Re: [dpdk-web] [PATCH] update Windows roadmap

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

27/08/2021 02:27, Dmitry Kozlyuk:
> Add the current status and the actual roadmap, remove completed entries.
> More detailed plan in the mailing list:
> https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2021-August/217463.html
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Kozlyuk <dmitry.kozliuk@gmail.com>
> ---
[...]
> +Upstream supports running testpmd and examples

It's strange to talk about "Upstream" on the upstream website.
Better to give a version number.

> +with mlx5, i40e, ice, vmxnet3 HW, or with PCAP virtual device.

What is vmxnet3 HW?

> +It requires yet unsigned kernel-mode drivers to run (except mlx5).
> +Only network some PMDs are currently enabled.

Syntax typo in above syntence.

> +
> +Current focus is friction-less consumption by end-users and supporting more HW.
> +Multi-process, and hence dpdk-pdump support is neither available nor scheduled.
[...]
> +* 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)
> +* Functional build of user-space libraries and PMDs

I don't understand what it means.

> +* Process, pipeline, and download area for signed builds of kernel-mode drivers
> +    - virt2phys security hardening

> +#### Feature Support
>  
> +* Interrupt handling for netuio
> +* Fix for vmxnet3 PMD with VMWare hypervisor

A fix is not a feature, why listing?

> +* virtio PMD
> +* ena PMD
> +* mlx5 PMD rte_flow features
> +* Unit-tests
> +* Tracing
> +* Documentation build (doxygen + sphinx)
>  
> +#### Miscellaneous
>  
> +* Tracing for netuio to simplify troubleshooting for end-users
> +* Improved documentation and automated scripts
> +* [AVX bug in GCC](https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54412)
> +  (workaround available)

Reference to the workaround?

> +* Functional tests in CI
>  
> +#### Future (unscheduled) {#future}
>  
> +- Advanced memory management: IOMMU, inbox kernel-mode driver
>  - Broadcom bnxt PMD
>  - Chelsio cxgbe PMD
>  - Cisco enic PMD
>  - Marvell qede PMD

Those PMDs are referenced here since the beginning based of promises.
I think there is nothing concrete, not even a single announcement,
so it is better to remove.