Great news! Thanks for the efforts Roshani + Sheng. On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 6:58 PM Roshani Nagmote <roshaninagmo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Release branch v1.3.x was cut yesterday night. Thanks, @Sheng for helping > with this and merging a bunch of PRs. I will be running tests on the branch > and move forward with the release steps now. :) > Thanks, > Roshani > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 11:12 AM Roshani Nagmote < > roshaninagmo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks Patric for reviewing the notes. Updated the doc with MKL-DNN > points > > you mentioned accordingly. > > > > Regards, > > Roshani > > > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 8:03 PM Zhao, Patric <patric.z...@intel.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi Roshani, > >> > >> Good notes :) > >> > >> Several items about the performance and MKL-DNN in the below, please > help > >> take a review. > >> > >> @Da, Alex, if anything about MKL-DNN is missed, feel free to add. > >> > >> *Performance improvement > >> +Support for dot(dns, csr) = dns and dot(dns, csr.T) = dns on CPU > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11113 > >> +Performance improvement for Batch Dot on CPU from mshadow > >> https://github.com/dmlc/mshadow/pull/342 > >> -Fix the topk regression issue (#12197) > >> This is the bugfix rather than performance improvements > >> > >> > >> *MKL-DNN > >> More functionality supports: > >> +Support more activation functions, "sigmoid", "tanh", "softrelu" > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/10336 > >> > >> Debugging functionality: > >> +Result check > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/12069 > >> +Backend switch > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/12058 > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> --Patric > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Roshani Nagmote [mailto:roshaninagmo...@gmail.com] > >> > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 1:53 AM > >> > To: dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org > >> > Subject: Re: Release plan - MXNET 1.3 > >> > > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > Thank you everyone for helping to clear release blockers. CI tests > were > >> failing > >> > so we delayed RC by some time. But now the tests are passing and we > are > >> > ready to cut the release branch. > >> > > >> > I have drafted release notes here: > >> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/Apache+MXNet+%28in > >> > cubating%29+1.3.0+Release+Notes > >> > > >> > > >> > Please take a look and update if I have missed anything. I will be > >> cutting > >> > RC0 tomorrow. > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Roshani > >> > > >> > On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 2:28 PM Roshani Nagmote > >> > <roshaninagmo...@gmail.com> > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> > > Sure will do. thanks. > >> > > > >> > > -Roshani > >> > > > >> > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 11:53 AM Afrooze, Sina <sina....@gmail.com> > >> > wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> Hi Roshani - Can you please make sure that this fix (which is > already > >> > >> merged to master) is also merged to the stable branch for 1.3.0: > >> > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11493 - Thanks, > Sina > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 8/16/18, 10:51 AM, "Roshani Nagmote" > >> > <roshaninagmo...@gmail.com> > >> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> > >> > >> Release status: > >> > >> > >> > >> Currently, for release 1.3.0 there are a couple of issues open > >> > >> which needs > >> > >> to be resolved before cutting RC. > >> > >> > >> > >> The current date we are looking at for cutting RC0 is > >> 08/17(Friday). > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Open issues which need to be looked at before cutting RC: > >> > >> > >> > >> 1. Topk regression issue > >> > >> <https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues/12197> - > >> > >> #12202 PR > >> > >> with fix < > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/12202> > >> > >> 2. Excessive memory allocation issue > >> > >> <https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues/12116> - > >> > >> #12184 PR > >> > >> with fix < > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/12184> > >> > >> 3. Test_io.test_csvIter breaks on CentOS > >> > >> <https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues/12139> - > >> > >> #12189 PR > >> > >> with fix > >> > >> <https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/12189> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> @committers, could you please help review these PRs and get > them > >> > >> merged? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> > >> > >> Roshani > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 12:46 PM Roshani Nagmote < > >> > >> roshaninagmo...@gmail.com> > >> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > Talked to the person who ran resnet50 benchmarks offline. > Build > >> > >> flag was > >> > >> > not properly set so there was a difference in performance > >> > >> numbers observed. > >> > >> > There is no issue caught and he was able to get the same > >> results as > >> > >> > mentioned here > >> https://mxnet.incubator.apache.org/faq/perf.html > >> > >> > < > >> https://mxnet.incubator.apache.org/faq/perf.html#scoring-results> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > We are good here. > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Thanks, > >> > >> > Roshani > >> > >> > > >> > >> > On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 4:08 PM Roshani Nagmote < > >> > >> roshaninagmo...@gmail.com> > >> > >> > wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> Hi Dom, > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> I verified resnet50 run on MXNet master branch. Checked on > >> > >> single gpu > >> > >> >> machine. Numbers match. I didn't see any performance > >> degradation. > >> > >> >> > >> https://mxnet.incubator.apache.org/faq/perf.html#scoring-results > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> Can you please give me more details on the instance type and > >> > >> script you > >> > >> >> ran exactly so that I can try to reproduce it again? > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> Thanks, > >> > >> >> Roshani > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 12:31 PM Roshani Nagmote < > >> > >> >> roshaninagmo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >>> This is not a major feature. I meant other new feature > >> > >> requests PR won't > >> > >> >>> be accepted in 1.3 release now. > >> > >> >>> Bug fixes will be accepted. I will be trying to reproduce > the > >> > >> regression > >> > >> >>> Dom mentioned today. :) > >> > >> >>> > >> > >> >>> Thanks, > >> > >> >>> Roshani > >> > >> >>> > >> > >> >>> On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 12:06 PM Naveen Swamy > >> > >> <mnnav...