[dpdk-dev] IBM Power9 testing for 19.05-rc3

[dwilder]

Hi-

The following describes the test completed for 19.05-rc3 run on IBM 
Power9 hardware:

  * Single port stability test using l3fwd (16 cpus) and TRex, tested 64 
and 1500 byte packets at a 0.0% drop rate for 4 hours each.

No errors or regressions were seen.

System tested:
  - IBM Power9 Model 8335-101 CPU: 2.3 (pvr 004e 1203)

Tested NICs:
  - ConnectX-5 (fw 16.23.1020).

OS Tested
  - Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (kernel 4.15.0-47-generic)

Latest dpdk tested version:
  - version(tag): v19.05-rc3

Regards,
Dave