Report: release_notes updates including skx, clx microcode issue.

Change-Id: Ic029d4ce361145838baf0676883c01f1144a6062
Signed-off-by: Maciek Konstantynowicz <mkonstan@cisco.com>
(cherry picked from commit 4a87446fd7dc14f14e67d7cacd32997db776d8e0)

2 files changed, 94 insertions, 36 deletions

diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
index 681bbaea90..ba2a2e9f0b 100644
--- 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.        |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
index 7aada35caf..a0e76f9ad5 100644
--- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
@@ -6,30 +6,58 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
 
 #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS
 
-   - **Service density 2n-skx tests**: Added higher NF density tests with
-     IPSec encencryption between DUTs.
+   - **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`.
+
+   - **Service density 2n-skx tests**: Added new NF density tests with
+     IPsec encryption between DUTs.
 
    - **AVF tests**: Full test coveraged based on code changes in CSIT core
      layer (driver/interface awareness) and generated by suite generator
-     (Fortville NICs only).
+     (Intel Fortville NICs only).
 
-   - **Hoststack TCP/IP tests**: Major refactor of Hoststack TCP
+   - **Hoststack TCP/IP tests**: Major refactor of VPP Hoststack TCP/IP
      performance tests using WRK generator talking to the VPP HTTP
      static server plugin measuring connections per second and
-     requests per second.
+     requests per second. Added iperf3 tests with LDPreload.
+
+   - **Latency HDRHistogram**: Added High Dynamic Range Histogram
+     latency measurements based on the new capability in TRex traffic
+     generator. HDRH latency data presented in latency packet
+     percentile graphs and in detailed results tables.
+
+   - **Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT tests**: Added tests with Mellanox
+     ConnectX5-2p100GE NICs in 2n-clx testbeds using VPP native rdma
+     driver.
+
+   - **IPsec reconfiguration tests**: Added tests measuring the impact of IPsec
+     tunnels creations and removals.
+
+   - **Load Balancer tests**: Added VPP performance tests for Maglev,
+     L3DSR (Direct Server Return), Layer 4 Load Balancing NAT Mode.
 
 #. TEST FRAMEWORK
 
-   - **CSIT Python3 Support**: Full migration of CSIT from Python2.7 to
+   - **CSIT Python3 support**: Full migration of CSIT from Python2.7 to
      Python3.6. This change includes library migration, PIP dependency upgrade,
      CSIT container images, infrastructure packages ugrade/installation.
 
-   - **CSIT PAPI Support**: Finished conversion of CSIT VAT L1 keywords
+   - **CSIT PAPI support**: Finished conversion of CSIT VAT L1 keywords
      to PAPI L1 KWs in CSIT using VPP Python bindings (VPP PAPI).
      Redesign of key components of PAPI Socket Executor and PAPI
      history. Due to issues with PAPI performance, VAT is still used
      in CSIT for all VPP scale tests. See known issues below.
 
+   - **Test Suite Generator**: Added capability to generate suites for
+     different drivers per NIC model including DPDK, AVF, RDMA.
+     Extended coverage for all tests.
+
    - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing RF keywords optimizations,
      removal of redundant RF keywords and aligning of suite/test
      setup/teardowns.
@@ -37,10 +65,15 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
 
 #. PRESENTATION AND ANALYTICS LAYER
 
-   - **Graphs Layout Improvements**: Improved performance graphs layout
+   - **Graphs layout improvements**: Improved performance graphs layout
      for better readibility and maintenance: test grouping, axis
      labels, descriptions, other informative decoration.
 
+   - **Latency graphs**: Min/Avg/Max group bar latency graphs are
+     replaced with packet latency percentile distributon at different
+     background packet loads based on TRex latency hdrhistogram
+     measurements.
+
 .. raw:: latex
 
     \clearpage
@@ -52,31 +85,35 @@ Known Issues
 
 List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests:
 
-+----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| #  | JiraID                                  | Issue Description                                                                                        |
-+====+=========================================+==========================================================================================================+
-| 1  | `CSIT-570                               | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures on x520. DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue.  |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-570>`_  | Suspected issue with HW combination of X710-X520 in LF testbeds. Not observed outside of LF testbeds.    |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 2  | `VPP-662                                | 9000B packets not supported by NICs VIC1227 and VIC1387.                                                 |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-662>`_   |                                                                                                          |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 3  | `CSIT-1498                              | Memif tests are sporadically failing on initialization of memif connection.                              |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1498>`_ |                                                                                                          |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 4  | `VPP-1677                               | 9000B ip4 nat44: VPP crash + coredump.                                                                   |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1677>`_  | VPP crashes very often in case that NAT44 is configured and it has to process IP4 jumbo frames (9000B).  |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 5  | `CSIT-1591                              | All CSIT scale tests can not use PAPI due to much slower performance compared to VAT/CLI (it takes much  |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1499>`_ | longer to program VPP). This needs to be addressed on the PAPI side.                                     |
-|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                          |
-|    | `VPP-1763                               |                                                                                                          |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1763>`_  |                                                                                                          |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 6  | `VPP-1675                               | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests are failing as no packet is forwarded.                                     |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1675>`_  | Reason: chained buffers are not supported.                                                               |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 7  | `CSIT-1593                              | IPv4 AVF 9000B packet tests are failing on 3n-skx while passing on 2n-skx.                               |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1593>`_ |                                                                                                          |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| #  | JiraID                                  | Issue Description                                                                                         |
++====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+
+| 1  | `CSIT-570                               | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures on x520. DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue.   |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-570>`_  | Suspected issue with HW combination of X710-X520 in LF testbeds. Not observed outside of LF testbeds.     |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 2  | `VPP-662                                | 9000B packets not supported by NICs VIC1227 and VIC1387.                                                  |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-662>`_   |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 3  | `CSIT-1498                              | Memif tests are sporadically failing on initialization of memif connection.                               |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1498>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 4  | `VPP-1677                               | 9000B ip4 nat44: VPP crash + coredump.                                                                    |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1677>`_  | VPP crashes very often in case that NAT44 is configured and it has to process IP4 jumbo frames (9000B).   |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 5  | `CSIT-1591                              | All CSIT scale tests can not use PAPI due to much slower performance compared to VAT/CLI (it takes much   |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1499>`_ | longer to program VPP). This needs to be addressed on the PAPI side.                                      |
+|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
+|    | `VPP-1763                               |                                                                                                           |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1763>`_  |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 6  | `VPP-1675                               | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests are failing as no packet is forwarded.                                      |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1675>`_  | Reason: chained buffers are not supported.                                                                |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 7  | `CSIT-1593                              | IPv4 AVF 9000B packet tests are failing on 3n-skx while passing on 2n-skx.                                |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1593>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 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.        |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+