@gmail.com > >> > >> > > >> > >> >>> wrote: > >> > >> >>> > >> > >> >>>> Is this is a major feature? This is a regression that Dom > is > >> > >> reporting > >> > >> >>>> wrt > >> > >> >>>> to performance > >> > >> >>>> > >> > >> >>>> On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 11:38 AM, Roshani Nagmote < > >> > >> >>>> roshaninagmo...@gmail.com > >> > >> >>>> > wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > Thanks for reporting this issue Dom. > >> > >> >>>> > 08/10 (Frida)y was the major feature freeze date. We > >> won't be > >> > >> >>>> accepting any > >> > >> >>>> > new features now for MXNet 1.3 release. > >> > >> >>>> > RC0 will be cut on 08/17(Friday). > >> > >> >>>> > > >> > >> >>>> > Will be verifying the performance degradation issue > >> mentioned. > >> > >> >>>> > > >> > >> >>>> > Thanks, > >> > >> >>>> > Roshani > >> > >> >>>> > > >> > >> >>>> > On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 8:45 AM Divakaruni, Dominic > >> > >> >>>> > <ddiva...@amazon.com.invalid> wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > >> > >> >>>> > > Hi all, We tested resnet50 on MXNet built from master > >> > >> branch on > >> > >> >>>> Friday > >> > >> >>>> > and > >> > >> >>>> > > were seeing degraded performance on GPU - about 50% > >> > >> slower compared > >> > >> >>>> to > >> > >> >>>> > > these values here > >> > >> https://mxnet.incubator.apache.org/faq/perf.html. > >> > >> >>>> FWIW > >> > >> >>>> > > this slowdown was seen for both MXNet as well as the > TRT > >> > >> integrated > >> > >> >>>> > MXNet. > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > Something for you all to verify before or after you > cut > >> > >> the RC. > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > Thx! > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > On 8/13/18, 4:34 AM, "kellen sunderland" < > >> > >> >>>> kellen.sunderl...@gmail.com> > >> > >> >>>> > > wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > Hey Roshani, > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > Has a RC branch already been cut? If so, a quick > >> heads > >> > >> up that > >> > >> >>>> I > >> > >> >>>> > think > >> > >> >>>> > > this commit should probably get into RC0 for 1.3. > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/commit/ > >> > >> >>>> > ee8755a2531b322fec29c9c3d2aa3b8738da41f3 > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > It won't cause issues for users, but from a > >> versioning > >> > >> >>>> compatibility > >> > >> >>>> > > perspective it's probably better that we remove > >> these > >> > >> functions > >> > >> >>>> in > >> > >> >>>> > this > >> > >> >>>> > > release. This way we don't have to worry about > major > >> > >> bumps in > >> > >> >>>> the > >> > >> >>>> > next > >> > >> >>>> > > release if they're removed. > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > -Kellen > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 7:24 PM Roshani Nagmote < > >> > >> >>>> > > roshaninagmo...@gmail.com> > >> > >> >>>> > > wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > Thanks Kellen and everyone else for working to > get > >> > >> TensorRT PR > >> > >> >>>> > > merged! > >> > >> >>>> > > > @Sina, I will be keeping track of that issue and > >> fixes > >> > >> to get > >> > >> >>>> in > >> > >> >>>> > the > >> > >> >>>> > > > release. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > We are starting code freeze for 1.3 release > >> today. A > >> > >> release > >> > >> >>>> > > candidate will > >> > >> >>>> > > > be cut on 08/17. > >> > >> >>>> > > > Feel free to add any other comments/suggestions. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > Thanks, > >> > >> >>>> > > > Roshani > >> > >> >>>> > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 5:39 AM kellen > sunderland > >> < > >> > >> >>>> > > > kellen.sunderl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > All merged and ready to go from my side > Roshani > >> (the > >> > >> >>>> TensorRT > >> > >> >>>> > PR). > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > I agree with Sina that issue 12116 looks it's > a > >> > >> blocker. > >> > >> >>>> I'll > >> > >> >>>> > try > >> > >> >>>> > > and > >> > >> >>>> > > > > reproduce it locally to get another datapoint. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 3:15 AM Afrooze, Sina > < > >> > >> >>>> > sina....@gmail.com> > >> > >> >>>> > > > wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > Hi Roshani - I think this regression issue > is > >> a > >> > >> release > >> > >> >>>> > blocker: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > >> > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues/12116 > >> > >> >>>> - Sina > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > On 8/8/18, 12:40 PM, "Roshani Nagmote" < > >> > >> >>>> > > roshaninagmo...@gmail.com> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > Thanks, Kellen for letting me know. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 12:09 PM kellen > >> > >> sunderland < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > kellen.sunderl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > Hey Roshani, I think it should be > ready > >> by > >> > >> Friday. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 10:20 PM Roshani > >> > >> Nagmote < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > roshaninagmo...@gmail.com> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > Thanks Kellen. Yes, we were treating > >> this > >> > >> PR as a > >> > >> >>>> > release > >> > >> >>>> > > > > blocker. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > Do you > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > have any ETA by which it will be > >> completed? > >> > >> >>>> Approximate > >> > >> >>>> > > time > >> > >> >>>> > > > will > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > also > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > work. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > @zhi, Thanks for bringing this PR > into > >> > >> notice. I > >> > >> >>>> will > >> > >> >>>> > > keep a > >> > >> >>>> > > > > track > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > of it. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > -Roshani > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 11:30 AM > >> Joshua Z. > >> > >> Zhang < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > cheungc...@gmail.com> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > I strongly suggest to track this > PR > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11908 > >> > >> >>>> > < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11908 > >> > >> >>>> > > > >> > >> >>>> > > in 1.3 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > release > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > which fixed the usability issue > for > >> > >> lower end > >> > >> >>>> > machines > >> > >> >>>> > > that > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > don’t have > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > as > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > large shared memory space as ec2 > >> > >> instances. