From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4736D43086; Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:27:31 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F8B140ED8; Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:27:31 +0200 (CEST) Received: from linux.microsoft.com (linux.microsoft.com [13.77.154.182]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D21640685 for ; Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:27:30 +0200 (CEST) Received: by linux.microsoft.com (Postfix, from userid 1086) id 5CD3C211F618; Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:27:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 linux.microsoft.com 5CD3C211F618 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linux.microsoft.com; s=default; t=1692224849; bh=oMo74FgSQVBp7XgZhm4coADMB85iEAQOWNDutXHt0jg=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=M5BBby2H6Kwqb4gysasjY0NZ8iV+eBfdapZbwO3un+OcrUVDbCMyNWv1iUDHxLV1o UW/O5tffpbn/LqLvOnGX4vhJYW52uaV+29BMlizT0Yjop/VNQnKMVnkzl6foKBbfMi uXaYZNge+CRWPs2ZwxuAEO+VLL+Uz6XOovlGSgFk= Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:27:29 -0700 From: Tyler Retzlaff To: Thomas Monjalon Cc: web@dpdk.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] update Microsoft roadmap for 23.11 Message-ID: <20230816222729.GA346@linuxonhyperv3.guj3yctzbm1etfxqx2vob5hsef.xx.internal.cloudapp.net> References: <1677525232-17905-1-git-send-email-roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> <2568979.Lt9SDvczpP@thomas> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <2568979.Lt9SDvczpP@thomas> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-BeenThere: web@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK website maintenance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: web-bounces@dpdk.org On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 04:10:50PM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > Hi Tyler, > > Would you like to update this roadmap patch for integration? > > > 27/02/2023 20:13, Tyler Retzlaff: > > Originally announced in dpdk-dev mailing list: > > http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2023-February/262027.html > > > > Details revised technical board meeting 2023/02/22 > > http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2023-February/263516.html > > > > Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff > > --- > > content/roadmap/windows.md | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 1 file changed, 82 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/content/roadmap/windows.md b/content/roadmap/windows.md > > index 0a4c38a..ffa6e2f 100644 > > --- a/content/roadmap/windows.md > > +++ b/content/roadmap/windows.md > > @@ -38,12 +38,94 @@ This list is obviously neither complete nor guaranteed. > > {{% /notice %}} > > > > > > +#### Bringing support for Microsoft Visual Studio on Windows > > + > > +Starting with release 23.07 integration will begin to formally support > > +the Microsoft Visual Studio toolset. > > MSVC actually starts in 23.11. yeah, at the time it was supposed to be 23.07 i've adjusted it to 23.11 in v2. > > > Patches will be introduced that > > +incrementally phase in full support of the core DPDK libraries, the DPDK > > +unit tests and drivers. > > + > > +The following is a draft plan of work targeting the 23.11 release. The > > +plan is subject to change depending on delays and discussions from the > > +review process. Contributions toward this plan from the community are > > +welcome. > > + > > +1. meson.build Changes > > + > > +Meson does not fully abstract away command line arguments to toolchains > > +so an initial series is available that unblocks the use of MSVC. This > > +change is pre-requisite to undertake subsequent steps. > > + > > +http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=26662 > > + > > +2. MSVC CI Pipeline Prerequisite > > + > > +Enablement of the DPDK CI pipeline is fundamental to efficiently > > +progressing porting work for the MSVC toolset. A minimal patch series > > +will be supplied to build the kvargs and telemetry libraries only. > > + > > +3. MSVC CI Pipeline Bootstrap > > + > > +With (2) complete work will be done to onboard CI pipeline for the MSVC > > +toolset. Initially the pipeline will only guarantee compilation but as > > +additional libraries and tests are ported will also allow execution of > > +the DPDK unit tests. > > + > > +4. MSVC EAL porting > > + > > +EAL is pre-requisite for porting all other libraries, drivers and unit > > +tests. Porting of EAL will be broken down into multiple-patch series to > > +address & decouple from the toolchain intrinsics topic. > > + > > +Because EAL depends on atomics the porting of EAL cannot be completed > > +until the DPDK 23.11 release. In the interim abstractions introduced will > > +only have the non-MSVC implementation tested during integration on the > > +relevant platforms. > > Plan for atomic has changed a little. i've updated in v2 to talk about enable_stdatomic which is in discussion on dev@dpdk.org now > > > + > > +5. Unit Test Library Porting > > + > > +In addition to EAL there are several libraries required for the basic > > +DPDK unit test harness. Multiple series will be submitted to port the > > +appropriate libraries to allow the harness to be invoked. > > + > > +6. Unit Test Enablement > > + > > +Fundamental unit tests (typically those testing EAL functionality) will > > +be ported to MSVC. For tests that depend only on EAL this is not expected > > +to require code change but is just re-enabling compilation of the tests > > +allowing them to be built and run. > > + > > +7. MSVC CI Pipeline Test Enablement > > + > > +With initial DPDK unit tests building & passing the CI pipeline will be > > +updated to run the unit tests. > > + > > +8. Driver Porting > > + > > +Candidate drivers will be selected from the set currently built with > > +clang. Multiple series will be submitted (probably per-driver) with > > +changes to port to MSVC. > > + > > +Nearing the 23.11 release timeframe the plan will be reviewed to > > +understand and schedule porting work beyond the 23.11 release. > > + > > +#### Kernel Mode Drivers > > + > > +Concurrent work is in progress by Microsoft to provide functionality > > +by the netuio driver for use by DPDK PMDs in the next release of > > +Windows. > > Which Windows release? i don't know, so i can't document it. surprisingly they don't tell us what the 'next' will be named and version numbers are only determined at release. > > > + > > +Partners and providers of hardware & PMDs will be able to use the > > +WHQL certification process to sign driver packages containing PMDs > > +that utilize netuio functionality. > > Link to WHQL certification process? added links to the process. > > > + > > #### General Availability > > > > * Ability to install and consume user-space static build > > - [Meson 0.58+ issue](https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/8981) > > - [pkg-config file for Npcap](https://github.com/nmap/npcap/issues/299) > > * [Working user-space shared build (DLL)][dll] > > + - Will be addressed as a part of Microsoft Visual Studio compiler support > > * Process, pipeline, and download area for signed builds of kernel-mode drivers > > - virt2phys security hardening > > > > > > > >