Release status meeting minutes 2024-06-20
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* Subtrees
* Roadmaps
* LTS
* Defects
* Opens

Participants:
* AMD
* ARM
* Intel
* Marvell
* Nvidia
* Red Hat


Release Dates
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The following are the current/updated working dates for 24.07:

- Proposal deadline (RFC/v1 patches): 26 April 2024
- API freeze (-rc1): 14 June 2024
- PMD features freeze (-rc2): 5 July 2024
- Builtin applications features freeze (-rc3): Mid July 2024 (TBC)
- Release: End July 2023 (TBC)


https://core.dpdk.org/roadmap/#dates


Subtrees
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* next-net
  * Merged most of the ethdev patches.
  * GENEVE one is remaining, I guess that is for next release.
  * Napatech PMD reviewed, will wait for new version.
  * No other updates this week.

* next-net-intel
  * Large ICE driver base code update under review.

* next-net-mlx
  * No update.

* next-net-mvl
  * No update.

* next-eventdev
  * No update.

* next-baseband
  * Some of the main series merged for RC1.
    Working on remaining series.

* next-virtio
  * Some series merged for RC1.
    More patches need reviews and will go to rc2.

* next-crypto
  * 54 patches (mainly to to test apps).
  * Reviews needed on OpenSSL driver.
  * Awaiting some updates as requested from submitters.

* main
  * RC1 is out. Awaiting test.
  * Highlights of 24.07-rc1:
      - pointer compression library
      - AMD Pensando ionic crypto driver
      - UADK compress driver
      - Marvell Odyssey ODM DMA driver
      - more cleanups to prepare MSVC build

LTS
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Please add acks to confirm validation support for a 3 year LTS window:
http://inbox.dpdk.org/dev/20240117161804.223582-1-ktraynor@redhat.com/

* 23.11.1 - Released.
* 22.11.5 - Released.
* 21.11.7 - Released.

* 20.11.10 - Will only be updated with CVE and critical fixes.
* 19.11.15 - Will only be updated with CVE and critical fixes.


* Distros
  * Debian 12 contains DPDK v22.11
  * Ubuntu 24.04 contains DPDK v23.11
  * Ubuntu 23.04 contains DPDK v22.11
  * RHEL 8/9 contains DPDK 23.11

Defects
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* Bugzilla links, 'Bugs',  added for hosted projects
  * https://www.dpdk.org/hosted-projects/



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 9:30 UTC over Jitsi on https://meet.jit.si/DPDK

You don't need an invite to join the meeting but if you want a calendar reminder just
send an email to "John McNamara john.mcnamara@intel.com" for the invite.