OFED meeting summary on June 2, 08 Summary: -------- 1. OFED 1.3.1 release should be out today 2. OFED 1.4 development - ongoing 3. Decided to elect a new chair and co-chair to the EWG 4. Decided on libraries backward compatibility process
Details: -------- 1. OFED 1.3.1 status: Release is expected on Tuesday June 3. 2. OFED 1.4: - Kernel rebase status: Backports are available for all kernels between 2.6.26-rc2 and kernel 2.6.16. Work is ongoing and expected to be completed this week. URL: git://git.openfabrics.org/ofed_1_4/linux-2.6.git ofed_kernel - There is a request to delay the feature freeze to July to implement CMA support for IPv6. Prefer not to delay the general feature freeze but take this one as an exception. 3. Electing a chair and co-chair to the EWG: Decided on the following process for election: a. Jim Ryan will email the XWG and EWG requesting nominations and explaining the process. b. Time frame: Nominees will present themselves at the next ewg meeting on June 18. Chair and co-chair selection will be made in 4 weeks, by June 30. 4. Backward compatibility of libraries: Problem: Qlogic found late in OFED 1.3 release process that one of opensm libraries had changed the binary API, and this brake some of the customers' application. Decisions: 1. Need to preserve binary API of libraries and not break backward compatibility (even if it requires extra efforts) 2. In case binary API must be changed, then both versions will be included in OFED to prevent broken applications. Also - a plan for deprecation of the old library should be published. 3. Changes in the API must be done before RC1. Tziporet _______________________________________________ ewg mailing list ewg@lists.openfabrics.org http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ewg