[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 24/01/2018

[Mcnamara, John]

Release Status Meeting 24/01/2018

28 June 2018
09:32

Agenda
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    * Subtrees
    * Bugzilla
    * Dates

Subtrees
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    * Next-Net
      * There are no critical/blocking issues. There is only a bunch of
        patches merged, again nothing critical. Pulled from sub-trees.
        It can be ready for Friday for rc4.
    * Next-Crypto
      * No patches
    * Next-virtio
      * Have prepared branch with 4 patches.
    * Next-Eventdev
      * No patches
    * Next-Ip-pipeline
      * No patches
    * Master
      * Documentation patches

RC4 target for Friday 25 January.


RC3 Testing
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    * No critical or very big issues for RC3 - from Intel Testing


LTS Testing
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    * Intel cannot test the LTS until after Chinese Spring Festival
    * Should be able to start retesting in the week of Feb 18th
    * Questions from Intel Test about the use of the Stable Tree.
      Do people use it? Each stable/LTS release requires a lot of
      testing and there are currently 3 releases to be tested.


Deprecation notices
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   Please review the deprecation notices below:
      * doc: add deprecation notice for meson: http://patches.dpdk.org/patch/49877/
      * doc: add deprecation notice to remove rte meter color: http://patches.dpdk.org/patch/48712/
      * doc: update API deprecation for device reset: http://patches.dpdk.org/patch/44990/
      * doc: announce change of rte service API parameter type: http://patches.dpdk.org/patch/49987/
      * doc: announce ring API change: http://patches.dpdk.org/patch/49961/


OVS 2.11 Status
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    * 2.11 branched from master January 18th.
   * 4 week stabilization period.
    * Release targeted February 18th~.

DPDK 19.05
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    * Request for to try get some changes in early
    * Agreement to accept proposed dates for 19.05
    * Intel to submit patch to website to update dates
      * Proposal Deadline: Friday  1 March 2019
      * Merge deadline:    Friday 22 March 2019
      * RC1 release:       Friday 29 March 2019
      * Release:           Friday 10 May   2019