Thanks, Etienne. Comments addressed.

Thank you~

Xintong Song



On Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 6:41 PM Etienne Chauchot <echauc...@apache.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks Xintong for the very good doc ! I added 2 comments to it.
>
> Best,
>
> Etienne
>
> On 02/07/2021 05:57, Xintong Song wrote:
> > Thanks all for the positive feedback.
> >
> > I have updated the wiki page [1], and will send an announcement in a
> > separate thread, to draw more committers' attention.
> >
> > Moreover, I've opened FLINK-23212 where we can continue with the
> discussion
> > around pure documentation changing PRs.
> >
> > Thank you~
> >
> > Xintong Song
> >
> >
> > [1]
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Merging+Pull+Requests
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 5:26 PM Xintong Song <tonysong...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I second Tison's opinion.
> >>
> >> Similar to how we skip docs_404_check for PRs that do not touch the
> >> documentation, we can skip other stages for PRs that only contain
> >> documentation changes.
> >>
> >> In addition to making merging documentation PRs easier, we can also
> reduce
> >> the workload on CI workers. Especially during the last days of a release
> >> cycle, which is usually the most busy time for the CI workers, and is
> also
> >> where most documentation efforts take place.
> >>
> >> Thank you~
> >>
> >> Xintong Song
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 3:56 PM Till Rohrmann <trohrm...@apache.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I think you are right Tison that docs are a special case and they only
> >>> require flink-docs to pass. What I am wondering is how much of a
> problem
> >>> this will be (assuming that we have a decent build stability). The more
> >>> exceptions we add, the harder it will be to properly follow the
> >>> guidelines.
> >>> Maybe we can observe how many docs PRs get delayed/not merged because
> of
> >>> this and then revisit this discussion if needed.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Till
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 8:30 AM tison <wander4...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> There are a number of PRs modifying docs only, but we still require
> all
> >>>> tests passed on that.
> >>>>
> >>>> It is a good proposal we avoid merge PR with "unrelated" failure, but
> >>> can
> >>>> we improve the case where the contributor only works for docs?
> >>>>
> >>>> For example, base on the file change set, run doc tests only.
> >>>>
> >>>> Best,
> >>>> tison.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> godfrey he <godfre...@gmail.com> 于2021年6月30日周三 下午2:17写道:
> >>>>
> >>>>> +1 for the proposal. Thanks Xintong!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best,
> >>>>> Godfrey
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Rui Li <lirui.fu...@gmail.com> 于2021年6月30日周三 上午11:36写道:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks Xintong. +1 to the proposal.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 11:05 AM 刘建刚 <liujiangangp...@gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>> +1 for the proposal. Since the test time is long and environment
> >>> may
> >>>>>> vary,
> >>>>>>> unstable tests are really annoying for developers. The solution is
> >>>>>> welcome.
> >>>>>>> Best
> >>>>>>> liujiangang
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Jingsong Li <jingsongl...@gmail.com> 于2021年6月29日周二 上午10:31写道:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> +1 Thanks Xintong for the update!
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Best,
> >>>>>>>> Jingsong
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 6:44 PM Till Rohrmann <
> >>>> trohrm...@apache.org>
> >>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> +1, thanks for updating the guidelines Xintong!
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>>>>>> Till
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 11:49 AM Yangze Guo <
> >>> karma...@gmail.com>
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> +1
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks Xintong for drafting this doc.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >>>>>>>>>> Yangze Guo
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 5:42 PM JING ZHANG <
> >>>> beyond1...@gmail.com
> >>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Xintong for giving detailed documentation.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> The best practice for handling test failure is very
> >>> detailed,
> >>>>>> it's
> >>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>> good
> >>>>>>>>>>> guidelines document with clear action steps.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> +1 to Xintong's proposal.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Xintong Song <tonysong...@gmail.com> 于2021年6月28日周一
> >>> 下午4:07写道:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks all for the discussion.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Based on the opinions so far, I've drafted the new
> >>>> guidelines
> >>>>>>> [1],
> >>>>>>>>> as a
> >>>>>>>>>>>> potential replacement of the original wiki page [2].
