[openib-general] [openfabrics-ewg] OFED 1.1 release - schedule and features

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 01:53, Tziporet Koren wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
>  
> 
> I wish to start the release process of OFED 1.1.
> 
> I would like that we will have a meeting next Monday to review this
> proposal of the release features and schedule.
> 
> If possible I wish to move the meeting hour from 9am PST to 11am or
> 11:30am PST
> 
>  
> 
> Tziporet
> 
>  
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> 
> Schedule: 
> 
> Target release date: 24-Aug
> 
> Intermediate milestones:
> 
> •         Development: now – 31-Jul
> 
> •         Create 1.1 branch of user level code and rc1: 24-Jul
> 
> •         Features freeze (rc2): 31-Jul
> 
> •         Code freeze (rc-x): 18- Aug 
> 
>  
> 
> Features:
> 
> •         OS:
> 
> •         Novell:
> 
> –        SLES 9.0 SP3*
> 
> –        SLES10 (official release)*
> 
> •         Redhat:
> 
> –        Redhat EL4 up2
> 
> –        Redhat EL4 up3
> 
> •         kernel.org:
> 
> –        Kernel 2.6.17*
> 
> * changes from last release
> 
>  
> 
> Note: Fedora C4 and SuSE Pro 10 were dropped from the list since I
> have not seen so many customers requesting them.
> 
> We will keep the backport patches for these OSes and make sure OFED
> compile and loaded properly but will not do full QA cycle.
> 
> Please reply if this is acceptable
> 
>  
> 
> •         General changes:
> 
> –        lib32 on 64 bits systems
> 
> –        Add madeye utility
> 
> –        Kernel code based on 2.6.18
> 
> –        Bug fixes
> 
> •         Core:
> 
> –        Set options in CMA & uCMA (needed for Intel MPI)
> 
> –        HCA fatal - full flow support
> 
> –        Huge pages support
> 
> •         OSM:
> 
> –        Partition Manager (Pkey)

Also, primitive QoS support.

> –        Pre-computed routing load from file 

Also, diags:

Add saquery tool

Enhancement to ibnetdiscover tool with grouping function

> •         SDP:
> 
> –        Beta quality
> 
> –        Improved latency 
> 
> –        Improved bandwidth of small messages (by implementing the
> Naggle algorithm) 
> 
> –        Support the backlog parameter in the listen call 
> 
> –        Interoperability with other SDP implementations 
> 
> –        support sending/receiving out of band data 
> 
> •         SRP:
> 
> –        GA quality
> 
> –        DM (Device Mapper) - for high availability
> 
> –        Basic failover/failback testing with daemon+srp+XVM/MPP and
> Engenio target
> 
> •         IPoIB
> 
> –        Performance tuning
> 
> –        Bonding - for high availability
> 
> •         uDAPL:
> 
> –        Scalability features needed for Intel MPI – take from trunk
> 
> •         Arlin & James – please reply if there are more features
> needed.
> 
> •         OSU - MVAPICH
> 
> –        Based on 0.97 (we will not move to 0.98 since we tested it
> and found it is less stable then 0.97)
> 
> –        Message coalescing
> 
> •         Open MPI
> 
> –        TBD from Jeff
> 
> •         MPI tests:
> 
> –        Replace to the new test versions from LLNL, Intel, OSU
> 
> •         iSER
> 
> –        Any update Voltaire will drive to kernel 2.6.18
> 
> •         RDS:
> 
> –        TBD – Oracle and SilverStorm should decide what should be in.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Tziporet Koren
> 
> Software Director
> 
> Mellanox Technologies
> 
> mailto: tziporet at mellanox.co.il
> Tel +972-4-9097200, ext 380
> 
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