SONiC DASH Workgroup Community Meeting Aug 8 2024

• GitHub Insights Tool: Kristina demonstrated a new GitHub project management tool for insights re: Issues, PRs, Tags, Conflicts, etc..
○ Conflicts in Merges: We are awaiting action from the owners to resolve conflicts before with merges.
○ Project Management Graphic: Kristina shared a the 'Insights/Pulse' graphic related to GitHub project management.

• Intel Collaboration: Kristina thanked Intel for seeking internal P4 DPDK resources, highlighting ongoing collaboration.
○ P4 DPDK Resource Update: Shweta provided an update on securing a P4 DPDK resource, mentioning waiting for confirmation from the team's manager.

○ Smart Switch Test Plan: There is a significant amount of work ongoing on the smart switch test plan document.

• LinkedIn Outreach: Kristina reached out to Gordon Brebner on LinkedIn for insights on P4 programmability.
○ Networking Efforts: Chris acknowledged Gordon Brebner's expertise and supported Kristina's networking efforts, suggesting it is beneficial regardless of the outcome.

• BMV2 Limitations: Chris and Kristina discussed the subset of tests not running due to BMV2 limitations, indicating a need for review and potential action.

• API Generation for HA: Included the task of API generation for HA located in the SONiC repo to the project management list

• CI/CD Failures:Mircea is actively working on addressing CI/CD failures and re-enabling previously disabled test cases.
○ Test Case Re-enabling: Upon re-enabling the test cases, Mircea encountered expected failures and is in the process of fixing them to ensure the CI passes.
○ Progress on Issues: Mircea has made significant progress on the issues, with most of the work completed.

• OCP PR Merges: Notd the merging of PRs in OCP Repo.
Project Management Sheet: The project management sheet now includes the OCP PR for project tracking/organization