Re: [Xen-devel] Xen 4.2 release plan (Was: Re: 4.2 TODO update)

[Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2012-03-12 at 14:12 +0000, Sander Eikelenboom wrote:
> Hello Ian,
> 
> Monday, March 12, 2012, 2:37:35 PM, you wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 2012-03-12 at 12:11 +0000, Ian Campbell wrote:
> > [4.2 TODO list]
> 
> > So the list is getting to be quite manageable. I think it is time we
> > started discussing plans for a 4.2, timelines etc.
> 
> > As a starting point for discussion how about the following:
> 
> > After next week's TODO list update (19 March) I start taking a much
> > harder line on what goes on the TODO list, especially the blocker list.
> > A strong case will have to be made for why any particular addition is
> > critical to Xen 4.2. This means that posting additions this week means
> > you will have a much greater chance of that item making it onto the list
> > for 4.2!
> 
> > We then continue to focus on reducing the TODO list with a view to doing
> > a feature freeze on, lets say, 2 April (3 weeks from today, 2 weeks from
> > the "TODO list freeze").
> 
> > At that point we become strict about not taking new features which are
> > not already on the TODO list, becoming increasingly strict WRT
> > nice-to-have vs blocker.
> 
> > Aim to have -rc0 mid to late April, continuing weekly "Until Its
> > Ready(tm)", expecting the release itself to land in May or June.
> 
> > Any thoughts? Too Aggressive? Too Pessimistic?
> 
> > Ian.
> 
> I think there could be quite some fallout when users start testing the
> RC's (announce them well on xen-users ?), since there a quite some
> important changes (xl instead of xm) that don't have had such a wide
> spread testing yet.

Right, I think this is where the "Until Its Ready" bit comes in ;-0

> I haven't tested xen-unstable myself since i'm a bit on a time
> constrain right now and some major changes are still in progress, but
> i'm planning on switching when the rc's are there.

Great!

Ian.



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