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > Best, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > - Zhi > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > On Aug 7, 2018, at 9:05 AM, > >> Roshani > >> > >> Nagmote < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > roshaninagmo...@gmail.com > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > Right now, we are delaying MXNet > >> 1.3 > >> > >> release > >> > >> >>>> for > >> > >> >>>> > > pending > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > TensorRT PR > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > ( > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/ > >> > >> >>>> > incubator-mxnet/pull/11325 > >> > >> >>>> > > ). > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > I wanted to ask everyone for > their > >> > >> opinions > >> > >> >>>> if we > >> > >> >>>> > > should > >> > >> >>>> > > > > delay > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > the > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > release > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > to get tensorRT integration in > or > >> we > >> > >> should go > >> > >> >>>> > ahead > >> > >> >>>> > > with > >> > >> >>>> > > > the > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > release > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > and > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > include tensorRT in next > release. > >> > >> Please > >> > >> >>>> provide > >> > >> >>>> > > > suggestions. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > Roshani > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 12:45 AM > >> Hagay > >> > >> Lupesko > >> > >> >>>> < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > lupe...@gmail.com> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> Some thoughts: why not keep it > >> out of > >> > >> 1.3, > >> > >> >>>> and > >> > >> >>>> > > merge it > >> > >> >>>> > > > into > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > master > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > so > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > it > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> can go out with 1.4 instead? > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> Pros: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> - Reduce quality risks for 1.3 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> - More time to test and get > >> feedback > >> > >> before > >> > >> >>>> > release > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> - Avoid further delays in 1.3 > >> release > >> > >> (lots > >> > >> >>>> of > >> > >> >>>> > good > >> > >> >>>> > > stuff > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > there > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > already > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > for > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> users) > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> Cons: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> - People will need to get > master > >> to > >> > >> >>>> experiment > >> > >> >>>> > with > >> > >> >>>> > > TRT > >> > >> >>>> > > > (not > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > a major > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > issue > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> IMO) > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> Besides, TRT requires a build > >> flag > >> > >> anyway, so > >> > >> >>>> > MXNet > >> > >> >>>> > > users > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > consuming > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > built > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> packages (PyPi, Scala) will > >> anyway > >> > >> not be > >> > >> >>>> able to > >> > >> >>>> > > try it > >> > >> >>>> > > > out > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > unless > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> building from source... > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> Thoughts? > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> On Sun, Aug 5, 2018 at 10:38 PM > >> > >> Steffen > >> > >> >>>> Rochel < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > steffenroc...@gmail.com > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> Marek, Kellen, Jun, Da, Eric, > >> myself > >> > >> and a > >> > >> >>>> few > >> > >> >>>> > > other > >> > >> >>>> > > > people > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > discussed > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> offline about TensorRT > >> integration > >> > >> PR ( > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> > >> >>>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11325 > ). > >> > >> >>>> > > > We > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > do > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > agree > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > that > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> it > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> would be good to include the > PR > >> into > >> > >> >>>> upcoming 1.3 > >> > >> >>>> > > > release, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > but are > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > all > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> concerned about the risk > >> involved > >> > >> and the > >> > >> >>>> > breaking > >> > >> >>>> > > API > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > change. The > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> discussion converged to > >> following > >> > >> proposal. > >> > >> >>>> (1) > >> > >> >>>> > > change to > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > contrib > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > PR > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > and > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> (2) define a different top > >> level API > >> > >> to > >> > >> >>>> indicate > >> > >> >>>> > > that the > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > package > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > is > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > part > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> of contrib and experimental > >> (details > >> > >> of API > >> > >> >>>> TBD > >> > >> >>>> > > between > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > Marek, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > Kellen > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > and > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> Eric). This change would allow > >> to > >> > >> include > >> > >> >>>> TRT > >> > >> >>>> > > integration > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > with v1.3 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > to > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> enable users to try TRT with > >> MXNet, > >> > >> >>>> minimize the > >> > >> >>>> > > risk and > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > avoid > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > breaking > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> API change. