From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga07.intel.com (mga07.intel.com [134.134.136.100]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25B101CD3F; Thu, 5 Apr 2018 20:36:58 +0200 (CEST) X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from orsmga006.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.51]) by orsmga105.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 05 Apr 2018 11:36:57 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.48,412,1517904000"; d="scan'208,217";a="31882070" Received: from fmsmsx106.amr.corp.intel.com ([10.18.124.204]) by orsmga006.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 05 Apr 2018 11:36:57 -0700 Received: from fmsmsx121.amr.corp.intel.com (10.18.125.36) by FMSMSX106.amr.corp.intel.com (10.18.124.204) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.319.2; Thu, 5 Apr 2018 11:36:56 -0700 Received: from fmsmsx114.amr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.6.127]) by fmsmsx121.amr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.6.214]) with mapi id 14.03.0319.002; Thu, 5 Apr 2018 11:36:56 -0700 From: "St Leger, Jim" To: "techboard@dpdk.org" , Jill Lovato , "Trishan de Lanerolle (tdelanerolle@linuxfoundation.org)" , "govboard@dpdk.org" , Ed Warnicke , "tsc@fd.io" , "dev@dpdk.org" , "announce@dpdk.org" , "vpp-dev@lists.fd.io" CC: "Gadiyar, Rajesh" , "Mukherjee, Udayan" Thread-Topic: Sad News from Intel - Venky Venkatesan Thread-Index: AdPNCZO14qbTLYOITGKsqgV0gtmYzw== Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 18:36:55 +0000 Message-ID: <00B2C372B6E6DA4FB04934511BF0564A65AC2FC8@FMSMSX114.amr.corp.intel.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-titus-metadata-40: eyJDYXRlZ29yeUxhYmVscyI6IiIsIk1ldGFkYXRhIjp7Im5zIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvd3d3LnRpdHVzLmNvbVwvbnNcL0ludGVsMyIsImlkIjoiOGE4N2M3OGItMDM4ZS00ZWQ5LWEyMjYtMjEzMDQ3MTA0OTg1IiwicHJvcHMiOlt7Im4iOiJDVFBDbGFzc2lmaWNhdGlvbiIsInZhbHMiOlt7InZhbHVlIjoiQ1RQX05UIn1dfV19LCJTdWJqZWN0TGFiZWxzIjpbXSwiVE1DVmVyc2lvbiI6IjE3LjIuNS4xOCIsIlRydXN0ZWRMYWJlbEhhc2giOiJ6WE1yVHRVSmxVU01tOStSdXVaZnFTUzZtenJRS2V4ODBQdGRjTXFQRHpwTWZqWERub0p3Y2lhTkY5WDhDSGVoIn0= x-ctpclassification: CTP_NT dlp-product: dlpe-windows dlp-version: 11.0.0.116 dlp-reaction: no-action x-originating-ip: [10.1.200.107] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.15 Subject: [dpdk-dev] Sad News from Intel - Venky Venkatesan X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 18:37:00 -0000 Several of you have already heard the very sad news of the passing of our d= ear friend and colleague Venky. He was "Mr. DPDK" to many, a nod to his in= vention and creation of DPDK about ten years ago (before it was called DPDK= .) Of course his footprints across the industry and literally across the g= lobe are everywhere. If you know what ATCA is, well, Venky had his hands an= d inventions deeply into the creation of that PICMG spec and many of the fi= rst revision products. He touched on and gave guidance to projects spanning= Linux/netdev, DPDK, Intel QuickAssist Technology, BSD stacks, OVS, OPNFV, = FD.io, all-things-virtualization (KVM, Xen, VMware, Hyper-V, etc.), ETSI, I= ETF, containers, and so many other arenas that my brain can't remember at t= his dark moment. If you knew him and engaged him, especially on deep technical discussions, = you knew you were talking to someone with the rare combination of skills th= at went incredibly deep both on the hardware, silicon side of platforms but= also on the software, networking side of the platforms. Rarely did I find= a topic that Venky wasn't well versed on. And by "topic" I mean everything= from football to photography to history to politics and many other subject= s well beyond the technical realm our day jobs find us in. Conversations wi= th Venky were a treat. Traveling with him was an adventure. Debating with h= im was a lesson. I will so miss all of him. Below are some details on a memorial service this Sunday in Oregon and also= a GoFundMe page. If you're in Oregon or close by please join the service. = Venky left behind a wife, Priya, and two young girls, Adhiti and Namrata. W= hile I'm sure they are overwhelmed with sadness and grief at the moment the= y can use our support. Please consider supporting the GoFundMe memorial fun= d for his family. Lastly, my network extends through this distribution list. But Venky's net= work was one hundred times broader. Please share this sad news through your= own networks. Thanks, Jim From: A message from Sandra Rivera Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 10:58 AM Subject: Follow-up: A loss for our NPG organization All, We have an update on the memorial service plans in celebration of Venky Ven= katesan's life. The service will be held on Sunday, April 8th at our Jones Farm Conference = Center (JFCC) in Hillsboro, OR from 2-4PM, and is open to all who would lik= e to join. Venky's family will plan to attend, as well as friends and others who have = worked closely with him over the years. Please note that this is not an Int= el-sponsored event and therefore any travel or expenses related to attendin= g need to be managed personally. Many of you have asked about donations, and we have helped setup a GoFundMe= account for his family which will be used to fund scholarships for his chi= ldren. https://www.gofundme.com/venky-venkatesan-memorial-fund If you have any questions about the service, please contact Udayan Mukherje= e. Thank you all very much for your support during this difficult time. Sandra From: A message from Sandra Rivera Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 9:34 PM Subject: A loss for our NPG organization To All, Today is a very sad day for our NPG team and Intel. Our dear friend and co= lleague, Venky Venkatesan, passed away early morning today after a tough ba= ttle with cancer. Aside from his deep contributions to the organization, Venky provided techn= ical mentorship to many employees and greatly impacted our technical leader= ship pipeline. On a personal level, Venky was very dedicated to his family and also cared = deeply about mentoring the next generation of engineers and scientists thro= ugh efforts like coaching robotics teams and providing guidance to many int= erns and Intel employees. His passion, dedication and commitment to this or= ganization, Intel, and the external community will be greatly missed. We will let you know as soon as more information is available for Venky's m= emorial/celebration service. Sandra