Re: [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-web] [PATCH v2] update stable releases roadmap

[Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>]

On 04/18/2018 02:28 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 18/04/2018 14:28, Ferruh Yigit:
>> On 4/18/2018 10:14 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>> 18/04/2018 11:05, Ferruh Yigit:
>>>> On 4/11/2018 12:28 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>>>> -	<p>Typically a new stable release version follows a mainline release
>>>>> -	by 1-2 weeks, depending on the test results.
>>>>> +	<p>The first stable release (.1) of a branch should follow
>>>>> +	its mainline release (.0) by at least two months,
>>>>> +	after the first release candidate (-rc1) of the next branch.
>>>>
>>>> Hi Thomas,
>>>>
>>>> What this change suggest? To be able to backport patches from rc1?
>>>
>>> Yes, it is the proposal we discussed earlier.
>>> We can wait one week after RC1 to get some validation confirmation.
>>> Do you agree?
>>
>> This has been discussed in tech-board, what I remember the decision was to wait
>> the release to backport patches into stable tree.
> 

Any minutes? I couldn't find them

> It was not so clear to me.
> I thought post-rc1 was acceptable. The idea is to speed-up stable releases
> pace, especially first release of a series.
> 
> 

I think timing of stable releases and bugfix backports to the stable
branch are two separate items.

I do think that bugfix backports to stable should happen on a regular
basis (e.g. every 2 weeks). Otherwise we are back to the situation where
if there's a bugfix after a DPDK release, a user like (surprise,
surprise) OVS may not be able to use that DPDK version for ~3 months.

Someone who wants to get the latest bugfixes can just take the latest on
the stable branch and importantly, can have confidence that the
community has officially accepted those patches. If someone requires
stable to be validated, then they have to wait until the release.

Kevin.