X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fdpdk_performance_tests%2Fcsit_release_notes.rst;h=a46903f5b3a7c5aa6acdd5515937b2608de206f2;hb=4e264d882bf75eadef303c8fff6740da489b32e9;hp=ba2a2e9f0bc6acb3f5d40063d540af84b188a8a6;hpb=afb2897f174374695eeffdf0675b0418f5dc55e4;p=csit.git diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index ba2a2e9f0b..a46903f5b3 100644 --- a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ Changes in |csit-release| #. 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`. + L3fwd performance test data is not included in this report + version. This is due to the lower performance and behaviour + inconsistency of these systems following the upgrade of processor + microcode packages (skx ucode 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c) as + part of updating Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version. Tested VPP and + DPDK applications (L3fwd) are affected. Skx and Clx 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