Ok, meeting cancelled for this week. From: Woodruff, Robert J <robert.j.woodr...@intel.com> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 8:27 AM To: Davis, Arlin R <arlin.r.da...@intel.com>; ewg@lists.openfabrics.org Cc: v...@dev.mellanox.co.il Subject: RE: OFA EWG Meeting: Monday, April 20th 2020 - Agenda ??
I don't have any items to discuss. Woody From: Davis, Arlin R <arlin.r.da...@intel.com<mailto:arlin.r.da...@intel.com>> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 7:51 AM To: ewg@lists.openfabrics.org<mailto:ewg@lists.openfabrics.org> Cc: Woodruff, Robert J <robert.j.woodr...@intel.com<mailto:robert.j.woodr...@intel.com>>; v...@dev.mellanox.co.il<mailto:v...@dev.mellanox.co.il> Subject: OFA EWG Meeting: Monday, April 20th 2020 - Agenda ?? Do we have anything to discuss today? I don't have any updates or commitments to continue with OFED 5_x at this time. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/722177620<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fj%2F722177620&sa=D&ust=1578937173510000&usg=AFQjCNHhw1twJxp1EaVBxmVJQBrHNq2yfQ> Meeting ID: 722 177 620 One tap mobile +16699006833,,722177620# US (San Jose) +16465588656,,722177620# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 722 177 620 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aesx25N6Us<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fu%2Faesx25N6Us&sa=D&ust=1578937173510000&usg=AFQjCNGNMFL2okPCI9kn1XyzkNUoLPVAwQ> Agenda: * OFED_5.x - discuss options for OFED lite, with distro kernel sub-system From: ewg <ewg-boun...@lists.openfabrics.org<mailto:ewg-boun...@lists.openfabrics.org>> On Behalf Of Davis, Arlin R Sent: Monday, April 06, 2020 7:56 PM To: ewg@lists.openfabrics.org<mailto:ewg@lists.openfabrics.org> Subject: [ewg] OFA EWG Meeting: Monday, April 4th 2020 - Minutes Attendees Company Arlin Davis Intel Bob Woodruff Intel Bill Snapko HPE Rupert Dance SW Forge Vladimir Sokolovsky Mellanox Devesh Sharma Broadcom Eddie Wai Broadcom Jim Ryan OFA Agenda: * OFA board asked if EWG community would be interested in supporting an OFED "lite" distribution going forward. * OFED lite option: o Simple packaging, update drivers only - ported to in-box distro release of rdma-core o Bug fixing only, no new features, in-kernel rdma_core would not be replaced/modified * IBTA use of OFED - brief history from Rupert o Initially used OFED, supported all vendors with distribution - everyone backported drivers o Then moved to MOFED for Mellanox, OFED for other vendors that still supported backports from upstream kernel o Now, MOFED for Mellanox, in-box distro releases for vendors (Broadcom, Cavium), OFED no longer useful without backports o Unless this new model supported driver updates, within 1-2 months of distro release it will be too dated to be useful * Open discussion regarding OFED lite option * General feeling is that there is little value with driver fixes only, should just go directly to distro upgrade packages, supported and timely (yum update) * OFED driver fixes packaged for in-box release, installed by customers, wouldn't be supported by distro's * Requires vendors to build/maintain drivers across many different kernel source trees and rdma_core stacks * Cavium email, "we prefer to deliver our own drivers to customers, we don't see the added value of having a common ofed release if it's just for drivers" * Broadcom and HPE still see the value in getting the latest upstream rdma-core feature set for their customers * Broadcom is willing to pick up rdma-core, compat-rdma porting if they get help. * Vlad explained details of compat-rdma backporting, huge amount of work - similar to what RH does for major releases with a 4-person team. * Intel uses own packaging for OPA, works directly with distro's for other network drivers, no need for OFED or OFED lite. * Mellanox builds and maintains its own distribution for customers, doesn't need OFED * Suggestion was made to take a quick rollcall - OFED lite vs continue with OFED full support * Company OFED lite OFED full * Broadcom no yes * Mellanox no no * Intel no no * SW Forge no no * HPE no yes * Cavium (email) no no Please send any corrections or omissions as needed. Regards, Arlin
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