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hopefully this draft has covered the most opinions
> >>>> discussed
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>> consensus
> >>>>>>>>>>>> made in this discussion thread.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Looking forward to your feedback.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you~
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Xintong Song
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> [1]
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uUbxbgbGErBXtmEjhwVhBWG3i6nhQ0LXs96OlntEYnU/edit?usp=sharing
> >>>>>>>>>>>> [2]
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Merging+Pull+Requests
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 10:40 PM Piotr Nowojski <
> >>>>>>>>> pnowoj...@apache.org>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the clarification Till. +1 for what you
> >>> have
> >>>>>>> written.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Piotrek
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> pt., 25 cze 2021 o 16:00 Till Rohrmann <
> >>>>> trohrm...@apache.org
> >>>>>>>>>>>> napisał(a):
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> One quick note for clarification. I don't have
> >>> anything
> >>>>>>> against
> >>>>>>>>>> builds
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> running on your personal Azure account and this is
> >>> not
> >>>>>> what I
> >>>>>>>>>>>> understood
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> under "local environment". For me "local
> >>> environment"
> >>>>> means
> >>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>>>>> someone
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> runs the test locally on his machine and then says
> >>> that
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> tests have passed locally.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do agree that there might be a conflict of
> >>> interests
> >>>>> if a
> >>>>>>> PR
> >>>>>>>>>> author
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> disables tests. Here I would argue that we don't
> >>> have
> >>>>>>> malignant
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> committers
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> which means that every committer will probably first
> >>>>> check
> >>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> respective
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ticket for how often the test failed. Then I guess
> >>> the
> >>>>> next
> >>>>>>>> step
> >>>>>>>>>> would
> >>>>>>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to discuss on the ticket whether to disable it or
> >>> not.
> >>>>> And
> >>>>>>>>> finally,
> >>>>>>>>>>>> after
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> reaching a consensus, it will be disabled. If we see
> >>>>>> someone
> >>>>>>>>>> abusing
> >>>>>>>>>>>> this
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> policy, then we can still think about how to guard
> >>>>> against
> >>>>>>> it.
> >>>>>>>>> But,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> honestly, I have very rarely seen such a case. I am
> >>>> also
> >>>>> ok
> >>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>> pull in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> release manager to make the final call if this
> >>> resolves
> >>>>>>>> concerns.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Till
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 9:07 AM Piotr Nowojski <
> >>>>>>>>>> pnowoj...@apache.org>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 for the general idea, however I have concerns
> >>>> about
> >>>>> a
> >>>>>>>> couple
> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> details.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would first try to not introduce the exception
> >>>> for
> >>>>>>> local
> >>>>>>>>>> builds.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It makes it quite hard for others to verify the
> >>>> build
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>> make
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> sure
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that the right things were executed.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would counter Till's proposal to ignore local
> >>> green
> >>>>>>> builds.
