Report: updated rls notes with 2n-clx for vpp and dpdk performance.

Change-Id: I3d3bfe67f7a4b438c3508543ba8f50c76f638bc5
Signed-off-by: Maciek Konstantynowicz <mkonstan@cisco.com>

2 files changed, 47 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
index b6cec015be..0c207e5a52 100644
--- a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
@@ -6,15 +6,25 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
 
 #. DPDK PERFORMANCE TESTS
 
-   - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: Testpmd and
-     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`.
+   - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx testbeds**: Testpmd and 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) as part of updating Ubuntu 18.04
+     LTS kernel version. Tested VPP and DPDK applications (L3fwd) are
+     affected. Skx test data will be added in subsequent maintenance
+     report version(s) once the issue is resolved. See
+     :ref:`dpdk_known_issues`.
+
+   - **Intel Xeon 2n-clx testbeds**: DPDK performance test data is now
+     included in this report, after resolving the issue of lower
+     performance and behaviour inconsistency of these systems due to
+     the Linux kernel driven upgrade of processor microcode packages
+     to 0x500002c. The resolution is to use latest SuperMicro BIOS 3.2
+     (for X11DPG-QT motherboards used) that upgrades processor
+     microcode to 0x500002c, AND NOT kernel provided ucode package as
+     it does put THE system into sub-optimal state.
+
 
 #. DPDK RELEASE VERSION CHANGE
 
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ 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    |
+| 1  | `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.       |
 +----+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
index 8da1f29608..0d0a866125 100644
--- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
@@ -6,15 +6,27 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
 
 #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS
 
-   - **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`.
+   - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx 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), done as part of updating Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel
+     version. Tested VPP and DPDK applications (L3fwd) are affected.
+     Skx test data will be added in subsequent maintenance report
+     version(s) once the issue is resolved. See
+     :ref:`vpp_known_issues`.
+
+   - **Intel Xeon 2n-clx testbeds**: VPP performance test data is now
+     included in this report, after resolving the issue of lower
+     performance and behaviour inconsistency of these systems due to
+     the Linux kernel driven upgrade of processor microcode packages
+     to 0x500002c. The resolution is to use latest SuperMicro BIOS 3.2
+     (for X11DPG-QT motherboards used) that upgrades processor
+     microcode to 0x500002c, AND NOT kernel provided ucode package as
+     it does put system into sub-optimal state. Subset of 2n-clx VPP
+     tests are failing due to clx system behaviour change:  i) all ip4
+     tests with xxv710 and avf driver and ii) some cx556a rdma tests.
+     See :ref:`vpp_known_issues`.
 
    - **Service density 2n-skx tests**: Added new NF density tests with
      IPsec encryption between DUTs.
@@ -145,3 +157,9 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests:
 |    | <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.        |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 9  | `CSIT-1679                              | All 2n-clx VPP ip4 tests with xxv710 and avf driver are failing.                                          |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1679>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 10 | `CSIT-1680                              | Some 2n-clx cx556a rdma tests are failing.                                                                |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1680>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+