[fsdpwg] one of my assigned targets: Chelsio

[Jim Ryan]

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> On Aug 14, 2020, at 9:23 AM, Doug Ledford <dledford at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> CI testing of upstream kernels prior to the code being integrated into distributions, which helps find and fix bugs once instead of once per distro.  In addition, this is a service provided to upstream community free of charge, like 0-day testing and Syzkaller testing.  You get the ability to tout your company as a contributing member to this upstream service.
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> Interoperability testing against other iWARP vendors without having to go buy all the other vendor's hardware.
> 
> A place to login and test things yourself in the event that some sort of incompatibility is found.
> 
> A place to login and update firmware on your own hardware to release candidate level firmware and run that against other vendor's hardware without having to buy all the other vendor's hardware.
> 
> A place to run the new Logo program and get Logo certification for your hardware.
> 
> That's an inexhaustive list of things you get from this.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>> Doug and team, I've now engaged with my 3 assigned targets. Of the three, so
>> far only Chelsio has reached back with what amounts to a status and a
>> question which I'd like to pass along to you.
>> 
>> I was not able to track down my earlier senior-level contact. I recall the
>> name was "Kianoosh" or something like that, the CEO. The only name I could
>> come up with was Bharat whom I know of thru the EWG meetings I sometimes
>> attend.
>> 
>> Bharat reported plans to (before my contact) take FSDP to Chelsio management.
>> Bharat also reported being part of OFAEWG and therefore being at least
>> generally familiar but unable to explain exactly what the benefits of
>> participation would be, other than "CI and HW testing".
>> 
>> I'm not clear how to respond, any suggestions?
>> 
>> thanks, Jim
>> 
>> 
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