Minutes 24 October 2019 ----------------------- Agenda: * Release Dates * Subtrees * Opens
Participants: * Debian/Microsoft * Intel * Marvell * Mellanox * NXP * Red Hat Release Dates ------------- * v19.11 dates: * Integration/Merge/RC1 date pushed to *Sunday 27 October* * RC2 Friday 8 November * RC3 Friday 15 November * 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 -------- * main * Some features/patches will be pushed to rc2, rc1 won't be feature complete * Some optimization/good to have patches can be postponed to next release, to reduce the stress in current release, which is big, already late and the start of a new ABI policy. * eal, ABI, LTO patches are on the queue for review * Better to get following eal patchset for rc1, more review requested https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7024 * Dynamic mbuf, RIB & FIB libs may be merged for rc1 * next-net * ~50 patches in backlog * Planning to get as much ethdev changes for rc1, remaining ones: * hairpin, Rx offloads, * planning to get to rc1 if all goes OK * extend flow metadata, * depends on dynamic mbuf, patch may go in depends on dynamic mbuf go into main repo or not * flow tag, LRO * won't go in unless reviewed/acked on time for rc1 * PMD and testpmd patches will be merged with best of for rc1, rest will pushed to rc2 * A new PMD sent after v1 deadline, ionic, postponed to next release * next-net-crypto * Pull request has been sent, some patches are postponed to rc2 * security library, CPU Crypto change is not concluded in Tech Board, since it is a library change if not merged for rc1, will be postponed next release. * ipsec-secgw changes are trending to be postponed to next release * armv8 crypto PMD discussion is still going on in the mail list https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2019-October/146813.html * 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 * Will merge Marvin's vhost patch for rc1 * Maxim's (own) Virtio vDPA set pushed to next release * next-net-intel * ipn3ke PMD still at risk for rc1, can be considered for rc2 * LTS * v18.11.3-rc2 under test * Target release date is tomorrow (25 October) Opens ----- * Luca reported a build error on master, from bnx2x https://build.opensuse.org/package/live_build_log/home:bluca:dpdk/dpdk/Debian_10/aarch64 DPDK Release Status Meetings ============================ 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.
