Hey Arlin, I can't make today's call. I'll reply inline below:
On 3/15/2018 2:02 PM, Davis, Arlin R wrote: > > All, > > > > I want to start the discussion on “OFED next” requirements while 4.8-2 > is finishing up. > > I will start the discussion with the following topics, feel free to > add and adjust appropriately. > > > > _Which kernel release? (If there is a strong opinion one versus the > other please explain):_ > - Kernel.org 4.15.8 (stable) > - Kernel.org 4.16-rc5 (GA most likely early April) > I think we should consider 4.17, which should hit RC1 around 4/15. If we kept our sparse kernel tree refreshed as the RCs progress, it should be doable. And it allows OFED to not lag so far behind upstream releases. My 2 cents... Or at least 4.16. I'm not sure why we would consider 4.15.x... > _Which distro/backports, do we need to go back 4 years to RH7.0 (2014) > and SLES12.0 (2014)?_ > > - RH 7.5 (beta) - > https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7-beta/html/7.5_release_notes/index > - SLES 15 (June 2018) - > https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86_64/SUSE-SLES/15/ I thought we just supported the last 2 releases or something like that? > > _Library/ulp/drivers to deprecate:_ > - Xeon Phi > - ?? > > _Library/ulp/drivers to add: _ > - Huawei hns > - ?? > > _Library/ulp/drivers to update:_ > - rdma-core v17 > - ?? > > _Do we have full support for all in-kernel ulp and driver backports?_ > > - NVMe-oF (currently kernel.org only, no backports) > - i40iw (currently kernel.org only, no backports) > - NFS-rdma (currently SLES12.2 and RH7.3 only) > > > If we can all participate and provide feedback we can nail down our > OFED-next strategy during our upcoming EWG meeting on March 26^th . > > Thanks, > > Arlin > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ewg mailing list > ewg@lists.openfabrics.org > http://lists.openfabrics.org/mailman/listinfo/ewg
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