[ovs-dev] OVS-DPDK public meeting

[Kevin Traynor]

Next meeting Feb 20th 1700 UTC (will cancel if OVS2.11 already released
or no agenda)

Attendees: Aaron, David, Alejandro, Asaf, Frikkie, Ophir, Pieter,
Johann, Ian, Kevin.

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GENERAL
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- OVS 2.11 Release
-- No blockers reported, so still heading for
http://docs.openvswitch.org/en/latest/internals/release-process/?highlight=release#release-scheduling

- DPDK Stable Releases
-- 18.11.1-RC1 in about a week
-- Considering validation times, 18.11.1 won't be ready for OVS 2.11
-- Next 17.11.5 release is waiting validation
-- Ian said may be able to do some RC testing with OVS test setup

- OVS CI Status
-- Aaron has some NICs sent by vendors ready for this
-- Servers in UNH, but they will be changed shortly
-- There is a regular call about the DPDK Lab
-- Next meeting is next Tuesday 12th Feb. Details in [1].

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PERFORMANCE/FEATURES
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- DPDK 18.11 Hugepage Memory limits
-- Patched added and backported to 2.11, to add the socket-limit by
default and so keep the existing default behavior

- Unifying DPDK EAL Arguments
-- Discussion on ML about this proposal to remove the some of the
specific DB entries for DPDK EAL args
-- Would be a user visible change, so good if people can to look at the RFC

- MESON packaging and Build
-- RH using make for DPDK
-- Aaron will try out pkg-config patch

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Bugs
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- dpif-netdev:fix reload pmd's dead lock
-- Now resolved as being issue with user local code changes
-- https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2019-February/355981.html


[1]
When: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 2:00 PM-2:30 PM (UTC+00:00) Dublin,
Edinburgh, Lisbon, London.
Where: Skype Meeting

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On 07/25/2017 02:25 PM, Kevin Traynor wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> The OVS-DPDK public meetings have moved to Wednesday's at the same time.
> Everyone is welcome, it's a chance to share status/plans etc.
> 
> It's scheduled for every 2 weeks starting 26th July. Meeting time is
> currently @ 4pm UTC.
> 
> You can connect through Bluejeans or through dial in:
> 
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> Kevin.
>