#. 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
#. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS
- - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: VPP 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:`vpp_known_issues`.
+ - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: VPP 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), done 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:`vpp_known_issues`.
- **Service density 2n-skx tests**: Added new NF density tests with
IPsec encryption between DUTs.