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> To accommodate the change the > >> > >> request is to > >> > >> >>>> delay > >> > >> >>>> > > RC for > >> > >> >>>> > > > a > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > few > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > days. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> Regards, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> Steffen > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 5:08 > PM > >> > >> Roshani > >> > >> >>>> Nagmote < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> roshaninagmo...@gmail.com > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> Hi, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> I have created a wiki for > >> tracking > >> > >> MXNet > >> > >> >>>> 1.3 > >> > >> >>>> > > release > >> > >> >>>> > > > with > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > the > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > timeline. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> Please take a look here: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/ > >> > >> >>>> > Apache+MXNet+%28incubating%29+1.3.0+Release+Status > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> I am still waiting for > >> following 2 > >> > >> PRs to > >> > >> >>>> get > >> > >> >>>> > > merged: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> TRT integration: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11325 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> Gluon RNN: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > >> > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11482 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> *Code freeze date is > >> > >> 08/02(Thursday).* > >> > >> >>>> Kindly > >> > >> >>>> > try > >> > >> >>>> > > to > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > complete > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > ongoing > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> work > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> and get these PRs merged. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> Thanks, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> Roshani > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 1:02 > PM > >> > >> Roshani > >> > >> >>>> Nagmote > >> > >> >>>> > < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> roshaninagmo...@gmail.com > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> Hi all, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> Here is an update on MXNet > 1.3 > >> > >> release: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> I am still waiting for > >> following > >> > >> PRs to > >> > >> >>>> get > >> > >> >>>> > > merged: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> TRT integration: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> >>>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11325 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> Gluon RNN: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > >> > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11482 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> Scala examples: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11753 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11621 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> *New code freeze date is: > >> 08/03* > >> > >> Please > >> > >> >>>> try to > >> > >> >>>> > > get > >> > >> >>>> > > > your > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > ongoing > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > PRs > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> merged by then. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> @Pedro, I didn't include > your > >> PRs > >> > >> in > >> > >> >>>> tracking > >> > >> >>>> > > list as > >> > >> >>>> > > > you > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > said > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > those > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> are > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> not critical for now. Please > >> let > >> > >> me know > >> > >> >>>> if > >> > >> >>>> > > those needs > >> > >> >>>> > > > > to > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > be > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> included. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11636 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11562 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> I also have updated project > >> > >> proposal > >> > >> >>>> cwiki page > >> > >> >>>> > > to > >> > >> >>>> > > > update > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > the > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > status > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> of > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> PRs. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > >> > >> >>>> > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/ > >> > >> >>>> > Project+Proposals+for+next+MXNet+Release > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> Please let me know if I am > >> missing > >> > >> >>>> something. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> Thanks, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> Roshani > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 1:34 > >> PM > >> > >> Pedro > >> > >> >>>> Larroy < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> pedro.larroy.li...@gmail.com > > > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> I would like to get these > PR > >> > >> merged: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11636 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11562 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> How much longer until the > >> code > >> > >> freeze? > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at > 1:44 > >> AM > >> > >> Roshani > >> > >> >>>> > Nagmote > >> > >> >>>> > > < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> roshaninagmo...@gmail.com> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Hi all, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> PRs waiting to be merged > >> for 1.3 > >> > >> >>>> release: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11325 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Are there any other PRs > >> waiting > >> > >> to get > >> > >> >>>> > merged? > >> > >> >>>> > > Please > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > let me > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > know. