[ewg] OFED 4.8-2 progress/status - updated Jan 23rd

[Davis, Arlin R]

We are making good progress, just a couple things to clean up before RC1. Please respond with status if you have any known issues on the list:

- OFED 4.8-2:  http://downloads.openfabrics.org/OFED/ofed-4.8-2-daily/ OFED-4.8-2-20180123-1314.tgz

	Release Status: RH7.4 and SLES12.3 backports added: rdma_core-v16, perftest 4.1-0.2, libfabric 1.5.3
			Fixes for kernel.org build 
			Fixes for Bug #2662
			Release note updates for --without-depcheck
			Changes to include vmw_pvrdma driver into default build/install
	
	Test Status: Intel - build RH 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 SLES 12.2, 12.3 - Passed
		       Intel - build RH7.1, SLES 12.1 - Failed, vmw_pvrdma issue

-Known issues to be resolved:

	1. Build failure (pvrdma_main.c) on RH 7.1 and SLES12.1 - Adit is working on fix. ETA?
	2. Bug #2663 - (P1) rping fails, iwpmd hitting segfault on SLES12.3 - Tatyana investigating. ETA?
	
- OFED 4.8-2 RC1 schedule: (2 critical issues blocking)

	- New target of Friday, Jan 26th, if all known build issues resolved and critical bug #2663 is fixed.
	
Thanks for your support,

Arlin