[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 7/11/2019

[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 7/11/2019

[Ferruh Yigit]

Minutes 7 November 2019
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* Subtrees
* OvS
* Conferences
* Opens

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


Release Dates
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* v19.11 dates:
  * RC1 is released on Sunday 27 October
    * https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/announce/2019-October/000284.html
  * RC2				Friday 8 November
  * RC3				Friday 15 November
  * Release			Friday 22 November

* Proposed dates for 20.02 :
  * Proposal/V1:		Friday 6 December 2019
  * Integration/Merge/RC1:	Wednesday 15 January 2020
  * Release:			Friday 14 February 2020


Subtrees
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* main
  * ABI/API patches, and tooling reviews are going on, more review welcome
    * ABI policy:
      v8: https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7255&state=*
    * tooling
      v6: https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7299&state=*
      https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7004
  * WFE under review
    v12: https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7224&state=*
  * LTO series in the queue
    v6: https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7128&state=*
  * vfio fixes may be pushed today
  * new arm target patch under review
  * mempool patch applied, KNI iova=va patch can go in after review
  * Windows series can go in rc3

* next-net
  * There are more ethdev patches that will be included in rc2
    * configure SR-IOV VF from host patch will be deferred to next release
  * Will merge as much for rc2 but remaining will be deferred to next rc
  * Will make next-net ready for rc2 on Friday morning

* next-net-crypto
  * Almost ready for rc2
  * Future of the arm based crypto is not clear
  * ipsec-secgw, set default to IPsec library mode deferred to next release
  * Compression, waiting for new version
  * A work-group established in techboard to decide on CPU crypto decisions

* next-net-eventdev
  * pull request sent, planned to pull today

* next-net-virtio
  * Sent pull request, ready for rc2

* next-net-intel
  * ipn3ke PMD waiting for a new version

* LTS
  * v18.11.3 is released
    https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/announce/2019-October/000283.html
    * Next week Kevin will start backporting patches for next release


OvS
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* vhost patch to enable large buffer support merged, this will help enabling TSO
in OvS.


Conferences
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* DPDK Summit North America, Mountain View CA, November 12-13
  https://www.dpdk.org/event/dpdk-summit-na-mountain-view/


Opens
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* Governing board triggered some questions related DPDK community lab,
  we can have more discussion soon related to utilizing the lab better


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.