RE: release candidate 23.03-rc4

["Xu, HailinX" <hailinx.xu@intel.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Xu, HailinX
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2023 4:13 PM
> To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>; dev@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 23.03-rc4
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 3:34 AM
> > To: announce@dpdk.org
> > Subject: release candidate 23.03-rc4
> >
> > A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
> > 	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v23.03-rc4
> >
> > There are 42 new patches in this snapshot.
> >
> > Release notes:
> > 	https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_23_03.html
> >
> > This is the last release candidate.
> > Only documentation should be updated before the release.
> >
> > Reviews of deprecation notices are required:
> > https://patches.dpdk.org/bundle/dmarchand/deprecation_notices
> >
> > You may share some release validation results by replying to this
> > message at dev@dpdk.org and by adding tested hardware in the release
> notes.
> >
> > Please think about sharing your roadmap now for DPDK 23.07.
> >
> > Thank you everyone
> >
> Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk23.03-rc4 test execution rate
> is 90%, 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, Ubuntu22.04.1, Fedora37,
> RHEL8.6/9.1 etc.
>   - All test passed.
>  *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as
> Ubuntu22.04.1 and RHEL8.6.
>   - All test passed.
> * Meson test & Asan test:
>   known issues:
>         - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1024 [dpdk-22.07][meson
> test] driver-tests/link_bonding_mode4_autotest bond handshake failed
>                 - Not fix yet.
>         - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107 [22.11-rc1][meson
> test] seqlock_autotest test failed.
>                 - Special issue with gcc 4.8.5.
> * PF/VF(i40e, ixgbe): test scenarios including
> PF/VF-RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
>         - All test 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 95%. 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.
>         - All test done. No new issue is found.
> * Power and IPsec:
>  * Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll
> Lib/Priority Base Frequency, etc.
>         - All test done. No new issue is found.
>  * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-gw/ipsec library basic test -
> QAT&SW/FIB library, etc.
>         - On going.
> # 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.
>         - All test done. 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.
>  *Performance test: test scenarios including Throughput Performance
> /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
>         - On going.
> 
> Regards,
> Xu, Hailin
Update the test status for Intel part. Till now dpdk23.03-rc4 all test done, 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, Ubuntu22.04.1, Fedora37, RHEL8.6/9.1 etc.
  - All test passed.
 *Compile: cover the CFLAGES(O0/O1/O2/O3) with popular OS such as Ubuntu22.04.1 and RHEL8.6.
  - All test passed.
* Meson test & Asan test:
  known issues:
        - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1024 [dpdk-22.07][meson test] driver-tests/link_bonding_mode4_autotest bond handshake failed
                - Not fix yet.
        - https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107 [22.11-rc1][meson test] seqlock_autotest test failed.
                - Special issue with gcc 4.8.5.
* PF/VF(i40e, ixgbe): test scenarios including PF/VF-RTE_FLOW/TSO/Jumboframe/checksum offload/VLAN/VXLAN, etc.
        - All test 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.
        - All test done. 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.
        - All test done. No new issue is found.
* Power and IPsec:
 * Power: test scenarios including bi-direction/Telemetry/Empty Poll Lib/Priority Base Frequency, etc.
        - All test done. No new issue is found.
 * IPsec: test scenarios including ipsec/ipsec-gw/ipsec library basic test - QAT&SW/FIB library, etc.
        - All test done. 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, etc.
        - All test done. No new issue is found.
* Cryptodev:
 *Function test: test scenarios including Cryptodev API testing/CompressDev ISA-L/QAT/ZLIB PMD Testing/FIPS, etc.
        - All test done. No new issue is found.
 *Performance test: test scenarios including Throughput Performance /Cryptodev Latency, etc.
        - All test done. No new issue is found.

Regards,
Xu, Hailin