Release status meeting minutes 2024-10-17
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* Subtrees
* Roadmaps
* LTS
* Defects
* Opens

Participants:
* ARM
* Debian/Microsoft
* Intel
* Marvell
* Nvidia
* Red Hat


Release Dates
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The following are the current/updated working dates for 24.11:

- Proposal deadline (RFC/v1 patches): 7 September 2024
- API freeze (-rc1): 19 October 2024
- PMD features freeze (-rc2): 6 November 2024
- Builtin applications features freeze (-rc3): 4 November 2024
- Release: 18 November 2023

https://core.dpdk.org/roadmap/#dates


Subtrees
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* next-net
  * Most ethdev merged for RC1
  * Most driver patches merged apart from new ones which
    will be merged post RC1
  * 2 New PMD: net/sxe, net/xsc - under review
  * 2 Updating: net/r8169, net/zxdh. Also Napatech: net/ntnic.
  * Bonding needs a maintainer

* next-net-intel
  * 5 base code updates merged into RC1
  * Some patchsets pending for RC2
  * Fixed needed for Ubuntu build error:
    
https://build.opensuse.org/package/live_build_log/home:bluca:dpdk/dpdk/Ubuntu_24.04/x86_64

* next-net-mlx
  * 30 patches on list for RC2.

* next-net-mvl
  * 15 patches in queue for RC2.

* next-eventdev
  * 20 patches in queue for RC2.

* next-baseband
  * Looking at series for ACC.

* next-virtio
  * One series under review. Should be ready for merge this week.

* next-crypto
  * Will target RC2 merge next week.

* next-dts
  * Working on doc patch and large merge.

* main
  * RC1 released on 19 October
  * Please note: all subtree maintainers should rebase to RC1
    due to some CI fixes.
  * Thomas will be out of office next week, please merge to the
    subtrees as much as possible this week.
  * Power library needs review.
  * RC2 targeting 6 November 2024


**Note**:
We will look to move this meeting to a US friendly time slot at
the start of November.


LTS
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Status of the current LTSes

* 23.11.2 - Released.
* 22.11.6 - Released.
* 21.11.8 - Released.

* 20.11.10 - Will only be updated with CVE and critical fixes.
* 19.11.15 - Will only be updated with CVE and critical fixes.


* Distros
  * Debian 12 contains DPDK v22.11
  * Ubuntu 24.04 contains DPDK v23.11
  * Ubuntu 23.04 contains DPDK v22.11
  * RHEL 8/9 contains DPDK 23.11

Defects
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* Bugzilla links, 'Bugs',  added for hosted projects
  * https://www.dpdk.org/hosted-projects/



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 every Thursday at 9:30 DST over Jitsi on 
https://meet.jit.si/DPDK

You don't need an invite to join the meeting but if you want a calendar 
reminder just
send an email to "John McNamara john.mcnam...@intel.com" for the invite.

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