Release status meeting minutes 2022-06-16
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* Subtrees
* Roadmaps
* LTS
* Defects
* Opens

Participants:
* ARM
* Intel
* Marvell
* Nvidia
* Red Hat
* Xilinx/AMD


Release Dates
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The following are the proposed current dates for 22.07:

* Proposal deadline (RFC/v1 patches): 10 April 2022
* API freeze (-rc1): 6 June 2022 - Actual 8 June
* PMD features freeze (-rc2): 23 June 2022 - Changed from 20 June
* Builtin applications features freeze (-rc3): 30 June 2022 - Changed from 27 June
* Release: 13 July 2022

Updated dates are posted shortly after they are changed at:
http://core.dpdk.org/roadmap/#dates

Here are some provisional dates for 22.11:

* Proposal deadline (RFC/v1 patches): 14 August 2022
* API freeze (-rc1): 3 October 2022
* PMD features freeze (-rc2): 24 October 2022
* Builtin applications features freeze (-rc3): 31 October 2022
* Release: 16 November 2022

Subtrees
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* next-net
  * RC1 complete
  * Some more Testpmd and driver patches for after RC1

* next-net-intel
  * 3 patches waiting for upstream
  * 1 patch waiting for ARM's feedback on performance numbers

* next-net-mlx
  * Merged 7 patches
  * 1 other patchset being prepared for RC2
  * Also some fixes

* next-net-brcm
  * No update

* next-net-mrvl
  * ~ 15 patches in queue for RC2
  * Will submit PR Friday 17 June

* next-eventdev
  * 2 patches from Intel for RC2
  * Will submit PR Friday 17 June

* next-virtio
  * A lot of patches ready and preparing for RC2 PR
  * Work continuing on:
    * Patches for vHost Aync
    * Checksum offload
  * Large patchset for MLX5 is pending

* next-crypto
  * Applied around 20 patches
  * 20 more remaining for RC2
  * Patches on ipsec gateway that need reviews
  * Patch for adding CMAC to OpenSSL
  * Patch for Windows enablement of test application


* main
  * Working on fixes to vHost Crypto and IPsec unit tests
  * Cleanup series for memory leaks and NULL pointers need reviews:
    * https://patchwork.dpdk.org/bundle/dmarchand/need_reviews/
    * Will be merged if there are no reviews
  * Header split patchset
    * Non-RFC version merged but not yet enabled for all drivers
  * GCC 12 fixes
    * Merged patches agreed by Stephen and some other maintainers
  * Note there is an issue where compilation of the CNXK drivers
    is consuming too much memory, and time in the link stage:
    * https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2022-June/244227.html
    * If anyone has any suggestions let us know


LTS
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Note, there is a proposal to merge security fixes to all 3 LTS branches
by August 28th.

* 21.11.2
  * Back porting ongoing
  * 21.11.1 released April 26th

* 20.11.6
  * Backporting waiting for Rc2
  * 20.11.5 released April 4th

* 19.11.13
  * Backporting waiting for Rc2
  * 19.11.12 released April 7th


* Distros
  * v20.11 in Debian 11
  * 22.04 will contain 21.11

Defects
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* Bugzilla links, 'Bugs',  added for hosted projects
  * https://www.dpdk.org/hosted-projects/


Opens
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* None


DPDK Release Status Meetings
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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 every Thursday at 9:30 UTC. on https://meet.jit.si/DPDK

If you wish to attend just send an email to "John McNamara john.mcnamara@intel.com" for the invite.