RE: release candidate 22.07-rc3

["Jiang, YuX" <yux.jiang@intel.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jiang, YuX
> Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2022 5:07 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>; Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@xilinx.com>
> Subject: RE: release candidate 22.07-rc3
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 4:36 AM
> > To: announce@dpdk.org
> > Subject: release candidate 22.07-rc3
> >
> > A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
> >     https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v22.07-rc3
> >
> > There are 82 new patches in this snapshot.
> >
> > Release notes:
> >     https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.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 22.07-rc4 should be the last chance for bug fixes and doc updates.
> > Do not forget to review pending patches for examples and documentation.
> >
> > Please think about sharing your roadmap now for DPDK 22.11.
> >
> > Thank you everyone
> >
>
> Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk22.07-rc3 test execution
> rate is 65%, find 2 new bugs, No.2 is critical bug.
> No.1, "Bug 1048 - [dpdk-22.07rc3] i40e_rss_input/flow_query: RSS types is
> not displayed tests failed". Only display failed, there is no fix yet.
> No.2, [dpdk-22.07rc3]The performance of X710 drop about 45% when testing
> nic_single_core: has fix and verify passed.
> http://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20220707162602.2123584-1-
> kevinx.liu@intel.com/  ---Need push to merge.
>
> Known critical bugs:
> 1, The performance of virtio PVP multi_paths has a drop(~about 5%)
> between DPDK22.07-rc2 and DPDK-22.03 split ring has fix,
> http://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20220707065513.66458-1-
> xuan.ding@intel.com/  ---Need verify then need push to merge.
> packed ring has no fix, Intel Dev is investigating.
> 2, Bug 1044 - [dpdk-22.07] ice_iavf_fdir: the ipv4/6 gtpu_eh rule not take
> effect
> has fix,
> http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20220706025626.1070737-1-
> wenxuanx.wu@intel.com/   ---Need push to merge.
>
> # Basic Intel(R) NIC testing
> * Build or compile:
>  *Build: cover the build test combination with latest GCC/Clang version and
> the popular OS revision such as Ubuntu20.04, Ubuntu22.04, Fedora36,
> RHEL8.6 etc.
>   - All test passed.
>
> * PF/VF(i40e, ixgbe): test scenarios including PF/VF-
> RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
>       - Execution rate is 80%. Find 1 new bug: "Bug 1048 - [dpdk-22.07rc3]
> i40e_rss_input/flow_query: RSS types is not displayed tests failed". There is
> no fix yet.
>
> * PF/VF(ice): test scenarios including Switch features/Package
> Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Flexible
> Descriptor, etc.
>       - Execution rate is 80%. No new bug is found.
>
> * Intel NIC single core/NIC performance: test scenarios including PF/VF single
> core performance test, RFC2544 Zero packet loss performance test, etc.
>       - Execution rate is 80%. Find 1 critical bug:[dpdk-22.07rc3]The
> performance of X710 drop about 45% when testing nic_single_core: has fix
> and verify passed.
>
> # Basic 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 7.0u3, etc.
>       - Execution rate is 80%. No new bug is found.
>
> Best regards,
> Yu Jiang

Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk22.07-rc3 test is almost finished.
Till now, find 5 new bugs, Bug2 about perf drop is critical bug.
Bug1, "Bug 1048 - [dpdk-22.07rc3] i40e_rss_input/flow_query: RSS types is not displayed tests failed": has fix and verify passed.
https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20220708014159.13499-1-lihuisong@huawei.com/ ---wait for merge to main branch
Bug2, [dpdk-22.07rc3]The performance of X710 drop about 45% when testing nic_single_core: has fix and verify passed.
http://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20220707170434.2159759-1-kevinx.liu@intel.com/  ---wait for merge to main branch

Known critical bugs:
Bug3, The performance of virtio PVP multi_paths has a drop between DPDK22.07-rc2 and DPDK-22.03
split ring has fix, http://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20220707065513.66458-1-xuan.ding@intel.com/  --wait for merge to main branch
packed ring has no fix, Intel Dev is investigating.
Bug4, Bug 1044 - [dpdk-22.07] ice_iavf_fdir: the ipv4/6 gtpu_eh rule not take effect
has fix, http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20220706025626.1070737-1-wenxuanx.wu@intel.com/   --wait for merge to main branch

# Basic Intel(R) NIC testing
* Build or compile:
 *Build: cover the build test combination with latest GCC/Clang version and the popular OS revision such as Ubuntu20.04, Ubuntu22.04, Fedora36, RHEL8.6 etc.
  - All test passed.

* PF/VF(i40e, ixgbe): test scenarios including PF/VF-RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
        - All test done. Find 2 new issue: Bug1 & Bug2.

* PF/VF(ice): test scenarios including Switch features/Package Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Flexible Descriptor, etc.
        - All test done. No new issue is found.
        - One known issue https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044, has fix and verify passed.
                http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20220706025626.1070737-1-wenxuanx.wu@intel.com/  ---wait for merge to main branch

* Intel NIC single core/NIC performance: test scenarios including PF/VF single core performance test, RFC2544 Zero packet loss performance test, etc.
        - All test done. Find 1 critical bug:[dpdk-22.07rc3]The performance of X710 drop about 45% when testing nic_single_core: has fix and verify passed.

* IPsec&Qos: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-gw/ipsec library basic test - QAT&SW/FIB library, etc.
        - All test done. Find 1 bug about metering_and_policing test failed. Intel Dev is under investigating.

# 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 7.0u3, etc.
        - All test done. No new issue is found.

* Cryptodev:
 *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.
        - All test done. Find two new issues, Intel Dev is under investigating.
 *Performance test: test scenarios including Throughput Performance /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
        - All test done.  No new issue is found.

Best regards,
Yu Jiang