netdev foundation TSC meeting notes - Oct 22nd

Present: Andrew, Jakub, Johannes, Kuniyuki, Paolo, Willem, Simon
Guest: Matthieu

Presentation by Matthieu Baerts
- Update on 6 months of work
1. Lab maintenance
2. New features
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XOP7DGSWSyEYR1u4plxIxck9FrnB54MTvnzYRE7y1-I/edit?usp=sharing

Lab update
- Have PO for next 2 HW testing machines, will submit order today
- Need to purchase cables separately

Academic research program
- CFP now open: https://sessionize.com/netdev-foundation-call-for-proposals/

Merge window
- May run for three weeks; if so, Netdev may reopen sooner, after 2 weeks

Patch Review
- Jakub is concerned about patch merging in his absence (gotta take a break sometimes!)
- Some discussion about extra help
- Some discussion of AI/bot applying patches that are Acked and green

AI
- Discussion of CC Sashiko emails: list + author
- Fix clarification bot (series info)
- Anecdotally seems to be working
- Johannes feels the providence requested is important in the light of LLM assisted patches Test acceptance criteria
- Testing
- Before we begged for tests
- Now we are overwhelmed by AI generated tests
- Where to draw the line? What is of value?
- An option is to add test-specific prompts to Sashiko (NIPA)

Patch “Takeover”
- Jakub considers adding policy welcoming maintainers taking over submissions for LLM fixes E.g. for problems highlighted by Sashiko
- Needs some nuance for non–drive-by case