Re: Xen 4.17: Proposed release schedule

[Julien Grall <julien@xxxxxxx>]

On 08/07/2022 08:51, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 08.07.2022 09:35, Henry Wang wrote:
> > Proposed option 1: Wed Sep 28, 2022
> > (+9 months from Xen 4.16 release, after Xen Summit)
> This would break our 8-month cadence or shorten 4.18 by a month (or
> more, 4.16 was late in November already, and we're liable to slip
> anyway - simply based on history). Therefore, as discussed on the
> call yesterday, ...
>
> > - Last posting date          Fri Jul 29, 2022 (+3 weeks from now)
> >
> > Patches adding new features should be posted to the mailing list
> > by this date, although perhaps not in their final version.
> >
> > - Feature freeze             Fri Aug 19, 2022 (+3 weeks from Last posting date)
> >
> > Patches adding new features should be committed by this date.
> > Straightforward bugfixes may continue to be accepted by maintainers.
> >
> > - Code freeze                Fri Sep 9, 2022 (+3 weeks from Feature freeze)
> >
> > Bugfixes only.
> >
> > - Hard code freeze           Fri Sep 16, 2022 (+1 week from Code freeze)
> >
> > Branch off staging-4.17. Bugfixes for serious bugs (including regressions),
> > and low-risk fixes only.
> >
> > - Final commits              Fri Sep 23, 2022 (+1 week from Hard code freeze)
> >
> > Docs/prep only
> >
> > - Release                    Wed Sep 28, 2022
> >
> >
> > Proposed option 2: Wed Nov 2, 2022
> > (+1 year from Xen 4.16 release)
> ... my personal view is that this is the better alternative, considering
> the circumstances.
+1

> Jan
>
> > - Last posting date          Fri Aug 12, 2022 (+5 weeks from now)
> >
> > - Feature freeze             Fri Sep 2, 2022 (+3 weeks from Last posting date)
> >
> > - Code freeze                Fri Sep 23, 2022 (+3 weeks from Feature freeze)
> >
> > - Hard code freeze           Fri Oct 14, 2022 (+3 weeks from Code freeze)
> >
> > - Final commits              Fri Oct 28, 2022 (+2 weeks from Hard code freeze)
> >
> > - Release                    Wed Nov 2, 2022
> >
> >
> > As soon as the release schedule is decided, I will post reminders one
> > week before important dates.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Henry
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Julien Grall