Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2018-01-02 Thread Jan Beulich
>>> On 02.01.18 at 16:07, wrote: > I'm not sure if there has been a set time frame as a goal for x.y.z releases > - > from my not so close observations, they seem to be somewhat adhoc. We're trying to get them out on a 4 month cadence, but there's almost always a reason that causes them to be d

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2018-01-02 Thread Steven Haigh
On Tuesday, 2 January 2018 11:54:43 PM AEDT Lars Kurth wrote: > Hi Juergen: > > thank you for raising this. As far as I can tell, the switch to the > 6-monthly release model has had some consequences, some of which were > predicted, others were not. So, I think we should probably review the > deci

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2018-01-02 Thread Juergen Gross
On 02/01/18 13:54, Lars Kurth wrote: > Hi Juergen: > > thank you for raising this. As far as I can tell, the switch to the 6-monthly > release model has had some consequences, some of which were predicted, others > were not. So, I think we should probably review the decision. > > Key concerns

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2018-01-02 Thread Lars Kurth
Hi Juergen: thank you for raising this. As far as I can tell, the switch to the 6-monthly release model has had some consequences, some of which were predicted, others were not. So, I think we should probably review the decision. Key concerns raised: • Too much work in actively maintaining 4 b

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-19 Thread Steven Haigh
On Tuesday, 19 December 2017 10:44:04 PM AEDT George Dunlap wrote: > On 12/19/2017 10:42 AM, Steven Haigh wrote: > > On Tuesday, 19 December 2017 7:47:14 PM AEDT Jan Beulich wrote: > > On 19.12.17 at 07:58, wrote: > >>> My proposal addresses the 4.10 experience. I see the following > >>> alter

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-19 Thread George Dunlap
On 12/19/2017 10:42 AM, Steven Haigh wrote: > On Tuesday, 19 December 2017 7:47:14 PM AEDT Jan Beulich wrote: > On 19.12.17 at 07:58, wrote: >>> My proposal addresses the 4.10 experience. I see the following >>> alternatives (assuming we want to keep the two releases per year >>> scheme): >>>

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-19 Thread Steven Haigh
On Tuesday, 19 December 2017 7:47:14 PM AEDT Jan Beulich wrote: > >>> On 19.12.17 at 07:58, wrote: > > My proposal addresses the 4.10 experience. I see the following > > alternatives (assuming we want to keep the two releases per year > > scheme): > > > > 1. Leave everything as is > > > >Pro

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-19 Thread Jan Beulich
>>> On 19.12.17 at 07:58, wrote: > My proposal addresses the 4.10 experience. I see the following > alternatives (assuming we want to keep the two releases per year > scheme): > > 1. Leave everything as is >Pro: seems to work for the June release >Con: release date for the December releas

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-18 Thread Juergen Gross
On 18/12/17 21:27, Julien Grall wrote: > Hi Juergen, > > On 18/12/2017 18:32, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 18/12/17 17:38, Julien Grall wrote: >>> Hi Juergen, >>> >>> On 18/12/17 16:10, Juergen Gross wrote: On 18/12/17 16:57, Julien Grall wrote: > Hi George, > > On 18/12/17 14:56, G

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-18 Thread Julien Grall
Hi Juergen, On 18/12/2017 18:32, Juergen Gross wrote: On 18/12/17 17:38, Julien Grall wrote: Hi Juergen, On 18/12/17 16:10, Juergen Gross wrote: On 18/12/17 16:57, Julien Grall wrote: Hi George, On 18/12/17 14:56, George Dunlap wrote: On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Juergen Gross wrote:

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-18 Thread Juergen Gross
On 18/12/17 17:38, Julien Grall wrote: > Hi Juergen, > > On 18/12/17 16:10, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 18/12/17 16:57, Julien Grall wrote: >>> Hi George, >>> >>> On 18/12/17 14:56, George Dunlap wrote: On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 14/12/17 14:13, Juergen Gro

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-18 Thread George Dunlap
On 12/18/2017 04:10 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 18/12/17 16:57, Julien Grall wrote: >> Hi George, >> >> On 18/12/17 14:56, George Dunlap wrote: >>> On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: On 14/12/17 14:13, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 14/12/17 13:43, Julien Grall wrote:

