DPDK techboard minutes of January 30

DPDK techboard minutes of January 30

[Ferruh Yigit]

Meeting notes for the DPDK technical board meeting held on 2019-01-30

Attendees: 8/9
	- Bruce Richardson
	- Ferruh Yigit
	- Hemant Agrawal
	- Jerin Jacob
	- Konstantin Ananyev
	- Maxime Coquelin
	- Olivier Matz
	- Thomas Monjalon


1) Windows compilers for DPDK Windows Port

Techboard suggests using following tools for Windows development unless they are
proven to not satisfying our needs:
- Compiler: clang for Windows
- Build system: meson
- Development concerns:
	- Windows port should use common code as much as possible
	- If some part is not common for Windows, it needs to be reworked
	- Thomas will spend some time on Windows code reviews


2) Community Survey on Tools and Process Pain Points

- Honnappa is managing the effort
- Will go with two surveys, first one is for collecting problem statement
- Second one will be for solutions
- Questions will be both open ended and multiple choice
- Deadline is February 6


3) Security Process

- A draft is prepared by Thomas, need to work more on details on steps
- Maxime will review draft and collect more information
- Progress will be discussed in next techboard meeting


4) Google Summer Of Code

- Stephen sent an email about it
- Deadline is close
- Maxime will follow the issue with Stephen


5) Next techboard meeting

- It will be on February 13
- Hemant Agrawal will chair it


6) Next Meeting
- Static Analysis Issues
- Security Process
- Google Summer Of Code