release candidate 22.07-rc1

release candidate 22.07-rc1

[Thomas Monjalon]

A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v22.07-rc1

There are 576 new patches in this snapshot,
constituting what the reviewers and maintainers were able to handle.

Release notes:
	https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.html

Highlights of 22.07-rc1:
	- initial RISC-V support
	- sequence lock
	- protocol-based metering
	- Rx threshold event
	- SFP telemetry
	- async vhost improvements
	- vhost library statistics
	- vmxnet3 versions 5 & 6
	- ECDH crypto
	- DMA device telemetry
	- SWX pipeline improvements
	- integration as Meson subproject

Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.

DPDK 22.07-rc2 is expected in two weeks.

Thank you everyone

RE: release candidate 22.07-rc1

[Jiang, YuX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2022 4:51 AM
> To: announce@dpdk.org
> Subject: release candidate 22.07-rc1
>
> A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
>       https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v22.07-rc1
>
> There are 576 new patches in this snapshot, constituting what the reviewers
> and maintainers were able to handle.
>
> Release notes:
>       https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.html
>
> Highlights of 22.07-rc1:
>       - initial RISC-V support
>       - sequence lock
>       - protocol-based metering
>       - Rx threshold event
>       - SFP telemetry
>       - async vhost improvements
>       - vhost library statistics
>       - vmxnet3 versions 5 & 6
>       - ECDH crypto
>       - DMA device telemetry
>       - SWX pipeline improvements
>       - integration as Meson subproject
>
> Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
>
> DPDK 22.07-rc2 is expected in two weeks.
>
> Thank you everyone
>

Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk22.07-rc1 test execution rate is 80%. No critical issue is found.

# 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, Ubuntu22.04, Fedora36, RHEL8.6 etc.
  - All test done. Find 1 new bug.
        - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1016 [dpdk-22.07*] drivers/net/ice meson build failed with gcc12.1.1 on Fedora36/64
                Intel Dev is under investigating. No fix yet.
 *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as Ubuntu22.04 and RHEL8.6.
  - All test done. Find 3 new bugs.
        - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1032 [dpdk 22.07-rc1] app/test/test_cryptodev meson build failed with cflag param optimization=1 on Ubuntu22.04 &&RHEL8.6 with gcc11.2.0&&8.5.0
                Has fix, and verify passed
        - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1033 [dpdk 22.07-rc1] app/test-flow-perf meson build failed with cflag param optimization=1 on Ubuntu22.04 &&RHEL8.6 with gcc11.2.0&&8.5.0
                Has fix, and verify passed
        - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1029 [dpdk 22.07-rc1] drivers/net/cxgbe meson build failed with cflag param optimization=1 on Ubuntu22.04 &&RHEL8.6 with gcc11.2.0&&8.5.0
                Has fix, and verify passed

* 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 issue: https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1028#c0, no fix yet.

* PF/VF(ice): test scenarios including Switch features/Package Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Flexible Descriptor, etc.
        - Execution rate is 80%. Find 4 new issues, Intel dev is under investigating.

* 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 80%.  No big performance drop.

* Power and IPsec:
 * Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll Lib/Priority Base Frequency, etc.
  - All test passed.
 * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-gw/ipsec library basic test - QAT&SW/FIB library, etc.
        - Execution rate is 60%. Find 2 new issues, one has fix and verify passed. Other is https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1034, no fix yet.

# 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 7.0u3, etc.
        - Execution rate is 80%. Find 3 new bugs, Intel dev is under investigating.

* Cryptodev:
 *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.
        - Execution rate is 80%. No new issue is found
 *Performance test: test scenarios including Throughput Performance /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
        - Execution rate is 80%.  No new issue is found.