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-18 Thread Julien Grall
Hi Juergen, On 18/12/17 16:10, Juergen Gross wrote: On 18/12/17 16:57, Julien Grall wrote: Hi George, On 18/12/17 14:56, George Dunlap wrote: On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: On 14/12/17 14:13, Juergen Gross wrote: On 14/12/17 13:43, Julien Grall wrote: On 14/12/17

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-18 Thread Juergen Gross
On 18/12/17 16:57, Julien Grall wrote: > Hi George, > > On 18/12/17 14:56, George Dunlap wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> On 14/12/17 14:13, Juergen Gross wrote: On 14/12/17 13:43, Julien Grall wrote: > > > On 14/12/17 11:38, Juergen Gross wrote

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-18 Thread Julien Grall
Hi George, On 18/12/17 14:56, George Dunlap wrote: On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: On 14/12/17 14:13, Juergen Gross wrote: On 14/12/17 13:43, Julien Grall wrote: On 14/12/17 11:38, Juergen Gross wrote: On 14/12/17 12:28, Julien Grall wrote: On 14/12/17 07:56, Juer

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-18 Thread George Dunlap
On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Jan Beulich wrote: On 14.12.17 at 08:56, wrote: >> 4. Should we try harder to negotiate embargo dates of security issues to >>match the (targeted) release dates? > > Personally I don't think embargo dates should be made match > release dates; if anything,

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-18 Thread George Dunlap
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 14/12/17 14:13, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 14/12/17 13:43, Julien Grall wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 14/12/17 11:38, Juergen Gross wrote: On 14/12/17 12:28, Julien Grall wrote: > > > On 14/12/17 07:56, Juergen Gross wrote: >>

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-15 Thread Juergen Gross
On 14/12/17 14:13, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 14/12/17 13:43, Julien Grall wrote: >> >> >> On 14/12/17 11:38, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> On 14/12/17 12:28, Julien Grall wrote: On 14/12/17 07:56, Juergen Gross wrote: > Hi all, Hi Juergen, I would recommend to CC c

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-14 Thread Jan Beulich
>>> On 14.12.17 at 08:56, wrote: > 4. Should we try harder to negotiate embargo dates of security issues to >match the (targeted) release dates? Personally I don't think embargo dates should be made match release dates; if anything, the other way around. Holding back security issues is just b

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-14 Thread Jan Beulich
>>> On 14.12.17 at 12:38, wrote: > Next try: > > 2. Should we have released 4.10 without those late security patches, >resulting in the need for 4.10.1 at once? We don't make point releases just for security issues on other branches - why would we do so right after a .0 release? We really ha

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-14 Thread Juergen Gross
On 14/12/17 13:43, Julien Grall wrote: > > > On 14/12/17 11:38, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 14/12/17 12:28, Julien Grall wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 14/12/17 07:56, Juergen Gross wrote: Hi all, >>> >>> Hi Juergen, >>> >>> I would recommend to CC committers on that thread, so your thread don't >>> g

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-14 Thread Julien Grall
On 14/12/17 11:38, Juergen Gross wrote: On 14/12/17 12:28, Julien Grall wrote: On 14/12/17 07:56, Juergen Gross wrote: Hi all, Hi Juergen, I would recommend to CC committers on that thread, so your thread don't get lost in the xen-devel meanders :). with 4.10 more or less finished it i

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-14 Thread Juergen Gross
On 14/12/17 12:28, Julien Grall wrote: > > > On 14/12/17 07:56, Juergen Gross wrote: >> Hi all, > > Hi Juergen, > > I would recommend to CC committers on that thread, so your thread don't > get lost in the xen-devel meanders :). > >> with 4.10 more or less finished it is time to plan for the n

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-14 Thread Julien Grall
On 14/12/17 07:56, Juergen Gross wrote: Hi all, Hi Juergen, I would recommend to CC committers on that thread, so your thread don't get lost in the xen-devel meanders :). with 4.10 more or less finished it is time to plan for the next release 4.11. Since 4.7 we are using a 6 month releas

[Xen-devel] Xen release cycle revisited

2017-12-13 Thread Juergen Gross
Hi all, with 4.10 more or less finished it is time to plan for the next release 4.11. Since 4.7 we are using a 6 month release cycle [1] targeting to release in June and December. While this worked reasonably well for 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9 we had some difficulties with 4.10: bad luck with security pat