[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 2/04/2020

[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 2/04/2020

[Ferruh Yigit]

Minutes 2 April 2020
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* Subtrees
* Opens

Participants:
* Arm
* Debian/Microsoft
* Intel
* Marvell
* Mellanox
* NXP
* Red Hat


Release Dates
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* v20.05 dates:
  * Integration/Merge/RC1:	Friday 17 April 2020
  * Release:			Wednesday 20 May 2020

  * Marvell, Arm, Mellanox & Broadcom already sent roadmap for 20.05, all
    vendors please share the roadmap for the release.


Subtrees
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* main
  * Reviewing trace series
  * Maybe merge crypto tree, next net will be merged after it
  * Call for review:
    http://inbox.dpdk.org/announce/10038126.3WhfQktd6Z@xps/T/#u
    * A prioritization done on that list:
      * Mandatory ones:
        * gcc 10 support
          * When DPDK 20.05 released, gcc10 will be default compiler for some

            distros
        * internal symbol marking
          * NXP will help making the patch
        * basic memory management for Windows
          * Expected to be merged in next a few weeks
      * High
        * cleanup more resources on shutdown
        * fixes and tests for rte_security
        * nodes graph as packet processing pipeline
        * telemetry rework
        * tracepoints compatible with LTTng
          * It is a useful feature, but affect a lot of parties,
            more review required
    * Please support by reviewing patches in this list (and more)

* next-net
  * Pulled from sub-trees and some patches merged
  * It is progressing, there are ~100 patches in backlog
  * There is a few big series and a new igc PMD

* next-crypto
  * No patches merged this week
  * Test for security API under review
  * bbdev, there were two patchset, one reviewed other in queue

* next-eventdev
  * Merging patches this week

* next-virtio
  * Maxime is off this week
  * Packed ring patches are under review
  * vhost example to use vhost PMD is under review
  * Using DMA engine in vhost example, after discussion it will be moved
    to library

* next-net-intel
  * Merged some shared code updates
  * Merged DCF
  * Several flow related patches merged
  * Maintainers are actively reviewing

* next-net-mlx
  * More patches to come, some RFC sent as text, working to make everything
    ready for -rc1

* LTS

  * 18.11.7-rc1 is out, please test
    * http://inbox.dpdk.org/dev/20200320193403.18959-1-ktraynor@redhat.com/
      * Red Hat & Intel sent test reports
    * Release planned for 14 April


Opens
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* Here comes DPDKoin. DPDKoin is a DPDK PMD, which instead of moving
  packets, mines cryptocurrencies.
  * http://inbox.dpdk.org/dev/20200401131044.7259-1-mcroce@redhat.com/#t



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.mcnamara@intel.com>" for the invite.