> >>>>>>>>> If
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> committer
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is merging and closing a PR, with official azure
> >>>>> failure,
> >>>>>>> but
> >>>>>>>>>> there
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> was a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> green build before or in local azure it's IMO
> >>> enough
> >>>> to
> >>>>>>> leave
> >>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> message:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Latest build failure is a known issue:
> >>> FLINK-12345
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Green local build: URL
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This should address Till's concern about
> >>>> verification.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On the other hand I have concerns about disabling
> >>>>> tests.*
> >>>>>>> It
> >>>>>>>>>>>> shouldn't
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the PR author/committer that's disabling a test on
> >>>> his
> >>>>>> own,
> >>>>>>>> as
> >>>>>>>>>>>> that's a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conflict of interests*. I have however no problems
> >>>> with
> >>>>>>>>> disabling
> >>>>>>>>>>>> test
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> instabilities that were marked as "blockers"
> >>> though,
> >>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>> work
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pretty well. But the important thing here is to
> >>>>> correctly
> >>>>>>>> judge
> >>>>>>>>>>>> bumping
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> priorities of test instabilities based on their
> >>>>> frequency
> >>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>> current
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> general health of the system. I believe that
> >>> release
> >>>>>>> managers
> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> playing a big role here in deciding on the
> >>> guidelines
> >>>>> of
> >>>>>>> what
> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> be a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> priority of certain test instabilities.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What I mean by that is two example scenarios:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. if we have a handful of very frequently failing
> >>>>> tests
> >>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>>>>> handful
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very rarely failing tests (like one reported
> >>> failure
> >>>>> and
> >>>>>> no
> >>>>>>>>>> another
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> occurrence in many months, and let's even say that
> >>>> the
> >>>>>>>> failure
> >>>>>>>>>> looks
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> like
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> infrastructure/network timeout), we should focus
> >>> on
> >>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>> frequently
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> failing
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ones, and probably we are safe to ignore for the
> >>> time
> >>>>>> being
> >>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>> rare
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> issues
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - at least until we deal with the most pressing
> >>> ones.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. If we have tons of rarely failing test
> >>>>> instabilities,
> >>>>>> we
> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> probably
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> start addressing them as blockers.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm using my own conscious and my best judgement
> >>> when
> >>>>> I'm
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bumping/decreasing priorities of test
> >>> instabilities
> >>>>> (and
> >>>>>>>> bugs),
> >>>>>>>>>> but
> >>>>>>>>>>>> as
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> individual committer I don't have the full
> >>> picture.
> >>>> As
> >>>>> I
> >>>>>>>> wrote
> >>>>>>>>>>>> above, I
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think release managers are in a much better
> >>> position
> >>>> to
> >>>>>>> keep
> >>>>>>>>>>>> adjusting
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those kind of guidelines.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best, Piotrek
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pt., 25 cze 2021 o 08:10 Yu Li <car...@gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>> napisał(a):
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 for Xintong's proposal.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For me, resolving problems directly (fixing the
> >>>>>>>>> infrastructure
> >>>>>>>>>>>> issue,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> disabling unstable tests and creating blocker
> >>> JIRAs
> >>>>> to
> >>>>>>>> track
> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> fix
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> re-enable them asap, etc.) is (in most cases)
> >>>> better
> >>>>>> than
> >>>>>>>>>> working
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> around
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them (verify locally, manually check and judge
> >>> the
> >>>>>>> failure
> >>>>>>>> as
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "unrelated",
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> etc.), and I believe the proposal could help us
> >>>>> pushing
> >>>>>>>> those
> >>>>>>>>>> more
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "real"
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> solutions forward.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best Regards,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yu
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 10:58, Yangze Guo <
> >>>>>>>> karma...@gmail.com
> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Creating a blocker issue for the manually
> >>>> disabled
> >>>>>>> tests
> >>>>>>>>>> sounds
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> good
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Minor: I'm still a bit worried about the
> >>> commits
> >>>>>> merged
> >>>>>>>>>> before we
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> fix
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the unstable tests can also break those tests.
