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[virtio 1.3] Feature freeze has started

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Cornelia Huck
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2023-07-03T12:42:00+00:00
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[virtio 1.3] Feature freeze has started
As outlined in  https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio/202304/msg00036.html  ff., as part of the release process for the 1.3 version of the virtio spec, we have now entered feature freeze. This means:  *** By July 1st[3rd], all not yet integrated features that are targeting 1.3 need to have at least a github issue open that is pointing to a patch (set) on the list. ***  AFAICS, the list of features matching these criteria is the following:
https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/173  ("virtio-net: support inner header hash")
* this looks very close, with voting likely to start in the next
couple of days
https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/167  ("Support transitional device for PCIe VF")
* I have not followed that one in detail, but it has been stated that
this one should also be ready soon -- can people please confirm that
this will be ready for inclusion in July?
https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/170  ("The size of virtio_net_hdr struct are wrong when VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT feature is negotiated.")  * Can someone please check the status of this? Looks like a patch is
available, but no progress for a long time? Is this maybe interacting
with the inner header hash feature?  Any others that I have missed?  I'd like to wrap this up in July; not a real problem if we spill over a couple of days into August, but I'd really like to avoid delaying the process for too much (it will take long enough already.)  virtio 1.3 timeline:  Development  July 3rd: feature freeze (github issue
<-- we are here and change on list)  August 1st: change freeze (all voted upon)  virtio-next development branch opens  August: prepare draft  August 31st (latest): draft voted upon by TC  September: public review period  October: addtl public review period, if needed  October (November): 1.3 released  merge virtio-next development branch
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