From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31EAA456B2; Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:53:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A8D340DD6; Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:53:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail-pl1-f169.google.com (mail-pl1-f169.google.com [209.85.214.169]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5F7040B98 for ; Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:53:52 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-pl1-f169.google.com with SMTP id d9443c01a7336-1fc491f9b55so266285ad.3 for ; Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:53:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=networkplumber-org.20230601.gappssmtp.com; s=20230601; t=1721944431; x=1722549231; darn=dpdk.org; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=wItCcHAPDjJ6gJ6xzEihgir+0/fTx0YQzAmsh3Pekfk=; b=fL18NRyzD6mvgTbQ0ijuKqND8GDB/EY0VNuz8h1DMLQ7p+zJ7m6EPZ8gRTP79emvc0 wXfruPuDnairOA3wlS2sez95DjRZ4alwJbb0wELt2NBP1dkz5d90yzGjoX8tYMRggKwc xiIvH+tPJ/3NZkDr5+p2092+5hE9J0rpmh6PUgtSm+zIbWK7aDw3msaWTSCgot9VFk1o 1ysM1oEh3mltbaujxJ4FMmyL1q4NV4oDQzOqglY3OYwitiKHs5Om38Nnos3NETjuHPXC pskZ7QROKXQLvAz4huISUm1xjBvPsBuJqZChSScJcyi42lKiuo1C2ynsatj+90Vygo7D N/Jg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1721944431; x=1722549231; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=wItCcHAPDjJ6gJ6xzEihgir+0/fTx0YQzAmsh3Pekfk=; b=UssVYbZdP1zDgfegpQ7bitrKzf5bx1YmqQGFwtldmGwzxa4huVHE6xtLOM3+X9/0XC yQOtU1NUQPt14kNkNA/x1POtKmF03RpadWJ2/wqDyHhyhH2rIkfgPysse1JwZqgT9wxG yKG3F8N1648gs/9wph2Js3aRdDWCWHVue6XuB9E5kKmbG8YIVrmHZQFnRF14qR/jG7gQ VpiuepVNC1f6RqDwXQQISbe3e1/7VVXXWvXTLEH5uzKXRfv6VWJ0o4nAUEHJv4ozSVNI eVxt1OkQe2MAseVPdat0cABCVl4UGvMVtpFOvzdbfE64ZvzUyZQe9zBIpg42YPhFyVHN 22cA== X-Forwarded-Encrypted: i=1; AJvYcCXYSKrL9mXZ2yB9te1LXrVVOwSeWP63W97xCu929WO3ZClTFmq7VrwB3SaseSEuh+snRCWdpRSvbuwCxg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YxAkCLuVGgyeYem1j4uRQjoAszB4bjjbK4Jg+eEu34DCzMHYwPW Kh9VBkcw+LaZylDBOzOF7glMezNKcXRVHYcsCpvqdu0fFTwn3xuf/Kfe5TOgHEA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IG/YdKQ7/HX6wp/0yEAve8MH2HqiB64agPMu+wcXU+mkUvx1rYNokkV8r9gnfy9UPXK4i3M4w== X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:d50a:b0:1fb:8797:beff with SMTP id d9443c01a7336-1fed9252982mr41402995ad.36.1721944431596; Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:53:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hermes.local (204-195-96-226.wavecable.com. [204.195.96.226]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d9443c01a7336-1fed7f1cc38sm18932055ad.200.2024.07.25.14.53.51 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:53:51 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:53:49 -0700 From: Stephen Hemminger To: Patrick Robb Cc: Tyler Retzlaff , ci@dpdk.org Subject: Re: Windows Server 2019 in UNH CI Testing? Message-ID: <20240725145349.4f6e22bd@hermes.local> In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: ci@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK CI discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ci-bounces@dpdk.org On Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:14:37 -0400 Patrick Robb wrote: > Hello Tyler, > > Windows Server 2019 mainstream end of support date is January 2024, > and extended end of support date is January 2029. > > Currently at UNH we have two VMs (windows server 2019 and 2022) both > running the Clang-LLVM & MinGW-64 compile jobs. > > The server 2022 machine also runs the custom MSVC compile jobs that we > set up in Fall 2023. > > So, with Windows Server 2019 reaching end of regular support, should > we discontinue CI on this system, or maintain it until (potentially) > 2029 when it reaches end of extended support? > > I am okay with either, I just don't necessarily understand how > significant the regular vs extended support distinction is, and > whether the results from the older system are still valuable for > developers. > > Cheers. > > -Patrick > > https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2019 Since Windows is a monoculture, having older version is not very interesting. What is important is make sure both tool chains (MSVC and Clang) work.