The default git branch of the main DPDK repository has been renamed
from master to main.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
The versions currently listed as maintained have gone stale.
Rather than having to keep updating this doc, point to the
dpdk.org stable roadmap.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>
Acked-by: David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com>
The word "major" was used to differentiate with release candidates
or stable maintenance releases.
However the word "major" can be understood as "LTS",
so it is less confusing to avoid this word.
Reported-by: Ori Kam <orika@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Acked-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>
This policy change introduces major ABI versions, these are
declared every year, typically aligned with the LTS release
and are supported by subsequent releases in the following year.
This change is intended to improve ABI stabilty for those projects
consuming DPDK.
Signed-off-by: Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Update the LTS section to mention the branch and how LTS support ends.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
If a stable branch for a specific DPDK release is to proceed,
along with needing a maintainer, there should also be commitment
from major contributors for validation of the releases.
Also, as decided in the March 27th techboard, to facilitate user
planning, a release should be designated as a stable release
no later than 1 month after it's initial master release.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Support for 16.11 has ended. 17.11 and 18.11 are the current LTSs.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
The DPDK website has a new URL scheme since June 2018.
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Set the starting point that all commits on master branch
with Fixes tag should be backported to relevant stable/LTS
branches, and explain that the submitter may indicate it is
not suitable for backport.
Of course there will be exceptions that will crop up from time
to time that need discussion, so also add a sentence for that.
This is to ensure that there is consistency between what is
backported to stable/LTS branches, remove some subjectivity
as to what constitutes "a fix" and avoid possible conflicts
for future backports.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Add document explaining the current Stable and LTS process.
Signed-off-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
