Minutes of tech-board meeting: 2022-01-26

Minutes of tech-board meeting: 2022-01-26

[Richardson, Bruce]

Tech Board Attendees:
    Bruce, Aaron, Ferruh, Jerin, Maxime, Thomas, Kevin, Konstantin, Olivier, Stephen, Honnappa, Hemant

Agenda Items
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* Tech writer
    * No updates on this
    * Getting new program manager from LF - may need to remind on hiring Tech writer.
 
* UNH Statement of Work
   * Needs to be closed out for 2022
   * Final call for items list for UNH for coming weeks
   * After this week, going to gov board
   * For suggested items, either email to Aaron or add directly to doc.
   * There will be review - Techboard to review once doc is cleaned up a bit.
   * Current version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l38GZwaMuIu8hq3kMjoAHDU_LanXXTt-LYS4y7Sv4t8/edit

* GPL license files in DTS
    * Working on changing license headers for files in DTS (to SPDX tags)
    * Some files missing headers - will be added
    * 4 - 5 files missing GPL license. These files will not be linked into applications
    * Files should be reviewed and checked /approved for exceptions
    * Action: Create license directory/files in DTS which will be merged into main DPDK license files once merge of DTS and DPDK is done.
    * Action: For GPL scripts, refer through gov board for advice re python scripts included in other scripts.

* L3fwd in testpmd
  * Reviewed previous decision. 
  * Confirmed nothing to be done, not to be considered for this release. Patches deferred in patchwork.

* Events 
   - decisions on events no longer being planned by separate marketing committe
   - Tech board input is required in event planning from now on.
   - in-person event is planned for Europe (Userspace 2022).
   - provisionnally planned for Bordeaux, most likely in mid-September (2nd week)

* Traffic Gen 
   - previous discussion incomplete
   - consider revisiting next time if Harry can attend


Items Noted for Reference:
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FYI: perf thread example is now removed from repository.
FYI: ICC support is broken on next-net. May need to drop support completely. Ferruh tracking.
FYI: Discussion on ABI versioning of structs passed from libs to drivers, e.g. ethdev to net drivers
  Ref: http://inbox.dpdk.org/dev/CALBAE1Po3-7KUN+WecJRDjbbYDi40mPRmVf8YTaFDyDPj-WnGQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#m2371800d0b6848b76c8666dd771de66544ebdd3a