[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 2021-10-28

["Mcnamara, John" <john.mcnamara@intel.com>]

Release status meeting minutes 2021-10-28
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* Subtrees
* Roadmaps
* LTS
* Defects
* Opens

Participants:
* ARM
* Broadcom
* 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

  * RC1 merged and released
  * Still some patches to merge
  * One ethdev patch not merged
  * New NXT PMD - will need more changes
  * Should be ready for a new PR tomorrow Friday 29

* next-net-intel

  * More patches to be merged post RC1

* next-net-mlx

  * More patches to be merged post RC1

* next-net-brcm

  * More patches to be merged post RC1
  * Ready for a PR.

* next-net-mrvl

  * ~15 patches to be merged

* next-eventdev

  * Looking at series on telemetry support
  * Also a series from Ericsson under review but will probably move to next release
  * Doc update

* next-virtio

  * ~40 patches in the queue

  * Power monitor series from Intel - now ok

  * RSS series

  * 2 outstanding

    * Async support - needs reviews
    * Xilinx vdpa - at risk

* next-crypto

  * Security session postponed

  * IPsec under review

  * Telemetry merged

  * Windows cross compilation for MLX5 not working



* main

  * RC1 release on 25/10/2021

  * Second largest RC1 in DPDK history

  * Issue with Meson 6.0.0

    * See proposed fixes on patchwork

  * Interrupt series

    * Some issues/feedback on  mailing list
    * https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=18664

  * Merging VFIO changes

  * PCI Series

    * Still under discussion
    * Probably won't make this release

  * Series for ARM on redefining wait schemes

    * https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=19829
    * Should be ready for RC2

  * IWYU - Thomas will review

  * Some series changing API

    * Sched library



LTS
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* v19.11 (next version is v19.11.10)
  * 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.