Report: release_notes updates including skx, clx microcode issue.

[csit.git] / docs / report / dpdk_performance_tests / csit_release_notes.rst

diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
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--- a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
@@ -4,11 +4,32 @@ Release Notes
 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`.
+
 #. DPDK RELEASE VERSION CHANGE
 
    - |csit-release| tested |dpdk-release|, as used by |vpp-release|.
 
+.. _dpdk_known_issues:
+
 Known Issues
 ------------
 
-No known issues.
+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.        |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+