From patchwork Mon Feb 13 09:26:16 2023 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Jerin Jacob X-Patchwork-Id: 123781 X-Patchwork-Delegate: thomas@monjalon.net Return-Path: X-Original-To: patchwork@inbox.dpdk.org Delivered-To: patchwork@inbox.dpdk.org Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF2A441C87; Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:26:34 +0100 (CET) Received: from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90A9540A81; Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:26:34 +0100 (CET) Received: from mx0b-0016f401.pphosted.com (mx0b-0016f401.pphosted.com [67.231.156.173]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC22D400D6; Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:26:33 +0100 (CET) Received: from pps.filterd (m0045851.ppops.net [127.0.0.1]) by mx0b-0016f401.pphosted.com (8.17.1.19/8.17.1.19) with ESMTP id 31D8HIIg031330; Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:26:33 -0800 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=marvell.com; h=from : to : cc : subject : date : message-id : mime-version : content-transfer-encoding : content-type; s=pfpt0220; bh=QXVlSWVvlxI9bqQk0HQ2Dg/y0y7SxIwntNlrj6frLtg=; b=EC4ooUJeZwF4xFOoFPw5aHZQ0MV6R+tYOoxXIMvlRRaC6zZ6kFa91WZpDPSJJtI+lUEY s05qldKH9/a6wVBWs8E5vpKxz/ljJVl67MFeakiZv0mp4igBPOMerBM4HvNrIi5g9kA5 ++K88hPXwdVgZVzj+yEh4wYBQyk54UWCpw3XPWHseFDTVJpt1agmM6J1MkNDqicmfhnN bVG9cZ7jXwDa50+UyU+MjYNoDLulOca0bI/ZRqBBAUmxnCYKUK6SBmT+4l7MYgqMbTp/ Joiqf2tVbVpf+YiukqTJWnhEzN1EN2+asOceusc9ASSdVNBw91oF5hWc1c+E2yHlJZE5 Vg== Received: from dc5-exch01.marvell.com ([199.233.59.181]) by mx0b-0016f401.pphosted.com (PPS) with ESMTPS id 3npbe1xnt2-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:26:32 -0800 Received: from DC5-EXCH02.marvell.com (10.69.176.39) by DC5-EXCH01.marvell.com (10.69.176.38) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.0.1497.42; Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:26:30 -0800 Received: from maili.marvell.com (10.69.176.80) by DC5-EXCH02.marvell.com (10.69.176.39) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 15.0.1497.42 via Frontend Transport; Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:26:30 -0800 Received: from jerin-lab.marvell.com (jerin-lab.marvell.com [10.28.34.14]) by maili.marvell.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55C013F704A; Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:26:29 -0800 (PST) From: To: CC: , , Jerin Jacob Subject: [dpdk-web] [RFC PATCH] process: new library approval in principle Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:56:16 +0530 Message-ID: <20230213092616.3589932-1-jerinj@marvell.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.39.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Proofpoint-GUID: uqK82QFJCKnuFtZDOTS8c7FiDTSC1AVD X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: uqK82QFJCKnuFtZDOTS8c7FiDTSC1AVD X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.219,Aquarius:18.0.930,Hydra:6.0.562,FMLib:17.11.170.22 definitions=2023-02-13_04,2023-02-09_03,2023-02-09_01 X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org From: Jerin Jacob Based on TB meeting[1] action item, defining the process for new library approval in principle. [1] https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2023-January/260035.html Signed-off-by: Jerin Jacob Acked-by: Konstantin Ananyev --- content/process/_index.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/process/_index.md diff --git a/content/process/_index.md b/content/process/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..21c2642 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/process/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ ++++ +title = "Process" +weight = "9" ++++ + +## Process for new library approval in principle + +### Rational + +Adding a new library to DPDK codebase with proper RFC and then full patch-sets is +significant work and getting early approval-in-principle that a library help DPDK contributors +avoid wasted effort if it is not suitable for various reasons. + +### Process + +1. When a contributor would like to add a new library to DPDK code base, the contributor must send +the following items to DPDK mailing list for TB approval-in-principle. + + - Purpose of the library. + - Scope of the library. + - Any licensing constraints. + - Justification for adding to DPDK. + - Any other implementations of the same functionality in other libs/products and how this version differs. + - Public API specification header file as RFC + - Optional and good to have. + - TB may additionally request this collateral if needed to get more clarity on scope and purpose. + +2. TB to schedule discussion on this in upcoming TB meeting along with author. Based on the TB +schedule and/or author availability, TB may need maximum three TB meeting slots. + +3. Based on mailing list and TB meeting discussions, TB to vote for approval-in-principle and share +the decision in the mailing list. +