> >>>>>> Instead
> >>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>> letting
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assigners keep a look at all potentially
> >>> related
> >>>>>>> commits,
> >>>>>>>>>> they
> >>>>>>>>>>>> can
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> maintain a branch that is periodically synced
> >>>> with
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>> master
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> branch
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while enabling the unstable test. So that they
> >>>> can
> >>>>>>> catch
> >>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> breaking
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changes asap.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yangze Guo
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 9:52 PM Till Rohrmann
> >>> <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> trohrm...@apache.org>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I like the idea of creating a blocker issue
> >>>> for a
> >>>>>>>>> disabled
> >>>>>>>>>>>> test.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> This
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> force us to resolve it in a timely manner
> >>> and
> >>>> it
> >>>>>>> won't
> >>>>>>>>> fall
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> through
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cracks.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Till
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 8:06 AM Jingsong Li
> >>> <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> jingsongl...@gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 to Xintong's proposal
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I also have some concerns about unstable
> >>>> cases.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think unstable cases can be divided into
> >>>>> these
> >>>>>>>> types:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Force majeure: For example, network
> >>>> timeout,
> >>>>>>> sudden
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> environmental
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> collapse, they are accidental and can
> >>> always
> >>>> be
> >>>>>>>> solved
> >>>>>>>>> by
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> triggering
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> azure
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> again. Committers should wait for the next
> >>>>> green
> >>>>>>>> azure.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Obvious mistakes: For example, some
> >>> errors
> >>>>>> caused
> >>>>>>>> by
> >>>>>>>>>>>> obvious
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reasons
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> may
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be repaired quickly. At this time, do we
> >>> need
> >>>>> to
> >>>>>>>> wait,
> >>>>>>>>>> or not
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wait
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ignore?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Difficult questions: These problems are
> >>>> very
> >>>>>>>>> difficult
> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> find.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will be no solution for a while and a
> >>> half.
> >>>> We
> >>>>>>> don't
> >>>>>>>>> even
> >>>>>>>>>>>> know
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reason.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At this time, we should ignore it. (Maybe
> >>>> it's
> >>>>>>> judged
> >>>>>>>>> by
> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> author
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> case. But what about the old case whose
> >>>> author
> >>>>>>> can't
> >>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>> found?)
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, the ignored cases should be the block
> >>> of
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>>> next
> >>>>>>>>>> release
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> until
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reason is found or the case is fixed?  We
> >>>> need
> >>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>> ensure
> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> someone
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take care of these cases, because there
> >>> is no
> >>>>>>>> deepening
> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> failed
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tests, no
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one may continue to pay attention to these
> >>>>> cases.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think this guideline should consider
> >>> these
> >>>>>>>>> situations,
> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> show
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> solve them.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jingsong
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 10:57 AM Jark Wu <
> >>>>>>>>>> imj...@gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks to Xintong for bringing up this
> >>>> topic,
> >>>>>> I'm
> >>>>>>>> +1
> >>>>>>>>> in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> general.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However, I think it's still not very
> >>> clear
> >>>>> how
> >>>>>> we
> >>>>>>>>>> address
> >>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unstable
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tests.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think this is a very important part of
> >>>> this
> >>>>>> new
> >>>>>>>>>>>> guideline.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to the discussion above, if
> >>> some
> >>>>>> tests
> >>>>>>>> are
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> unstable,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> manually disable it.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But I have some questions in my mind:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1) Is the instability judged by the
> >>>> committer
> >>>>>>>>>> themselves or
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> by
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> metrics?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2) Should we log the disable commit in
> >>> the
> >>>>>>>>>> corresponding
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> issue
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> increase
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the priority?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3) What if nobody looks into this issue
> >>> and
> >>>>>> this
> >>>>>>>>>> becomes
> >>>>>>>>>>>> some
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> potential
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bugs released with the new version?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4) If no person is actively working on
> >>> the
> >>>>>> issue,
> >>>>>>>> who
> >>>>>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> re-enable
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would it block PRs again?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jark
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 10:04, Xintong
> >>> Song
> >>>> <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tonysong...@gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks all for the feedback.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @Till @Yangze
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm also not convinced by the idea of
> >>>>> having
> >>>>>> an
> >>>>>>>>>> exception
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> local
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> builds.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We need to execute the entire build
> >>> (or
> >>>> at
> >>>>>>> least
> >>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> failing
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stage)
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> locally, to make sure subsequent test
> >>>> cases
> >>>>>>>>>> prevented by
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> failure
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are all executed. In that case, it's
> >>>>> probably
> >>>>>>>>> easier
> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> rerun
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> build
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> azure than locally.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Concerning disabling unstable test
> >>> cases
> >>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>>> regularly
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> block
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRs
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merging, maybe we can say that such
> >>> cases
> >>>>> can
> >>>>>>>> only
> >>>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> disabled
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> someone
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is actively looking into it, likely
> >>> the
> >>>>>> person
> >>>>>>>> who
> >>>>>>>>>>>> disabled
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> case.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this person is no longer actively
> >>> working
> >>>>> on
> >>>>>>> it,
> >>>>>>>>>> he/she
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enable
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> case again no matter if it is fixed or
> >>>> not.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @Jing
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the suggestions.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 to provide guidelines on handling
> >>> test
> >>>>>>>> failures.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Report the test failures in the
> >>> JIRA.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 on this. Currently, the release
> >>>> managers
> >>>>>> are
> >>>>>>>>>>>> monitoring
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ci
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cron
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> build instabilities and reporting
> >>> them on
> >>>>>> JIRA.
