release candidate 23.07-rc2

release candidate 23.07-rc2

[Thomas Monjalon]

A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v23.07-rc2

There are 237 new patches in this snapshot.

Release notes:
	https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_23_07.html

There were a lot of updates in drivers.
The driver features should be frozen now.

Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
Do not forget to review examples, tests and documentation updates.
Breaking changes for 23.11 must be announced in 23.07.

DPDK 23.07-rc3 is expected in approximately one week.

Thank you everyone

RE: release candidate 23.07-rc2

[Xu, HailinX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 9:00 AM
> To: announce@dpdk.org
> Subject: release candidate 23.07-rc2
> 
> A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
> 	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v23.07-rc2
> 
> There are 237 new patches in this snapshot.
> 
> Release notes:
> 	https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_23_07.html
> 
> There were a lot of updates in drivers.
> The driver features should be frozen now.
> 
> Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
> Do not forget to review examples, tests and documentation updates.
> Breaking changes for 23.11 must be announced in 23.07.
> 
> DPDK 23.07-rc3 is expected in approximately one week.
> 
> Thank you everyone
> 
Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk23.07-rc2 test execution rate is 40%. 1 critical issue has been found.
critical issues:
    - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1259 [dpdk-23.07] vf_smoke: vf cannot forward packets -> no fix yet
# Basic Intel(R) NIC testing
* Build or compile:  
 *Build: cover the build test combination with latest GCC/Clang version and the popular OS revision such as Ubuntu20.04.5, Ubuntu22.04.2, Fedora38, RHEL8.7/9.2, Centos7.9, OpenAnolis8.8, CBL-Mariner2.0 etc.
  - All test passed.
 *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as Ubuntu22.04.2 and RHEL9.0.
  - All test passed with latest dpdk.
* Meson test & Asan test: 
  new issue:
    - [dpdk23.07][asan] multiprocess_iavf/multiprocess_simple_mpbasicoperation: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free -> Intel dev is under investigating
  known issue:
	- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107 [22.11-rc1][meson test] seqlock_autotest test failed
	- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1123 [dpdk-22.11][asan] the stack-buffer-overflow was found when quit testpmd in Redhat9
	- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1250 [dpdk-23.07][meson test] driver-tests/cryptodev_openssl_asym_autotest blocked in RHEL9.0 -> no fix yet
* PF/VF(i40e, ixgbe): test scenarios including PF/VF-RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc. 
  - Execution rate is 80%. Find 1 new bug(critical issues):
* PF/VF(ice): test scenarios including Switch features/Package Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Flexible Descriptor, etc.
  - Execution rate is 30%. No new issue is found.
* Intel NIC single core/NIC performance: test scenarios including PF/VF single core performance test, RFC2544 Zero packet loss performance test, etc.
  - Execution rate is 60%. No new issue is found.
* Power and IPsec: 
 * Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll Lib/Priority Base Frequency, etc. 
  - On going. No new issue is found. 
 * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-gw/ipsec library basic test - QAT&SW/FIB library, etc.
  - On going. No new issue is found. 
# Basic cryptodev and virtio testing
* Virtio: both function and performance test are covered. Such as PVP/Virtio_loopback/virtio-user loopback/virtio-net VM2VM perf testing/VMAWARE ESXI 8.0, etc.
  - All test done. No new issue is found:
* Cryptodev: 
 *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.
  - On going. No new issue is found.
 *Performance test: test scenarios including Throughput Performance /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
  - On going. No performance drops.

Regards,
Xu, Hailin

RE: release candidate 23.07-rc2

[Xu, HailinX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Xu, HailinX
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2023 2:50 PM
> To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>; announce@dpdk.org;
> dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Kovacevic, Marko <Marko.Kovacevic@intel.com>; Mcnamara, John
> <john.mcnamara@intel.com>; Richardson, Bruce
> <bruce.richardson@intel.com>; Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@xilinx.com>
> Subject: RE: release candidate 23.07-rc2
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 9:00 AM
> > To: announce@dpdk.org
> > Subject: release candidate 23.07-rc2
> >
> > A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
> > 	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v23.07-rc2
> >
> > There are 237 new patches in this snapshot.
> >
> > Release notes:
> > 	https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_23_07.html
> >
> > There were a lot of updates in drivers.
> > The driver features should be frozen now.
> >
> > Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
> > Do not forget to review examples, tests and documentation updates.
> > Breaking changes for 23.11 must be announced in 23.07.
> >
> > DPDK 23.07-rc3 is expected in approximately one week.
> >
> > Thank you everyone
> >
> Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk23.07-rc2 test execution rate
> is 40%. 1 critical issue has been found.
> critical issues:
>     - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1259 [dpdk-23.07] vf_smoke: vf
> cannot forward packets -> no fix yet # Basic Intel(R) NIC testing
> * Build or compile:
>  *Build: cover the build test combination with latest GCC/Clang version and
> the popular OS revision such as Ubuntu20.04.5, Ubuntu22.04.2, Fedora38,
> RHEL8.7/9.2, Centos7.9, OpenAnolis8.8, CBL-Mariner2.0 etc.
>   - All test passed.
>  *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as
> Ubuntu22.04.2 and RHEL9.0.
>   - All test passed with latest dpdk.
> * Meson test & Asan test:
>   new issue:
>     - [dpdk23.07][asan]
> multiprocess_iavf/multiprocess_simple_mpbasicoperation: AddressSanitizer:
> heap-use-after-free -> Intel dev is under investigating
>   known issue:
> 	- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107 [22.11-rc1][meson test]
> seqlock_autotest test failed
> 	- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1123 [dpdk-22.11][asan] the
> stack-buffer-overflow was found when quit testpmd in Redhat9
> 	- https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1250 [dpdk-23.07][meson test]
> driver-tests/cryptodev_openssl_asym_autotest blocked in RHEL9.0 -> no fix yet
> * PF/VF(i40e, ixgbe): test scenarios including
> PF/VF-RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
>   - Execution rate is 80%. Find 1 new bug(critical issues):
> * PF/VF(ice): test scenarios including Switch features/Package
> Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Flexible
> Descriptor, etc.
>   - Execution rate is 30%. No new issue is found.
> * Intel NIC single core/NIC performance: test scenarios including PF/VF single
> core performance test, RFC2544 Zero packet loss performance test, etc.
>   - Execution rate is 60%. No new issue is found.
> * Power and IPsec:
>  * Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll
> Lib/Priority Base Frequency, etc.
>   - On going. No new issue is found.
>  * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-gw/ipsec library basic test -
> QAT&SW/FIB library, etc.
>   - On going. No new issue is found.
> # Basic cryptodev and virtio testing
> * Virtio: both function and performance test are covered. Such as
> PVP/Virtio_loopback/virtio-user loopback/virtio-net VM2VM perf
> testing/VMAWARE ESXI 8.0, etc.
>   - All test done. No new issue is found:
> * Cryptodev:
>  *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev
> ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.
>   - On going. No new issue is found.
>  *Performance test: test scenarios including Throughput Performance
> /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
>   - On going. No performance drops.
> 
> Regards,
> Xu, Hailin

Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk23.07-rc2 all tests done. 1 critical issue has been found.
critical issues:
    - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1259 [dpdk-23.07] vf_smoke: vf cannot forward packets -> no fix yet
# Basic Intel(R) NIC testing
* Build or compile:  
 *Build: cover the build test combination with latest GCC/Clang version and the popular OS revision such as Ubuntu20.04.5, Ubuntu22.04.2, Fedora38, RHEL8.7/9.2, Centos7.9, OpenAnolis8.8, CBL-Mariner2.0 etc.
  - All test passed.
 *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as Ubuntu22.04.2 and RHEL9.0.
  - All test passed with latest dpdk.
* Meson test & Asan test: 
    new issue:
      - [dpdk23.07][asan] multiprocess_iavf/multiprocess_simple_mpbasicoperation: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free -> Intel dev is under investigating
      - [dpdk-23.07-rc2] Meson test is failing for some of the tests -> Intel dev is under investigating
    known issue:
	  - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107 [22.11-rc1][meson test] seqlock_autotest test failed
	  - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1123 [dpdk-22.11][asan] the stack-buffer-overflow was found when quit testpmd in Redhat9
	  - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1250 [dpdk-23.07][meson test] driver-tests/cryptodev_openssl_asym_autotest blocked in RHEL9.0 -> no fix yet
* PF/VF(i40e, ixgbe): test scenarios including PF/VF-RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc. 
  - All test done. Find 1 new bug(critical issues):
* PF/VF(ice): test scenarios including Switch features/Package Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Flexible Descriptor, etc.
  - All test done. Find 1 new bug:
      - [dpdk-23.07]dpdk-graph: dispatch mode can't receive and fwd pkts with large traffic -> have fix patch
* Intel NIC single core/NIC performance: test scenarios including PF/VF single core performance test, RFC2544 Zero packet loss performance test, etc.
  - All test done. Find 1 new bug:
      - [dpdk-23.07-rc2] iavf 1c/2t avx512 performance drop 6% -> Intel dev is under investigating.
* Power and IPsec: 
 * Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll Lib/Priority Base Frequency, etc. 
  - All test done. No new issue is found. 
 * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-gw/ipsec library basic test - QAT&SW/FIB library, etc.
  - All test done. No new issue is found. 
# Basic cryptodev and virtio testing
* Virtio: both function and performance test are covered. Such as PVP/Virtio_loopback/virtio-user loopback/virtio-net VM2VM perf testing/VMAWARE ESXI 8.0, etc.
  - All test done. No new issue is found:
* Cryptodev: 
 *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.
  - All test done. Find 1 new bug:
      - [DPDK-23.07-rc2] l2fwd Crypto test is resulting in segmentation fault -> have fix patch
      - Gen3 SM4_ECB succeeding without legacy flag passed -> have fix patch
 *Performance test: test scenarios including Throughput Performance /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
  - All test done. No new issue is found.

Regards,
Xu, Hailin

Re: release candidate 23.07-rc2

[Thinh Tran]

IBM - Power Systems
DPDK v23.07-rc2-5-ga64a456470

* Build CI on Fedora 30,31,34,36,37 for ppc64le
* Basic PF on Mellanox: No issue found
* Performance: not tested.
* OS: RHEL 9.1  kernel: 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.ppc64le
         with gcc version 11.3.1 20220421 (Red Hat 11.3.1-2) (GCC)
       RHEL 8.8  kernel: 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8.ppc64le
         with gcc version 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-18) (GCC)


Systems tested:
  - LPARs on IBM Power10 CHRP IBM,9105-22A
     NICs:
     - Mellanox Mellanox Technologies MT2894 Family [ConnectX-6 Lx]
     - firmware version: 26.37.1014
     - MLNX_OFED_LINUX-23.04-0.5.3.6

Regards,
Thinh Tran

On 6/27/2023 7:59 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
> 	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v23.07-rc2
> 
> There are 237 new patches in this snapshot.
> 
> Release notes:
> 	https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_23_07.html
> 
> There were a lot of updates in drivers.
> The driver features should be frozen now.
> 
> Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
> Do not forget to review examples, tests and documentation updates.
> Breaking changes for 23.11 must be announced in 23.07.
> 
> DPDK 23.07-rc3 is expected in approximately one week.
> 
> Thank you everyone
> 
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