Update 18.07 release notes

- Part I

Change-Id: Ic97cfce98c560c9e873935fc72489ff102f201f1
Signed-off-by: Peter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com>

diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/general_notes.rst b/docs/report/introduction/general_notes.rst
index 25f08ab..47dd2db 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/report/introduction/general_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/report/introduction/general_notes.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ is listed separately, as follows:
 #. **VPP - Performance** - VPP benchmarking tests are executed in physical
    FD.io testbeds, focusing on VPP network data plane performance at this stage,
    both for Phy-to-Phy (NIC-to-NIC) and Phy-to-VM-to-Phy (NIC-to-VM-to-NIC)
-   forwarding topologies. Tested across a range of NICs, 10GE and 40GE
+   forwarding topologies. Tested across a range of NICs, 10GE, 25GE and 40GE
    interfaces, range of multi-thread and multi-core configurations. VPP
    application runs in host user-mode. TRex is used as a traffic generator.
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ is listed separately, as follows:
    the NICs and physical interfaces. Tests are used as a baseline to
    profile performance of the DPDK sub-system. DPDK tests are executed in
    physical FD.io testbeds, focusing on Testpmd/L3FWD data plane performance for
-   Phy-to-Phy (NIC-to-NIC). Tests cover a range of NICs, 10GE and 40GE
+   Phy-to-Phy (NIC-to-NIC). Tested across a range of NICs, 10GE, 25GE and 40GE
    interfaces, range of multi-thread and multi-core configurations.
    Testpmd/L3FWD application runs in host user-mode. TRex is used as a traffic
    generator.
@@ -73,7 +73,4 @@ Framework)` and Python2.7. |csit-release| source code for the executed test
 suites is available in CSIT branch |release| in the directory
 :file:`./tests/<name_of_the_test_suite>`. A local copy of CSIT source code
 can be obtained by cloning CSIT git repository - :command:`git clone
-https://gerrit.fd.io/r/csit`. The CSIT testing virtual environment can be run
-on a local computer workstation (laptop, server) using Vagrant by following
-the instructions in `CSIT tutorials
-<https://wiki.fd.io/view/CSIT#Tutorials>`_.
+https://gerrit.fd.io/r/csit`.

diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
index 90058d3..da25ef6 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
@@ -216,14 +216,9 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests:
 |   | on x520.                                        |            | with HW combination of X710-X520 in LF testbeds. Not observed   |
 |   |                                                 |            | outside of LF testbeds.                                         |
 +---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 2 | Lower than expected NDR throughput of DPDK      | CSIT-571   | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR and   |
-|   | testpmd and VPP L2 path NDR throughput with     |            | PDR throughput on XL710 and X710 NICs.                          |
-|   | xl710 and x710 NICs, compared to x520 NICs.     |            |                                                                 |
+| 2 | High failure rate of api call                   | VPP-1361   | Failure rate: 30-40% of tests failing due to interfaces not     |
+|   | sw_interface_set_flags [admin-up|link-up]       |            | in link-up state after API call sw_interface_set_flags.         |
 +---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 3 | Tagged Ethernet dot1q and dot1ad L2 path        | CSIT-1066  | Tagged Ethernet dot1q and dot1ad L2 path throughput regression: |
-|   | throughput regression.                          |            | NDR -2%..-5%, PDR -2%..-6%, MRR. Affects l2xc and l2bd          |
-|   |                                                 |            | performance tests.                                              |
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 4 | IPSec (software, no QAT HW) throughput          | CSIT-1064  | IPSec throughput regression: NDR -3%..-8%, PDR -2%..-8%, MRR    |
-|   | regression.                                     |            | -3%..-7%. Affects IPSec SW tests, QAT HW tests not affected.    |
+| 3 | Scale IPSecHW Interface mode throughput         | CSIT-1234  | IPSec throughput regression: NDR -28%..-31%, PDR -28%..-31%,    |
+|   | regression.                                     |            | MRR -40%. Affects IPSec HW Scale 1000tnl tests with Int mode.   |
 +---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+