> >>>>>>>> We
> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> also
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> encourage
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other contributors to do that for PRs.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Set a deadline to find out the root
> >>>>> cause
> >>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>> solve
> >>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> failure
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new created JIRA  because we could
> >>> not
> >>>>>> block
> >>>>>>>>> other
> >>>>>>>>>>>> commit
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merges
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> long
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. What to do if the JIRA has not made
> >>>>>>>> significant
> >>>>>>>>>>>> progress
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reached
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the deadline time?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure about these two. It
> >>> feels a
> >>>>> bit
> >>>>>>>>> against
> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> voluntary
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nature
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of open source projects.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IMHO, frequent instabilities are more
> >>>>> likely
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>> upgraded
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> critical
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> / blocker priority, receive more
> >>>> attention
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>> eventually
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> get
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fixed.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Release managers are also responsible
> >>> for
> >>>>>>> looking
> >>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> assignees
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> such
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> issues. If a case is still not fixed
> >>>>> soonish,
> >>>>>>>> even
> >>>>>>>>>> with
> >>>>>>>>>>>> all
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> these
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> efforts,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure how setting a deadline
> >>> can
> >>>>> help
> >>>>>>>> this.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. If we disable the respective tests
> >>>>>>>> temporarily,
> >>>>>>>>> we
> >>>>>>>>>>>> also
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mechanism
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to ensure the issue would be
> >>> continued
> >>>> to
> >>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>> investigated
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> future.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1. As mentioned above, we may
> >>> consider
> >>>>>>> disabling
> >>>>>>>>>> such
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> tests
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> iff
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> someone
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> actively working on it.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you~
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Xintong Song
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 9:56 PM JING
> >>>> ZHANG
> >>>>> <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> beyond1...@gmail.com
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Xintong,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 to the proposal.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In order to better comply with the
> >>>> rule,
> >>>>> it
> >>>>>>> is
> >>>>>>>>>>>> necessary
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> describe
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what's
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> best practice if encountering test
> >>>>> failure
> >>>>>>>> which
> >>>>>>>>>> seems
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unrelated
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> current commits.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How to avoid merging PR with test
> >>>>> failures
> >>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>> not
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> blocking
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> code
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merging
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a long time?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I tried to think about the possible
> >>>>> steps,
> >>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>> found
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> there
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> detailed problems that need to be
> >>>>> discussed
> >>>>>>> in
> >>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>>> step
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> further:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Report the test failures in the
> >>>> JIRA.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Set a deadline to find out the
> >>> root
> >>>>>> cause
> >>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>> solve
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> failure
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new created JIRA  because we could
> >>> not
> >>>>>> block
> >>>>>>>>> other
> >>>>>>>>>>>> commit
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merges
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> long
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>      When is a reasonable deadline
> >>> here?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. What to do if the JIRA has not
> >>> made
> >>>>>>>>> significant
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> progress
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reached
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the deadline time?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>      There are several situations as
> >>>>>> follows,
> >>>>>>>>> maybe
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> different
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cases
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different approaches.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>      1. the JIRA is non-assigned yet
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>      2. not found the root cause yet
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>      3. not found a good solution,
> >>> but
> >>>>>> already
> >>>>>>>>>> found the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> root
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cause
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>      4. found a solution, but it
> >>> needs
> >>>>> more
> >>>>>>> time
> >>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> done.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. If we disable the respective
> >>> tests
> >>>>>>>>> temporarily,
> >>>>>>>>>> we
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> also
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mechanism
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to ensure the issue would be
> >>> continued
> >>>> to
> >>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>> investigated
