Report: release_notes updates including skx, clx microcode issue.

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 Release Notes
 =============
 
-Changes in CSIT |release|
+Changes in |csit-release|
 -------------------------
 
-No code changes apart from bug fixes.
+#. DPDK PERFORMANCE TESTS
+
+   - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: Testpmd and
+     L3fwd test data is not included in this report version. This is
+     due to performance and behaviour inconsistency following the
+     upgrade to the latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version
+     (4.15.0-72-generic) and associated microcode packages (skx ucode
+     0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c). Test data will be added in
+     subsequent maintenance report version(s) once the issue is
+     resolved. See :ref:`dpdk_known_issues`.
+
+#. DPDK RELEASE VERSION CHANGE
+
+   - |csit-release| tested |dpdk-release|, as used by |vpp-release|.
+
+.. _dpdk_known_issues:
 
 Known Issues
 ------------
 
-Here is the list of known issues in CSIT |release| for Testpmd performance tests:
-
-+---+---------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| # | Issue                                             | Jira ID    | Description                                                     |
-+---+---------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 1 | Testpmd in 1t1c and 2t2c setups - large variation | CSIT-569   | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR       |
-|   | of discovered NDR throughput values across        |            | throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs, no issues observed  |
-|   | multiple test runs with xl710 and x710 NICs.      |            | on x520 NICs.                                                   |
-+---+---------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 2 | Lower than expected NDR throughput with xl710     | CSIT-571   | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR       |
-|   | and x710 NICs, compared to x520 NICs.             |            | throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs.                     |
-+---+---------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+List of known issues in |csit-release| for DPDK performance tests:
+
++----+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| #  | JiraID                                   | Issue Description                                                                                        |
++====+==========================================+==========================================================================================================+
+| 8  | `CSIT-1675                              | Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds behaviour and performance became inconsistent following     |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1675>`_ | the upgrade to the latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version (4.15.0-72-generic) and associated microcode    |
+|    |                                         | packages (skx ucode 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c). VPP as well as DPDK L3fwd tests are affected.        |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+