[Wwg] OFA - Window Working Group, When: Tue Apr 01, 2008, 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM US Pacific Daylight Time

[John Russo]

This is far too big a decision to be made in email.  We need to have
another meeting (before the currently scheduled April meeting) to get
everyone's concerns on the table.

Can this be set up?

-----Original Message-----
From: wwg-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org
[mailto:wwg-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Tzachi Dar
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 5:47 AM
To: Smith, Stan; wwg at lists.openfabrics.org
Cc: Alex Naslednikov
Subject: RE: [Wwg] OFA - Window Working Group, When: Tue Apr 01,
2008,09:00 AM - 11:00 AM US Pacific Daylight Time

I believe that 2008 should be included in the release.

In the past weeks xalex from Mellanox has made a lot of work on fixing 
the compiler problems on windows server 2008. Currently the code can be
compiled
with the new compiler and the binaries are under test. Once the tests
will pass
we will publish the patches to the forum (hopefully next week).
KMDF is currently optional and most existing drivers in the market are
not KMDF drivers.
New drivers of course should be written using KMDF (assuming this is
possibale).

Using dpinst instead of devmon shouldn't also be a problem.

Thanks
Tzachi


> -----Original Message-----
> From: wwg-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org 
> [mailto:wwg-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Smith, Stan
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:40 PM
> To: wwg at lists.openfabrics.org
> Subject: [Wwg] OFA - Window Working Group, When: Tue Apr 01, 
> 2008,09:00 AM - 11:00 AM US Pacific Daylight Time
> 
> What: OFA - Window Working Group
> When: Tue Apr 01, 2008, 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM US Pacific Time
> Where: 916-356-2663, (inside Intel) 8-356-2663
> Bridge: 4
> Passcode: 2307800
> 
> Agenda
> ------
> 
> Update on PXE Boot-over-InfiniBand work (Mx & MS).
> 
> Bugzilla bug reporting - is it working?
> 
> IPoIB partitioning support - SVN deployment estimates in 
> early March; Where is it?
> 
> Why Server 2008 support should _not_ be a part of WinOF 1.1 release.
> (Not an April Fool's joke
>     (discussion points)
>     Server 2008 support far larger task than most believed...
>       Mx non-standard approach to loading drivers; need to 
> follow MS prescribed approach (KMDF).
>       Entirely new build environment (WDK vs. DDK). Build 
> environment not src backwards compatible.
>       WDK vs. DDK compile & runtime differences (__ptr64).
>     WIX Installer - Server 2008 requires signed drivers to 
> install & new install tools (Dpinst).
>     Serious lack of validation time.
> 
> Server 2008 support should be released in the June/July 
> timeframe as 'WinOF 2.0'.
>     
> Proposed Win-O-F 1.1 Release contents (update)
> 
>   - IPoIB partitioning support - SVN deployment estimates in 
> early March.
>   - WSD - ready?
>   - VNIC (Qlogic) - driver name change issues: 8.3 format 
> name to use as boot device.
>   - SRP - ready.
>   - DAT/DAPL - ready.
>   - NDI - possible .dll inclusion?
>   - IB SDK - ready
>   - Debug versions & symbols @ the OFA-WinOF download site; 
> needs Wiki FAQ update (stan)
>   - (only WWG validated) Device drivers will be Digitally 
> signed by OFA.
> 
> Need release notes level documentation on component 
> functionality/changes.
> 
> Module maintainers will supply Stan with summary change info 
> suitable for
>   release notes inclusion.
> 
> trunk\docs\manual.htm updates for all WinOF components!
> 
> Is 4-25-08 realistic for WinOF 1.1 release?
> 
> Revised WinOF 1.1 release schedule
>    
>    4-08-08    RC1
>    4-15-08    RC2
>    4-22-08    RC3 -or- WinOF 1.1 release
>    4-29-08    (if required) WinOF 1.1 release
> 
> Additional topics?
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