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diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
index df1a65da14..629f17e81c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 | ... | *[Ref] Applicable standard specifications:* RFC2544.
 
 *** Variables ***
+| ${perf_qemu_qsz}= | 1024
 | ${sock1}= | /tmp/sock-1-1
 | ${sock2}= | /tmp/sock-1-2
 # X520-DA2 bandwidth limit
@@ -65,10 +66,10 @@
 *** Test Cases ***
 | tc01-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C | NDRDISC
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 1
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -89,18 +90,16 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc02-64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -109,8 +108,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 1
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -121,8 +120,6 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
@@ -130,10 +127,10 @@
 
 | tc03-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C | NDRDISC
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -142,8 +139,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 1
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -154,18 +151,16 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc04-1518B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -174,8 +169,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 1
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -186,8 +181,6 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
@@ -195,11 +188,11 @@
 
 | tc05-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
-| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C | NDRDISC
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -208,8 +201,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 1
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -220,19 +213,17 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc06-IMIX-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 thread, 1 phy core, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 1 phy core, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
-| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1T1C | STHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -241,8 +232,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '1' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 1
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -253,8 +244,6 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
@@ -262,10 +251,10 @@
 
 | tc07-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C | NDRDISC
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -274,8 +263,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 2
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -286,18 +275,16 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc08-64B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -306,8 +293,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 2
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -318,8 +305,6 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
@@ -327,10 +312,10 @@
 
 | tc09-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -339,8 +324,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 2
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -351,18 +336,16 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc10-1518B-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -371,8 +354,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 2
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -383,8 +366,6 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
@@ -392,11 +373,11 @@
 
 | tc11-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
-| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -405,8 +386,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 2
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -417,19 +398,17 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc12-IMIX-2t2c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 threads, 2 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 2 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
-| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2T2C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -438,8 +417,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '2' worker threads and '1' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 2
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -450,8 +429,6 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
@@ -459,10 +436,10 @@
 
 | tc13-64B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C | NDRDISC
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -471,8 +448,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 4
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -483,18 +460,16 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc14-64B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${64}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -503,8 +478,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 4
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -515,8 +490,6 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
@@ -524,10 +497,10 @@
 
 | tc15-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -536,8 +509,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 4
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -548,18 +521,16 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc16-1518B-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames \
 | | ... | using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | ${1518}
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -568,8 +539,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 4
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -580,8 +551,6 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
@@ -589,11 +558,11 @@
 
 | tc17-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-ndrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
-| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -602,8 +571,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 4
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -614,19 +583,17 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}
 
 | tc18-IMIX-4t4c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhostvr1024-1vm-pdrdisc
 | | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 threads, 4 phy cores, \
+| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs L2XC switching config with 4 phy cores, \
 | | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port. [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 frame \
 | | ... | size using binary search start at 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
 | | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B;16x570B;4x1518B)
-| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4T4C | MTHREAD | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
+| | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
 | | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | IMIX_v4_1
 | | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10000}
 | | ${max_rate}= | Calculate pps | ${s_limit} | ${framesize}
@@ -635,8 +602,8 @@
 | | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
 | | ${dut1_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
-| | Given Add '4' worker threads and '2' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
-| | And Add PCI devices to DUTs in 3-node single link topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | 4
+| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
 | | When Initialize L2 xconnect with Vhost-User in 3-node circular topology
@@ -647,8 +614,6 @@
 | | ${vm2}= | And Configure guest VM with dpdk-testpmd connected via vhost-user
 | | ... | ${dut2} | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | DUT2_VM1
 | | Set To Dictionary | ${dut2_vm_refs} | DUT2_VM1 | ${vm2}
-| | Run Keyword Unless | ${qemu_built} | Set Suite Variable | ${qemu_built}
-| | ... | ${True}
 | | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
 | | ... | ${binary_max} | ${traffic_profile}
 | | ... | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate} | ${threshold}