Marked as blocking Bz1450680 as update to DPDK 16.11.5 is my preferred way of getting the fix for that into openvswitch-2.6 package. 

If we decide to reject this Bz for some reason, we can remove the block and backport the patch for Bz1450680 individually.

Full list of 16.11.5 fixes over 16.11.4. We are currently are somewhere in between.

    app/procinfo: add compilation option in config
    app/testpmd: fix crash of txonly with multiple segments
    app/testpmd: fix flow director filter
    app/testpmd: fix port index in RSS forward config
    app/testpmd: fix port topology in RSS forward config
    bus/pci: fix interrupt handler type
    contigmem: fix build on FreeBSD 12
    crypto/qat: fix allocation check and leak
    crypto/qat: fix null auth algo overwrite
    doc: fix outdated link to IPsec white paper
    eal/ppc: remove the braces in memory barrier macros
    eal/ppc: support sPAPR IOMMU for vfio-pci
    eal: update assertion macro
    eal/x86: use lock-prefixed instructions for SMP barrier
    ethdev: fix data alignment
    ethdev: fix link autonegotiation value
    ethdev: fix missing imissed counter in xstats
    ethdev: fix typo in functions comment
    examples/bond: check mbuf allocation
    examples/exception_path: align stats on cache line
    examples/ip_pipeline: fix timer period unit
    examples/ipsec-secgw: fix corner case for SPI value
    examples/l3fwd-power: fix frequency detection
    examples/l3fwd-power: fix Rx without interrupt
    examples/vhost: fix sending ARP packet to self
    examples/vhost: fix startup check
    igb_uio: fix IRQ disable on recent kernels
    igb_uio: fix MSI-X IRQ assignment with new IRQ function
    igb_uio: switch to new irq function for MSI-X
    keepalive: fix state alignment
    kni: fix build with kernel 4.15
    lpm: fix ARM big endian build
    malloc: fix end for bounded elements
    malloc: protect stats with lock
    mbuf: cleanup function to get last segment
    mbuf: fix NULL freeing when debug enabled
    mem: fix mmap error check on huge page attach
    memzone: fix leak on allocation error
    mk: fix external build
    mk: support renamed Makefile in external project
    net/bnxt: fix broadcast cofiguration
    net/bnxt: fix group info usage
    net/bnxt: fix headroom initialization
    net/bnxt: fix link speed setting with autoneg off
    net/bnxt: fix Rx checksum flags
    net/bnxt: fix size of Tx ring in HW
    net/bnxt: parse checksum offload flags
    net/bnxt: support new PCI IDs
    net/bonding: check error of MAC address setting
    net/bonding: fix activated slave in 8023ad mode
    net/bonding: fix setting slave MAC addresses
    net/e1000: fix mailbox interrupt handler
    net/e1000: fix VF Rx interrupt enabling
    net/ena: do not set Tx L4 offloads in Rx path
    net/enic: fix crash due to static max number of queues
    net/fm10k: fix logical port delete
    net/i40e: add debug logs when writing global registers
    net/i40e: add warnings when writing global registers
    net/i40e/base: fix compile issue for GCC 6.3
    net/i40e/base: fix link LED blink
    net/i40e/base: fix NVM lock
    net/i40e: check multi-driver option parsing
    net/i40e: fix ARM big endian build
    net/i40e: fix flag for MAC address write
    net/i40e: fix flow director Rx resource defect
    net/i40e: fix interrupt conflict when using multi-driver
    net/i40e: fix multiple driver support issue
    net/i40e: fix Rx interrupt
    net/i40e: fix VF reset stats crash
    net/i40e: fix VF Rx interrupt enabling
    net/i40e: fix VLAN offload setting
    net/i40e: fix VSI MAC filter on primary address change
    net/i40e: implement vector PMD for altivec
    net/igb: fix Tx queue number assignment
    net/ixgbe/base: add media type of fixed fiber
    net/ixgbe: fix ARM big endian build
    net/ixgbe: fix mailbox interrupt handler
    net/ixgbe: fix max queue number for VF
    net/ixgbe: fix reset error handling
    net/ixgbe: fix the failure of number of Tx queue check
    net/ixgbe: fix VF Rx interrupt enabling
    net/ixgbe: improve link state check on VF
    net/mlx5: fix deadlock of link status alarm
    net/mlx5: fix missing RSS capability
    net/mlx5: fix MTU update
    net/nfp: fix CRC strip check behaviour
    net/nfp: fix jumbo settings
    net/nfp: fix MTU settings
    net/pcap: fix the NUMA id display in logs
    net/qede/base: fix VF LRO tunnel configuration
    net/qede: fix clearing of queue stats
    net/qede: fix few log messages
    net/qede: fix MTU set and max Rx pkt len usage
    net/qede: fix to reject config with no Rx queue
    net/szedata2: fix check of mmap return value
    net/thunderx: fix multi segment Tx function return
    net/vhost: fix log messages on create/destroy
    net/virtio: fix incorrect cast
    net/virtio: fix mbuf data offset for simple Rx
    net/virtio: fix memory leak when reinitializing device
    net/virtio: fix queue flushing with vector Rx enabled
    net/virtio: fix resuming port with Rx vector path
    net/virtio: fix Rx and Tx handler selection for ARM32
    net/virtio: fix typo in function name
    net/virtio: fix vector Rx flushing
    net/virtio-user: fix start with kernel vhost
    pdump: fix error check when creating/canceling thread
    pmdinfogen: fix cross compilation for ARM big endian
    test/crypto: fix missing include
    test/memzone: fix freeing test
    test/memzone: fix NULL freeing
    test/memzone: fix wrong test
    test/memzone: handle previously allocated memzones
    test/pmd_perf: declare variables as static
    test: register test as failed if setup failed
    test/reorder: fix memory leak
    test/ring_perf: fix memory leak
    test/table: fix memory leak
    test/table: fix uninitialized parameter
    test/timer_perf: fix memory leak
    usertools/devbind: remove unused function
    vfio: fix enabled check on error
    vhost: do not take lock on owner reset
    vhost: fix crash
    vhost: fix dequeue zero copy with virtio1
    vhost: fix error code check when creating thread
    vhost: fix mbuf free
    vhost: protect active rings from async ring changes

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2102