
>testing/CompressDev ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.
>                       - Execution rate: 100%, debug rate: 80%. No new bug
>is found execpt known issue.
>               *Performance test: test scenarios including Thoughput
>Performance /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
>                       - Under testing.
>
>Best regards,
>Yu Jiang
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Thomas Monjalon
>>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2021 4:57 AM
>>To: announce@dpdk.org
>>Subject: [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-announce] release candidate 21.05-rc3
>>
>>A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
>>      https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v21.05-rc3
>>
>>There are 114 new patches in this snapshot.
>>
>>Release notes:
>>      https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.html
>>
>>Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
>>You may share some release validation results by replying to this
>>message at dev@dpdk.org.
>>
>>DPDK 21.05-rc4 will be out during next week for the final touch.
>>
>>Thank you everyone
>>

Re: [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-announce] release candidate 21.05-rc3

[Thinh Tran]

DPDK 21.05 RC3 on IBM Power result

* DPDK: v21.05-rc3-0-g7989b7e7d
* OS:   RHEL 8.3 kernel level: 4.18.0-240.el8.ppc64le
* GCC:  version 8.3.1 20191121 (Red Hat 8.3.1-5)
* Basic PF on Mellanox: No new issues or regressions were seen.
* Performance: not tested.

System tested:
- IBM Power9 Model 8335-101 CPU: 2.2 (pvr 004e 1202)
Tested NICs:
- Mellanox Technologies MT28800 Family [ConnectX-5 Ex]
- MLNX_OFED_LINUX-5.2-1.0.4.1
- Firmware level: 16.29.1017

Regards,
Thinh Tran

On 5/12/2021 3:57 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
> 	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v21.05-rc3
> 
> There are 114 new patches in this snapshot.
> 
> Release notes:
> 	https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.html
> 
> Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
> You may share some release validation results
> by replying to this message at dev@dpdk.org.
> 
> DPDK 21.05-rc4 will be out during next week for the final touch.
> 
> Thank you everyone
> 
> 

Re: [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-announce] release candidate 21.05-rc3

[Ali Alnubani]

Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: announce <announce-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Thomas
> Monjalon
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 11:57 PM
> To: announce@dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-announce] release candidate 21.05-rc3
> 
> A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
> 	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v21.05-rc3
> 
> There are 114 new patches in this snapshot.
> 
> Release notes:
> 	https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.html
> 
> Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
> You may share some release validation results by replying to this message at
> dev@dpdk.org.
> 

The following is a list of tests that we ran on this release:

- Basic functionality:
  Send and receive multiple types of traffic.
- testpmd xstats counter test.
- testpmd timestamp test.
- Changing/checking link status through testpmd.
- RTE flow tests:
  Items:
  - eth
  - geneve
  - gre
  - gre_key
  - gtp
  - gtp_psc
  - icmp
  - icmp6
  - ipv4
  - ipv6
  - ipv6_ext
  - ipv6_frag_ext
  - meta
  - mpls
  - nvgre
  - tcp
  - udp
  - vlan
  - vxlan
  - vxlan-gpe
  Actions:
  - age (shared and non-shared)
  - count
  - dec_tcp_ack
  - dec_tcp_seq
  - dec_ttl
  - drop
  - flag
  - inc_tcp_ack
  - inc_tcp_seq
  - jump
  - mark
  - meter
  - modify_field
  - of_pop_vlan
  - of_push_vlan
  - of_set_vlan_pcp
  - of_set_vlan_vid
  - port_id
  - queue
  - raw_decap
  - raw_encap
  - rss (shared and non-shared)
  - sample
  - set_ipv4_dscp
  - set_ipv4_dst
  - set_ipv4_src
  - set_ipv6_dscp
  - set_ipv6_dst
  - set_ipv6_src
  - set_mac_dst
  - set_mac_src
  - set_meta
  - set_tag
  - set_tp_dst
  - set_tp_src
  - set_ttl
  - vxlan_decap
  - vxlan_encap
- Some RSS tests.
- VLAN filtering, stripping and insertion tests.
- Checksum and TSO tests.
- ptype tests.
- link_status_interrupt example application tests.
- l3fwd-power example application tests.
- Multi-process example applications tests.
- Hardware LRO tests.
- Regex application tests.
- Buffer Split tests.
- Tx scheduling tests.

We don't see any critical issues blocking the release.

Thanks,
Ali

Re: [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-announce] release candidate 21.05-rc3

[Kalesh Anakkur Purayil]

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All,

The following is a list of tests executed with 21.05-rc3:

- Basic functionality:
  Send and receive multiple types of traffic.
- testpmd xstats counter test.
- RSS tests.
- VLAN filtering tests.
- Rx Checksum tests
- TSO tests.
- MTU and Jumbo frame tests
- Changing/checking link status through testpmd.
- Unicast/multicast MAC filtering tests
- VXLAN/Geneve Rx CSO, TSO, RSS tests

We don't see any critical issues blocking the release.

Regards,
Kalesh

On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 2:27 AM Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> wrote:

> A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
>         https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v21.05-rc3
>
> There are 114 new patches in this snapshot.
>
> Release notes:
>         https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.html
>
> Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
> You may share some release validation results
> by replying to this message at dev@dpdk.org.
>
> DPDK 21.05-rc4 will be out during next week for the final touch.
>
> Thank you everyone
>
>
>

-- 
Regards,
Kalesh A P