[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 2021-09-23

[Mcnamara, John]

Release status meeting minutes 2021-09-23
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Agenda:
* Release Dates
* Subtrees
* Roadmaps
* LTS
* Defects
* Opens

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


Release Dates
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* v21.11 dates
  * Proposal/V1:    Friday, 10 September (complete)
  * -rc1:           Friday, 15 October
  * Release:        Friday, 19 November


Subtrees
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* next-net

  * Merged from subtrees 2021-09-22
  * Issue with Broadcom tree and older compilers
  * Reviewing Enetfec NXP driver
  * Lot of Ethdev patches -  concerning due to number or patches and to conflicts between them.

* next-net-intel

  - Merged base codes updates
  - More coming
  - Waiting for fix on ICE driver. CI issue with RSS

* next-net-mlx

  - Some patches merged and some merges ongoing

* next-net-brcm

  * Issue with GCC7 - under investigation

* next-net-mrvl

  - Some patches merged and some ongoing

* next-eventdev

  * 2 series from Intel - In good shape for merge
  * Changes on API hiding (for ABI stability)

* next-virtio

  * More reviews ongoing. ~6     ready for merge
  * Reviewing virtio RSS feature

* next-crypto

  * Patches for test framework
  * ABI changes reviewed
  * Crypto and security session will be sent in the next few days

* main

  * API updates for interrupts

  * - Call to driver maintainers      to look at it
    - https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=18664

  * Pipelines patches to review

  * Issue with KNI build on SuSE

  * New Slack channel: https://join.slack.com/t/dpdkproject/shared_invite/zt-v6c9ef5z-FqgOAS7BDAYqev_a~pbXdw




LTS
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* v19.11 (next version is v19.11.10)
  * 20.11.3 released on Monday Sept 6

  * 19.11.10 released on Monday Sept 6



* Distros
  * v20.11 in Debian 11

  * v20.11 in Ubuntu 21.04




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


Opens
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* Release of OpenSSL 3.0 will cause some compilation issues in cryptodev: https://www.openssl.org/blog/blog/2021/09/07/OpenSSL3.Final/


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 Thursdays at 8:30 UTC. on https://meet.jit.si/DPDK

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