[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 2021-11-28

[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 2021-11-28

[Mcnamara, John]

Release status meeting minutes 2021-11-28
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* Subtrees
* Roadmaps
* LTS
* Defects
* Opens

Participants:
* Intel
* Marvell
* Nvidia
* Red Hat


Release Dates
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* v21.11 dates: http://core.dpdk.org/roadmap/#dates
  * PMD features freeze (-rc2): 5 November 2021
  * Builtin applications features freeze (-rc3): 12 November 2021
  * Release: 24 November 2021




Subtrees
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* next-net

  * Subtrees mainly pulled and merged
  * Awaiting some changes/updates
  * NXP ENETFEC may go into RC2: https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=20286

* next-net-intel

  * Tree mostly closed.
  * Some patches need updating.

* next-net-mlx

  * Updates required for build issue

* next-net-brcm

  * No update.

* next-net-mrvl

  * No update.

* next-eventdev

  * No update.

* next-virtio

  * Xilinx vdpa driver - new    version sent for review
  * Some fix patches to be merged

* next-crypto

  * Most patches merged

  * 2 series from Intel

    - Need rebase to merge

  * Should before RC2 window



* main

  * ASAN series merged
  * ARM wait scheme merged
  * Interrupt series - Waiting for some fixes
  * Memory allocator patches
  * DMA drivers to merge
  * Toeplitz hash to be merged
  * GPU library to be merged
  * PIE patches - waiting better patch log


LTS
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* There is a proposal to make 19.11 LTS into a 3 year release

* 20.11.3 released on Monday Sept 6

* 19.11.10 released on Monday Sept 6



* Distros
  * v20.11 in Debian 11

  * v20.11 in Ubuntu 21.04




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 8:30 UTC. on https://meet.jit.si/DPDK

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