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.