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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Hello Uma,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thank you for your email. We always encourage others to submit patches for issues they have discovered. We would welcome a patch from you to help resolve any issues you’ve discovered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Ray<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Uma Parepalli [mailto:Uma.Parepalli@skhms.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 09, 2015 7:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Robles, Raymond C; Judy Brock-SSI; Thomas Freeman; nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sean Brownlow<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: OFA NVMe Windows Driver Q12015 - Meeting Minutes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I may or may not attend the next Windows driver meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">However, I have observed the following with the last release:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Disk format using Windows 7 driver on both Windows 7 and Windows 8 is faster than using Windows 8 driver on Windows 8 and it is slower than Windows 8.1/2012 R2 inbox drivers.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I am not sure whether anyone is using Windows 8 at this time, since Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 are the current versions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please test and fix the issue with the Windows 8 driver on Windows 8 (not 8.1) before next release and the community driver should be on par with the inbox drivers.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Uma</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Uma Parepalli </span><span lang="TE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gautami","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">ఉమా పారేపల్లి
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Batang","serif";color:#1F497D">우마</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Batang","serif";color:#1F497D">파레팔리</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:uma.parepalli@skhms.com"><span style="color:blue">uma.parepalli@skhms.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cell: 408 805 9260</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">SK Hynix Memory Solutions, 3103 N 1<sup>st</sup> St, San Jose, CA 95134</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue"><img border="0" width="299" height="58" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D04792.C0053B30" alt="Description: http://www.skhms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/web-logo.png"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org">nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org</a> [<a href="mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org">mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robles, Raymond C<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 09, 2015 5:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Judy Brock-SSI; Thomas Freeman; <a href="mailto:nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org">
nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sean Brownlow<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [nvmewin] OFA NVMe Windows Driver Q12015 - Meeting Minutes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Great idea! Let’s definitely discuss and/or vote.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Ray</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Judy Brock-SSI <a href="mailto:[mailto:judy.brock@ssi.samsung.com]">
[mailto:judy.brock@ssi.samsung.com]</a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 09, 2015 6:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Robles, Raymond C; Thomas Freeman; <a href="mailto:nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org">
nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sean Brownlow<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: OFA NVMe Windows Driver Q12015 - Meeting Minutes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It might not hurt to have a fourth required reviewer – the more eyes the better. Perhaps we could vote on that as well?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Judy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org">nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org</a> [<a href="mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org">mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robles, Raymond C<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 09, 2015 4:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Thomas Freeman; <a href="mailto:nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org">nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sean Brownlow<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [nvmewin] OFA NVMe Windows Driver Q12015 - Meeting Minutes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Hi Tom,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thank you for responding and offering to be a required reviewer. It is perfectly understandable on the required testing component. NVMe is still very much in the early stages.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">As noted in my meeting minutes from our initial 2015 meeting, Samsung has agreed to be a reviewer and tester, if approved upon by the working group. I will send out
a meeting invite in the next day or two and we can put forth the vote on Samsung.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Again, thank you for following up.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Ray</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Thomas Freeman [<a href="mailto:thomas.freeman@hgst.com">mailto:thomas.freeman@hgst.com</a>]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 09, 2015 9:21 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Robles, Raymond C; <a href="mailto:nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org">nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sean Brownlow<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: OFA NVMe Windows Driver Q12015 - Meeting Minutes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">HGST will commit to being a required reviewer.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Unfortunately, we cannot commit to the required testing.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Tom Freeman</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Software Engineer, Device Manager and Driver Development
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">HGST, a Western Digital company</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Thomas.Freeman@hgst.com">Thomas.Freeman@hgst.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">507-322-2311</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org">
nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org</a> [<a href="mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org">mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robles, Raymond C<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 31, 2015 12:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org">nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Gianopulos, Mark P; Olsson, Claes<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [nvmewin] OFA NVMe Windows Driver Q12015 - Meeting Minutes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Meeting Minutes (Friday 1/23/15) – OFA NVMe Windows Driver Q1`2015 Meeting</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Agenda:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Review 1.4 Release (Kwok – PMC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Confirmation of Ray and Carolyn as the chairperson and source maintainer (All)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Planning for 2016 and beyond (Ray)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">AOB</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Opens:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546A">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">PMC: Kwok nominated Intel reps Raymond Robles and Carolyn Foster to take over OFA chair and source maintainer role, respectively, for 2015. No objections from working group. Ray and Carolyn will take over
roles effective immediately. <b><u>A huge thanks to Kwok and Alex for all their hard work over the last year.</u></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Dell: How will future releases be WHQL’d? 1.4 release was WHQL’d with PMC hardware. Identify a WHQL strategy moving forward for OFA driver (which hardware, who owns the WHQL certification process, price, etc.).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Intel: Confirm with OFA working group on any changes to driver releases, planning meetings, and cadence. Working group agreed to keep all planning items “as is”.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Intel: Requested a replacement for LSI/Avago/Seagate as a mandatory reviewing member company. A vote was taken on whether a 3<sup>rd</sup> mandatory company was needed (for reviewing and testing). Approved.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#44546A">o</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546A">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Dell: Abstain</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Intel: Yes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Samsung: Yes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">PMC: Yes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">HGST: Abstain</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Intel: With the working group approving the need for a 3<sup>rd</sup> mandatory reviewing member company, a request for volunteers was made by Intel. Kwok suggested Samsung. HGST was suggested by Judy. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Samsung: Will follow up with management and notify OFA working group within 2 weeks (AR: Judy - 2 weeks)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">HGST: Will follow up with management and notify OFA working group within 2 weeks (AR: Tom - 2 weeks)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Intel: Open discussion on features for 2015 OFA releases:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Intel:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">NVMe 1.1/1.2 features. Discussion on mandatory and optional features. Follow up discussion needed to close.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Start I/O Concurrent Channels (potential performance increase on high core counts).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Samsung:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Instead of learning cores, use perf opts. Shave off 2 seconds in init code… using Storport initialize perf opts. No need for source core interrupt steering code in driver.
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Storport Notification usage. Hot plug and IOCTLs, this does not work, for Win8.1… StorportRequestTimer() function needed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">CFS bit monitoring and handling. Look into adding additional handling code just to monitor CSTS.CFS.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Read only support for devices at EOL. Detection at init, hot plug, or run-time.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">AR’s:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Dell (Austin): Identify initial WHQL strategy for 2015 (mid-February… next meeting to discuss).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Samsung (Judy): Follow up with management on becoming 3<sup>rd</sup> mandatory reviewing member company for OFA (2 weeks).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">UPDATE (1/30/15): Samsung has agreed to become 3<sup>rd</sup> mandatory reviewing member company. Thanks Judy!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">HGST (Ken): Follow up with management on becoming 3<sup>rd</sup> mandatory reviewing member company for OFA (2 weeks).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Intel (Ray): Provide preliminary list of 1.1/1.2 features, both mandatory and optional, to start discussion on what to include in 2015 releases.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Intel (Ray): Communicate with Ken Strandberg at OFA website for logistical changes (mid-February… next meeting).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Next Meeting:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Mid February 2015… to plan for next release and finalize feature list for 2015 OFA driver releases.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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