Re: [virtio] RE: [virtio-comment] [PATCH requirements 5/7] net-features: Add n-tuple receive flow steering requirements

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 05:26:04PM +0000, Parav Pandit wrote:
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> > From: Heng Qi <hengqi@linux.alibaba.com>
> > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2023 10:35 AM
> 
> > > I will update this details in the v1.
> > 
> > Hi, Parav.
> > 
> > Do we have a work schedule for the 1.4 features?
> 
> Since n-tuple requirements are straightforward, below is timeline in mind,
> 1. Requirements agree and drafted by June-30

Pls note a bunch of people are traveling to kvm forum,
I'd add a couple of weeks.

> 2. Design and its review to finish by July-30
> 3. Spec to review by Aug-30

Wait a second are we talking about 1.4 or 1.3?  For 1.3 indeed we need
to wrap development up by end of summer - our charter is to produce
releases every 12 to 16 months, previous one was July 1st, 2022.

> > For example, the flow director we are very concerned about recently, because
> > different scenarios have requirements for it.
> > 
> > We'd like to work out with you a rough timeline so we can discuss and
> > collaborate better!
> > 
> Will above timeline workable for you to work together on it?
> We should work on finite requirements that we can converge and deliver.
> First draft was this v0 one.
> 
> Otherwise, it can be never ending list that doesn't reach anywhere as steering technology keeps improving.
> 
> Slightly unrelated to question, let's call this feature as: "receive flow filters", instead of "flow director".
>