-CSIT Release Notes
-==================
+Release Notes
+=============
-Changes in CSIT |release|
+Changes in |csit-release|
-------------------------
-No code changes apart from bug fixes.
+#. DPDK PERFORMANCE TESTS
+
+ - Refactor of CSIT initialization helper scripts for DPDK testpmd
+ and l3fwd. Removing obsolete parameters from DPDK testpmd and l3fwd
+ command line.
+
+ - Fixed 9000B L2 packet size tests not passing for all NICs.
+
+ - Fixed DPDK compilation and test initialization of Mellanox NICs using
+ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_PMD=y in compile configuration.
+
+#. 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 |
++====+==========================================+==========================================================================================================+
+| 1 | `CSIT-1701 | DPDK L3fwd tests with 9000B L2 packet size are not passing with Mellanox NICs. |
+| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1701>`_ | L3fwd application does not accept parameter for increasing -mbuf-size in same way DPDK testpmd does. |
++----+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+