[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 31/10/2019

[Ferruh Yigit]

Minutes 31 October 2019
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* Subtrees

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


Release Dates
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* v19.11 dates:
  * RC1 is released on Sunday 27 October
    * https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/announce/2019-October/000284.html
  * RC2				Friday 8 November
  * RC3				Friday 15 November
  * Release			Friday 22 November

* Proposed dates for 20.02 release on the mail list, please comment
  https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2019-September/143311.html
  These dates may affected from the 19.11 delays, please review again.


Subtrees
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* main
  * mempool changes are important and under discussion
    https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7161
  * More review comment required on new vfio_pf kernel module
    https://patches.dpdk.org/patch/58810/
  * fib & rib library is waiting for new version
    https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=6380
  * ring library changes may be postponed to next release
    https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=6949
  * ABI/API patches, and tooling reviews are going on, more review welcome
    * ABI policy: https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7080
    * tooling
      https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7035
      https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7004
  * WFE under review
    https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=7088

* next-net
  * There are more ethdev patches that will be included in rc2

* next-net-crypto
  * Some PMD changes will be in rc2
  * security library changes will be merged without needing a deprecation notice
  * ipsec-secgw changes are planned for rc2

* next-net-eventdev
  * Planning to have a pull request next week
  * l2fwd-event app & some crypto adapters can go in rc2

* next-net-virtio
  * There will be some fixes for rc2
  * Regression reported by Intel validation team

* next-net-intel
  * ipn3ke PMD merged for rc2

* LTS
  * v18.11.3 is released
    https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/announce/2019-October/000283.html


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 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.