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Re: Xen 4.18 release: Reminder about code freeze
- To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>, "committers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <committers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- From: Henry Wang <Henry.Wang@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 06:40:06 +0000
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- Thread-topic: Xen 4.18 release: Reminder about code freeze
Hi Jan,
> On Sep 25, 2023, at 14:32, Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 25.09.2023 03:25, Henry Wang wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> This is the reminder that we are currently in code freeze. The hard code
>> freeze date will be in two weeks, i.e. Fri Oct 6, 2023.
>
> Could you further remind us about what is (not) permitted to go in during
> this time?
Sorry, my bad. From code freeze, technically only bugfixes and release
Blockers can go in.
> I also understand all commits need a release ack from now on?
I think so.
> (I'm sorry, we're doing releases only every once in a while, so it is
> always good for things to be re-spelled out, i.e. even if they haven't
> changed from earlier releases.)
Actually, thanks for asking! For MISRA work...
> This, for example, would then likely mean
> that all Misra work now needs queuing for after the tree re-opens ...
…I also thought about this, to be honest I am tempted to loose the control
or at least offer some flexibility on this specific part, as normally MISRA
related changes are harmless and actually harden the code. I am wondering
if there are any objections from others…
Committers, would you mind sharing your opinion on this one? Thanks!
Kind regards,
Henry
>
> Thanks, Jan
>
>> The planned date for 4.18 rc1 is this Friday, i.e. Sep 29, 2023.
>>
>> Also, below is the (updated) critical items on my list for 4.18 release:
>> 1. [PATCH 0/7] tools: More Python 3 fixes (part 1 of N)
>> https://gitlab.com/xen-project/xen/-/issues/114
>>
>> 2. tools: Switch to non-truncating XENVER_* ops
>> https://lore.kernel.org/xen-devel/20230117135336.11662-1-andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx/
>>
>> 3. dom0less vs xenstored setup race Was: xen | Failed pipeline for staging |
>> 6a47ba2f
>> https://marc.info/?l=xen-devel&m=168312468808977
>> https://marc.info/?l=xen-devel&m=168312687610283
>>
>> 4. [PATCH v2 0/8] Fixes to debugging facilities
>> https://lore.kernel.org/xen-devel/21cc28b9-91d1-1e6e-23ac-00c44f3ec08e@xxxxxxxxx/
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Henry
>>
>
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