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Release blocker issue: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues/11853 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> @Marco, @Kellen, Thanks > for > >> > >> bringing up > >> > >> >>>> the > >> > >> >>>> > > important > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > topic. I > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> agree > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> with > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> you and we(internal Amazon > >> team) > >> > >> will be > >> > >> >>>> > > working on > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > fixing the > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> disabled > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> tests. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Currently, my colleague, > >> Hao Jin > >> > >> is > >> > >> >>>> working > >> > >> >>>> > on > >> > >> >>>> > > > > compiling > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > the > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > list > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> of > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> disabled tests and leading > >> the > >> > >> effort > >> > >> >>>> to fix > >> > >> >>>> > > them in > >> > >> >>>> > > > > the > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > next > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > few > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> days. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Thanks, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Roshani > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at > >> 6:39 PM > >> > >> kellen > >> > >> >>>> > > sunderland < > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> > kellen.sunderl...@gmail.com > >> > > >> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Thanks again for > organizing > >> > >> Roshani. I > >> > >> >>>> > > believe the > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > TensorRT > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> work > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> is > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> ready > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> for a merge. Thanks to > >> Marek > >> > >> and all > >> > >> >>>> the > >> > >> >>>> > > NVIDIA > >> > >> >>>> > > > > people > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > for > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> iterating > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> on > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> it. If possible could a > >> > >> committer > >> > >> >>>> review, > >> > >> >>>> > > make sure > >> > >> >>>> > > > > it > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > meets > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> their > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> expectations and then > >> merge? > >> > >> PR is > >> > >> >>>> here: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/11325 > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> To Marco's point. I'd > >> > >> recommend we > >> > >> >>>> review > >> > >> >>>> > > some of > >> > >> >>>> > > > > those > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> disabled > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> tests > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> and > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> see how likely they are > to > >> > >> affect users > >> > >> >>>> > > before we > >> > >> >>>> > > > cut > >> > >> >>>> > > > > a > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > release. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> Many of > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> them are obviously not > too > >> > >> important > >> > >> >>>> from a > >> > >> >>>> > > user's > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > point of > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > view > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> (e.g. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> downloading a > >> sometimes-offline > >> > >> image > >> > >> >>>> in a > >> > >> >>>> > > test). > >> > >> >>>> > > > One > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > idea > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> would > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> be > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> to > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> try > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> and address as many of > the > >> > >> customer > >> > >> >>>> > impacting > >> > >> >>>> > > issues > >> > >> >>>> > > > > as > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > possible > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> between > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> code freeze and the RC0 > >> vote. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at > >> 1:23 PM > >> > >> Marco > >> > >> >>>> de > >> > >> >>>> > Abreu > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> < > >> marco.g.ab...@googlemail.com > >> > >> .invalid> > >> > >> >>>> > wrote: > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> Hello Roshani, > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> frequent releases are > >> good and > >> > >> I'm > >> > >> >>>> > > supportive for > >> > >> >>>> > > > > this > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > in > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>> general > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> in > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> order > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> to provide our users > with > >> the > >> > >> latest > >> > >> >>>> > > features and > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> improvements. > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> But > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>> at > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> the > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> moment, I'm slightly > >> concerned > >> > >> about > >> > >> >>>> the > >> > >> >>>> > test > >> > >> >>>> > > > > coverage > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > due to > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> [1]. I > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> want > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> us to be conscious about > >> > >> cutting a > >> > >> >>>> release > >> > >> >>>> > > even > >> > >> >>>> > > > > though > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > not > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > all > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> tests > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> are > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> enabled (29 disabled > >> tests [2] > >> > >> as of > >> > >> >>>> > today). > >> > >> >>>> > > > > However, I > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> acknowledge > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> that > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> we > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> have improved by a lot > >> lately > >> > >> thanks > >> > >> >>>> to > >> > >> >>>> > > everybody > >> > >> >>>> > > > > > > > > >> participating > >> > >> >>>> > > > > >
