> -----Original Message-----

> From: Xu, HailinX

> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2023 3:58 PM

> To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>; announce@dpdk.org

> Cc: Kovacevic, Marko <Marko.Kovacevic@intel.com>; Mcnamara, John

> <john.mcnamara@intel.com>; Richardson, Bruce

> <bruce.richardson@intel.com>; Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@xilinx.com>

> Subject: RE: release candidate 23.11-rc1

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>

> > Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 4:37 AM

> > To: announce@dpdk.org

> > Subject: release candidate 23.11-rc1

> >

> > A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:

> > https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v23.11-rc1

> >

> > There are 617 new patches in this snapshot, including many API/ABI

> > compatibility breakages.

> > This release won't be ABI-compatible with previous ones.

> >

> > Release notes:

> > https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_23_11.html

> >

> > Highlights of 23.11-rc1:

> > - build requires C11 compiler

> > - early support of MSVC build

> > - new atomic operations API

> > - power management on AMD CPU

> > - mbuf recycling

> > - flow action type for P4-defined actions

> > - flow group miss action

> > - flow item for packet type matching

> > - TLS record offload

> > - security Rx inject

> > - eventdev link profiles

> > - eventdev adapter for dmadev

> > - event dispatcher library

> >

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

> >

> > DPDK 23.11-rc2 is expected in approximately two weeks.

> >

> > Thank you everyone

> >

> Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk23.11-rc1 test execution rate

> is 30%. No new 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 Ubuntu20.04.5, Ubuntu22.04.3, Fedora38,

> RHEL8.7/9.2, Centos7.9, OpenAnolis8.8, CBL-Mariner2.0 etc.

> - All test passed.

> *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as

> Ubuntu22.04.3 and RHEL9.2.

> - All test passed with latest dpdk.

> * Meson test & Asan test:

> known issue:

> - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107 [22.11-rc1][meson

> test] seqlock_autotest test failed

> - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1123 [dpdk-22.11][asan]

> the stack-buffer-overflow was found when quit testpmd in Redhat9

> * PF/VF(i40e, ixgbe): test scenarios including PF/VF-

> RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.

> - Execution rate is 50%. No new issue is found.

> * PF/VF(ice): test scenarios including Switch features/Package

> Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Flexible

> Descriptor, etc.

> - Execution rate is 30%. No new issue is found.

> * 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 20%. No new issue is found.

> * Power and IPsec:

> * Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll

> Lib/Priority Base Frequency, etc.

> - on going. No new issue is found.

> * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-gw/ipsec library basic test -

> QAT&SW/FIB library, etc.

> - On going. No new issue is found.

> # 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 8.0 U1, etc.

> - Execution rate is 50%. No new issue is found.

> * Cryptodev:

> *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev

> ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.

> - On going. No new issue is found.

> *Performance test: test scenarios including Throughput Performance

> /Cryptodev Latency, etc.

> - On going. No performance drop.

> Regards,

> Xu, Hailin

Update the test status for Intel part. dpdk23.11-rc1 all test execution is done. found 8 new issues.

New issues:

1. kernelpf_dcf/dcf_information: port stats cannot be reset in dcf. -> Intel dev is under investigating

2. Fix Tx offloading flags check. -> Has fix patch

3. core dumped occurred when exit testpmd with representor port. -> Has fix patch

4. core dumped occurred after test csum fwd. -> Has fix patch

5. https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1303 hotplug_mp/attach_detach_dev_primary_cross_loop: re-attach dev failed in multiple processes. -> Has fix patch

6. vm2vm_virtio_user_dsa/test_split_non_mergeable_multi_queues_payload_check_with_kernel_driver: virtio-user1 not receive packet. -> Intel dev is under investigating

7. [mev] Core dumped when starting testpmd with representor port. -> Has fix patch

8. https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304: l3fwd-power example fails to run with uncore options, -U -u and -i. -> has fix patch

# 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 Ubuntu20.04.5, Ubuntu22.04.3, Fedora38, RHEL8.7/9.2, Centos7.9, OpenAnolis8.8, CBL-Mariner2.0 etc.

- All test passed.

*Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as Ubuntu22.04.2 and RHEL9.0.

- All test passed with latest dpdk.

* PF/VF(i40e, ixgbe): test scenarios including PF/VF-RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.

- Execution rate is done. No new issue is found.

* PF/VF(ice): test scenarios including Switch features/Package Management/Flow Director/Advanced Tx/Advanced RSS/ACL/DCF/Flexible Descriptor, etc.

- Execution rate is done. found 1&3&4&5 issues.

* MEV test: test scenarios including PF/TSO/MTU/Jumboframe/checksum offload, etc

- Execution rate is done. found 7 issue.

* 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 done. No new issue is found.

* Power and IPsec:

* Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll Lib/Priority Base Frequency, etc.

- Execution rate is done. found 8 issue.

* IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-gw/ipsec library basic test - QAT&SW/FIB library, etc.

- Execution rate is done. found 2 issue.

# 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 8.0, etc.

- Execution rate is done. found 6 issue.

* Cryptodev:

*Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.

- Execution rate is done. No new issue is found.

*Performance test: test scenarios including Throughput Performance /Cryptodev Latency, etc.

- Execution rate is done. No performance drop.

Regards,

Xu, Hailin