[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 20/02/2020

[Ferruh Yigit]

Minutes 20 February 2020
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* -rc3 status
* Subtrees
* OvS
* Opens

Participants:
* Arm
* Debian/Microsoft
* Intel
* Marvell
* Mellanox
* NXP
* Red Hat


Release Dates
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* v20.02 dates:
  * -rc3 is released on 16 February
    * https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2020-February/157922.html
  * -rc4			Friday 21 February 2020
  * Release pushed to		*Friday 25 February 2020*
    * Release date may postponed if any critical issue found in -rc4 testing

* v20.05 *updated* proposal, please comment:
  * Proposal/V1:		Wednesday 18 March 2020
  * Integration/Merge/RC1:	Friday 17 April 2020
  * Release:			Wednesday 20 May 2020

  * The update request is based on delays in 20.02
  * Release date postponed more taking into PRC holiday on 1-5 May into account


-rc3 Status
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* Intel and Red Hat sent test results, thank you.
  * https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2020-February/158184.html
  * https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2020-February/158285.html


Subtrees
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* main
  * For pure experimental libraries, there is an library versioning problem
    This is critical to be solved for the -rc4, Intel will try to find resource
    to work on it.
    * https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2020-February/158012.html
  * Devtools will be merged
  * Doc/deprecation notices are in the queue
  * Requested an early merge from next-net, since some fixes accumulated
  * John will start on working release notes review

* next-net
  * Bug fixes merged for -rc4, pulled sub-trees

* next-net-crypto
  * There are some fixes, Akhil will merge in next a few hours
  * examples/fips_validation patch will be merged to main repo by David

* next-net-eventdev
  * No update

* next-net-virtio
  * Bug fixes merged for -rc4

* next-net-intel
  * Bug fixes merged for -rc4

* LTS

  * 17.11.10-rc1 released, please test and report results
    * https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2020-January/154915.html
    * Waiting for QAT issue
      * Release will be postponed one more week


OvS
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* 2.13 is ready, waiting for announcement


Opens
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* Lots of coverity issues fixed, thanks.

* There is a coverity sticker in patchwork now
  * https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/
    Which reports 14 new defects as of now
  * Plan is to trigger coverity scan from the travis



DPDK Release Status Meetings
============================

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 Thursdays at 8:30 UTC. If you wish to attend just
send an email to "John McNamara <john.mcnamara at intel.com>" for the invite.