Best regards,
Yu Jiang

RE: release candidate 22.07-rc1

[Jiang, YuX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jiang, YuX
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 2:02 PM
> To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>; dev (dev@dpdk.org)
> <dev@dpdk.org>
> Cc: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>; Devlin, Michelle
> <michelle.devlin@intel.com>
> Subject: RE: release candidate 22.07-rc1
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2022 4:51 AM
> > To: announce@dpdk.org
> > Subject: release candidate 22.07-rc1
> >
> > A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
> >     https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v22.07-rc1
> >
> > There are 576 new patches in this snapshot, constituting what the
> > reviewers and maintainers were able to handle.
> >
> > Release notes:
> >     https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.html
> >
> > Highlights of 22.07-rc1:
> >     - initial RISC-V support
> >     - sequence lock
> >     - protocol-based metering
> >     - Rx threshold event
> >     - SFP telemetry
> >     - async vhost improvements
> >     - vhost library statistics
> >     - vmxnet3 versions 5 & 6
> >     - ECDH crypto
> >     - DMA device telemetry
> >     - SWX pipeline improvements
> >     - integration as Meson subproject
> >
> > Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
> >
> > DPDK 22.07-rc2 is expected in two weeks.
> >
> > Thank you everyone
> >
>
> Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk22.07-rc1 test execution
> rate is 80%. No critical issue is found.
>
> # 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, Ubuntu22.04, Fedora36,
> RHEL8.6 etc.
>   - All test done. Find 1 new bug.
>       - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1016 [dpdk-22.07*]
> drivers/net/ice meson build failed with gcc12.1.1 on Fedora36/64
>               Intel Dev is under investigating. No fix yet.
>  *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as
> Ubuntu22.04 and RHEL8.6.
>   - All test done. Find 3 new bugs.
>       - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1032 [dpdk 22.07-rc1]
> app/test/test_cryptodev meson build failed with cflag param optimization=1
> on Ubuntu22.04 &&RHEL8.6 with gcc11.2.0&&8.5.0
>               Has fix, and verify passed
>       - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1033 [dpdk 22.07-rc1]
> app/test-flow-perf meson build failed with cflag param optimization=1 on
> Ubuntu22.04 &&RHEL8.6 with gcc11.2.0&&8.5.0
>               Has fix, and verify passed
>       - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1029 [dpdk 22.07-rc1]
> drivers/net/cxgbe meson build failed with cflag param optimization=1 on
> Ubuntu22.04 &&RHEL8.6 with gcc11.2.0&&8.5.0
>               Has fix, and verify passed
>
> * 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 issue:
> https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1028#c0, no fix yet.
>
> * PF/VF(ice): test scenarios including Switch features/Package
> Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Flexible
> Descriptor, etc.
>       - Execution rate is 80%. Find 4 new issues, Intel dev is under
> investigating.
>
> * 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 80%.  No big performance drop.
>
> * Power and IPsec:
>  * Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll
> Lib/Priority Base Frequency, etc.
>   - All test passed.
>  * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-gw/ipsec library basic test -
> QAT&SW/FIB library, etc.
>       - Execution rate is 60%. Find 2 new issues, one has fix and verify
> passed. Other is https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1034, no fix yet.
>
> # 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 7.0u3, etc.
>       - Execution rate is 80%. Find 3 new bugs, Intel dev is under
> investigating.
>
> * Cryptodev:
>  *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev
> ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.
>       - Execution rate is 80%. No new issue is found  *Performance test:
> test scenarios including Throughput Performance /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
>       - Execution rate is 80%.  No new issue is found.
>
> Best regards,
> Yu Jiang

Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk22.07-rc1 test execution rate is 90%. No critical issue is found.

# 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, Ubuntu22.04, Fedora36, RHEL8.6 etc.
  - All test done. Find 1 new bug.
        - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1016 [dpdk-22.07*] drivers/net/ice meson build failed with gcc12.1.1 on Fedora36/64
                Intel Dev is under investigating. No fix yet.
 *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as Ubuntu22.04 and RHEL8.6.
  - All test done. Find 3 new bugs.
        - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1032 [dpdk 22.07-rc1] app/test/test_cryptodev meson build failed with cflag param optimization=1 on Ubuntu22.04 &&RHEL8.6 with gcc11.2.0&&8.5.0
                Has fix, and verify passed based on dpdk main + bug1029's fix patch.
        - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1033 [dpdk 22.07-rc1] app/test-flow-perf meson build failed with cflag param optimization=1 on Ubuntu22.04 &&RHEL8.6 with gcc11.2.0&&8.5.0
                Has fix, and verify passed based on dpdk main + bug1029's fix patch.
        - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1029 [dpdk 22.07-rc1] drivers/net/cxgbe meson build failed with cflag param optimization=1 on Ubuntu22.04 &&RHEL8.6 with gcc11.2.0&&8.5.0
                Has fix, and verify passed.

* PF/VF(i40e, ixgbe): test scenarios including PF/VF-RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
        - Execution rate is 99%. Find 1 new issue: https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1028#c0, no fix yet.

* PF/VF(ice): test scenarios including Switch features/Package Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Flexible Descriptor, etc.
        - Execution rate is 95%. Find 6 new issues, Intel dev is under investigating.

* 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 90%.  No big performance drop.

