There is an existing DISCUSS thread re: moving the stable pointer, mentioned here in an earlier post. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1cc4528a6a35cd1b0d38398aa61ad642a368901795d6970544d0a0a9%40%3Cdev.hbase.apache.org%3E
On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 9:07 AM Sean Busbey <bus...@apache.org> wrote: > please start a dedicated DISCUSS thread about moving the stable pointer. > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 11:33 PM Yu Li <car...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Since 2.4.6 has been released on Sep. 13th and we plan to EOL 2.3.x, > shall > > we move the stable pointer to 2.4 (it's still on 2.3.6 for now on our > > download page [1])? Or any concerns? Thanks. > > > > Best Regards, > > Yu > > > > [1] https://hbase.apache.org/downloads.html > > > > > > On Tue, 3 Aug 2021 at 06:01, Andrew Purtell <andrew.purt...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > I’ve been working with 2.4 for months and it is stable enough for me to > > +1 > > > moving the pointer at this time. This work includes many tests with 2.4 > > > using ITBLL with slowDeterministic and serverKilling policies and there > > has > > > not been an unstable result, as defined by crashes/loss of daemons by > the > > > IT framework, or data issues requiring hbck. > > > > > > > On Aug 2, 2021, at 2:27 PM, Nick Dimiduk <ndimi...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 2, 2021 at 1:22 PM Andrew Purtell < > > andrew.purt...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> EOL of 2.3 seems premature. > > > >> > > > >> The stable pointer is still pointing to 2.3. > > > >> > > > >> Advancing the stable pointer is an obvious prerequisite. If there > are > > > any > > > >> concerns blocking advancing the pointer to 2.4, this is where we > > should > > > >> start the discussion. > > > >> > > > > > > > > Point taken. I see the only conclusion of our thread [0] was to agree > > > that > > > > we should define "stable" criteria. I thought we'd already advanced > the > > > > marker. > > > > > > > > [0]: > > > > > > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1cc4528a6a35cd1b0d38398aa61ad642a368901795d6970544d0a0a9%40%3Cdev.hbase.apache.org%3E > > > > > > > >>> On Aug 2, 2021, at 11:23 AM, Nick Dimiduk <ndimi...@apache.org> > > wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> Heya, > > > >>> > > > >>> I'd like to start a discussion regarding the declaration of the end > > of > > > >> life > > > >>> for branch-2.3. This release line has matured nicely, but with the > > > stable > > > >>> pointer moving forward, and our community interest in pushing on > 2.5 > > > and > > > >>> 3.0, I think it's worth considering whether we want to continue > > putting > > > >>> resources into this release line. > > > >>> > > > >>> I propose we make one final release, 2.3.7, whenever we have enough > > > >> commits > > > >>> to the branch, or the beginning of October, whichever comes first. > > > >>> > > > >>> Thoughts? > > > >>> > > > >>> Thanks, > > > >>> Nick > > > >> > > > > > >
