Minutes 17 October 2019
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* Subtrees
* OvS
* Conferences
* Opens
Participants:
* Arm
* Debian/Microsoft
* Intel
* Marvell
* NXP
* Red Hat
Release Dates
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* v19.11 dates:
* Integration/Merge/RC1 Wednesday 23 October
* For sub-trees Monday 21 October
* Release Friday 22 November
* Proposed dates for 20.02 release on the mail list, please comment
https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2019-September/143311.html
These dates may affected from the 19.11 delays, please review again.
Subtrees
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* main
* David merged some patches and working on KNI/eal patches
* Planning review ABI process patches for rc1
* next-net
* ~80 patches in backlog, trying to make rc1 dates
* Planning to get ethdev API and rte_flow patches (7-8 patchset) for rc1,
testpmd and driver patches may pushed to rc2
* Two new PMDs already merged
* next-net-crypto
* Planning to get 'octeontx2' PMD
* More review required on three patchset
* ipsec-secgw, add fallback session
https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=6833
* ipsec-secgw, set default to IPsec library mode
https://patches.dpdk.org/patch/60349/, 60350, 60351
* security library, CPU Crypto (asked for tech board review)
https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=6727&state=*
* ipsec, inbound SAD series waiting for an update
https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=6790&state=*
* next-net-eventdev
* Some more patches are in the tree waiting for pull
* l2fwd-event app can be pushed to rc2
(update the existing l3fwd for eventdev pushed to next release)
* next-net-virtio (update from David)
* Reviewing Marvin's vhost packed ring performance optimization patch
* Maxim's (own) Virtio vDPA set is at risk, may pushed to next release
* next-net-intel
* Some patches already in the tree waiting for pull
* ice PMD patches for RSS and FDIR patches under review
* ipn3ke PMD patches has some issues, it has risk for rc1,
can be considered for rc2
* LTS
* v18.11.3-rc2 under test
* More test from more companies is welcome
* Target release date is next week
OvS
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* For TSO support, DPDK patch has been merged
Conferences
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* DPDK Summit North America, Mountain View CA, November 12-13
* CPF results announced
https://www.dpdk.org/event/dpdk-summit-na-mountain-view/
Opens
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* Coverity run last week, there are outstanding issues:
https://scan.coverity.com/projects/dpdk-data-plane-development-kit?tab=overview
* Reminder of other static analysis tool for dpdk, lgtm:
https://lgtm.com/projects/g/DPDK/dpdk/?mode=list
DPDK Release Status Meetings
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The DPDK Release Status Meeting is intended for DPDK Committers to discuss
the status of the master tree and sub-trees, and for project managers to
track progress or milestone dates.
The meeting occurs on Thursdays at 8:30 UTC. If you wish to attend just
send an email to "John McNamara <john.mcnam...@intel.com>" for the invite.
