From: Maciek Konstantynowicz Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:33:44 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Report: Comparison sections - added alternative note when bad ucode results are publi... X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=csit.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=5d7ed165425bfbc62bfe3c32cf5ca22aee4fe537 Report: Comparison sections - added alternative note when bad ucode results are published. Change-Id: I49c83eda5b4e200714783b695a1db80ed48e8027 Signed-off-by: Maciek Konstantynowicz --- diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst index 0281318fff..368136b47d 100644 --- a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst +++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst @@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ Comparisons =========== +.. + // Alternative Note for 1st Bullet when bad microcode Skx, Clx results are published + note:: + L3fwd throughput drop in the current release in comparison to previous + releases **on Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: L3fwd + performance test data shows lower performance and behaviour + inconsistency of these systems following the recent 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 corrected in subsequent maintenance report + version(s) once the issue is resolved. See :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. + .. toctree:: current_vs_previous_release diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst index 5d5e50b059..4511a3e578 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst @@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ Comparisons =========== +.. + // Alternative Note for 1st Bullet when bad microcode Skx, Clx results are published + note:: + VPP throughput drop in the current release in comparison to previous + releases **on Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: VPP + performance test data shows lower performance and behaviour + inconsistency of these systems following the recent 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 corrected in subsequent maintenance report + version(s) once the issue is resolved. See :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. + .. toctree:: current_vs_previous_release