* Power and IPsec:
 * Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll Lib/Priority Base Frequency, etc.
  - All test passed.
 * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-gw/ipsec library basic test - QAT&SW/FIB library, etc.
        - Execution rate is 90%. Find 2 new issues, one has fix and verify passed. Other is https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1034, no fix yet.

# 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 7.0u3, etc.
        - Execution rate is 90%. Find 6 new bugs, Intel dev is under investigating.

* Cryptodev:
 *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.
        - Execution rate is 90%, Virito_cryptodev is under testing. No new issue is found.
 *Performance test: test scenarios including Throughput Performance /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
        - Execution rate is 90%.  No new issue is found.

Best regards,
Yu Jiang

RE: release candidate 22.07-rc1

[Wael Abualrub]

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Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 11:51 PM
> To: announce@dpdk.org
> Subject: release candidate 22.07-rc1
> 
> A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
> 	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v22.07-rc1
> 
> There are 576 new patches in this snapshot, constituting what the reviewers
> and maintainers were able to handle.
> 
> Release notes:
> 	https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.html
> 
> Highlights of 22.07-rc1:
> 	- initial RISC-V support
> 	- sequence lock
> 	- protocol-based metering
> 	- Rx threshold event
> 	- SFP telemetry
> 	- async vhost improvements
> 	- vhost library statistics
> 	- vmxnet3 versions 5 & 6
> 	- ECDH crypto
> 	- DMA device telemetry
> 	- SWX pipeline improvements
> 	- integration as Meson subproject
> 
> Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.
> 
> DPDK 22.07-rc2 is expected in two weeks.
> 
> Thank you everyone
> 

The following is a list of tests that we ran on NVIDIA hardware this release:

- Basic functionality:
   Send and receive multiple types of traffic.
- testpmd xstats counter test.
- testpmd timestamp test.
- Changing/checking link status through testpmd.
- RTE flow tests:
  Items:
  - conntrack
  - ecpri
  - eth
  - flex
  - geneve
  - geneve_opt
  - gre
  - gre_key
  - gre_option
  - gtp
  - gtp_psc
  - icmp
  - icmp6
  - integrity
  - ipv4
  - ipv6
  - ipv6_frag_ext
  - mark
  - meta
  - mpls
  - nvgre
  - phy_port
  - port_id
  - tag
  - tcp
  - udp
  - vlan
  - vxlan
  - vxlan_gpe
  - esp

  Actions:
  - age
  - conntrack
  - count
  - dec_tcp_ack
  - dec_tcp_seq
  - dec_ttl
  - drop
  - flag
  - inc_tcp_ack
  - inc_tcp_seq
  - jump
  - mark
  - meter
  - modify_field
  - nvgre_decap
  - nvgre_encap
  - of_pop_vlan
  - of_push_vlan
  - of_set_vlan_pcp
  - of_set_vlan_vid
  - port_id
  - queue
  - raw_decap
  - raw_encap
  - represented_port
  - rss
  - sample
  - set_ipv4_dscp
  - set_ipv4_dst
  - set_ipv4_src
  - set_ipv6_dscp
  - set_ipv6_dst
  - set_ipv6_src
  - set_mac_dst
  - set_mac_src
  - set_meta
  - set_tag
  - set_tp_dst
  - set_tp_src
  - set_ttl
  - vxlan_decap
  - vxlan_encap
- Some RSS tests.
- VLAN filtering, stripping and insertion tests.
- Checksum and TSO tests.
- ptype tests.
- link_status_interrupt example application tests.
- l3fwd-power example application tests.
- Multi-process example applications tests.
- Hardware LRO tests.
- Regex application tests.
- Buffer Split tests.
- Tx scheduling tests.

PS: We are internally investigating a few test failures, and we'll send fixes if necessary.


Thanks,
Wael Abualrub

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From: "NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon (EXTERNAL)" <thomas@monjalon.net>
To: "announce@dpdk.org" <announce@dpdk.org>
Subject: release candidate 22.07-rc1
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2022 20:51:02 +0000
Message-ID: <2133922.NgBsaNRSFp@thomas>

A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
        https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v22.07-rc1

There are 576 new patches in this snapshot,
constituting what the reviewers and maintainers were able to handle.

Release notes:
        https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.html

Highlights of 22.07-rc1:
        - initial RISC-V support
        - sequence lock
        - protocol-based metering
        - Rx threshold event
        - SFP telemetry
        - async vhost improvements
        - vhost library statistics
        - vmxnet3 versions 5 & 6
        - ECDH crypto
        - DMA device telemetry
        - SWX pipeline improvements
        - integration as Meson subproject

Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.

DPDK 22.07-rc2 is expected in two weeks.

Thank you everyone