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> future.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> JING ZHANG
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stephan Ewen <se...@apache.org>
> >>>>>>> 于2021年6月23日周三
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 下午8:16写道:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 to Xintong's proposal
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 1:53 PM
> >>> Till
> >>>>>>>> Rohrmann <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trohrm...@apache.org>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would first try to not
> >>> introduce
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>> exception
> >>>>>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> local
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> builds.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> makes
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it quite hard for others to
> >>> verify
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>>>> build
> >>>>>>>>>> and to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> make
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sure
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> right things were executed. If
> >>> we
> >>>> see
> >>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>> this
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> becomes
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> issue
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can revisit this idea.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Till
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 4:19 AM
> >>>>> Yangze
> >>>>>>> Guo
> >>>>>>>> <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> karma...@gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 for appending this to
> >>>> community
> >>>>>>>>>> guidelines for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merging
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRs.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @Till Rohrmann
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I agree that with this
> >>> approach
> >>>>>>> unstable
> >>>>>>>>>> tests
> >>>>>>>>>>>> will
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> not
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> block
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> commit merges. However, it
> >>> might
> >>>> be
> >>>>>>> hard
> >>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>> prevent
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merging
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> commits
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that are related to those
> >>> tests
> >>>> and
> >>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>> have
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> been
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> passed
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> true that this judgment can be
> >>>> made
> >>>>>> by
> >>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> committers,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ensure the judgment is always
> >>>>> precise
> >>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>> so
> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> we
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discussion thread.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regarding the unstable tests,
> >>> how
> >>>>>> about
> >>>>>>>>>> adding
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> another
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> exception:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> committers verify it in their
> >>>> local
> >>>>>>>>>> environment
> >>>>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comment in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> such
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cases?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yangze Guo
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 8:23
> >>> PM
> >>>>> 刘建刚 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> liujiangangp...@gmail.com
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is a good principle to
> >>> run
> >>>> all
> >>>>>>> tests
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> successfully
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with any
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> change.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> means a lot for project's
> >>>>> stability
> >>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> development.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am big
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> proposal.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> liujiangang
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Till Rohrmann <
> >>>>>> trohrm...@apache.org>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 于2021年6月22日周二
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 下午6:36写道:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One way to address the
> >>>> problem
> >>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>> regularly
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> failing
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tests
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> block
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merging of PRs is to
> >>> disable
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>> respective
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> tests
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> course, the failing test
> >>> then
> >>>>>> needs
> >>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> fixed.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> least
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would not block everyone
> >>> from
> >>>>>>> making
> >>>>>>>>>>>> progress.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Till
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at
> >>> 12:00
> >>>>> PM
> >>>>>>>> Arvid
> >>>>>>>>>> Heise
> >>>>>>>>>>>> <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ar...@apache.org
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think this is overall
> >>> a
> >>>>> good
> >>>>>>>> idea.
> >>>>>>>>>> So +1
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> from
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> side.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However, I'd like to
> >>> put a
> >>>>>> higher
> >>>>>>>>>> priority
> >>>>>>>>>>>> on
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> infrastructure
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> particular docker
> >>>>>> image/artifact
> >>>>>>>>>> caches.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at
> >>>> 11:50
> >>>>>> AM
> >>>>>>>> Till
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Rohrmann
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trohrm...@apache.org
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for bringing
> >>> this
> >>>>>> topic
> >>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>> our
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> attention
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Xintong.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> proposal makes a lot
> >>> of
> >>>>> sense
> >>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>> we
> >>>>>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> follow
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> give us
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> confidence that our
> >>>> changes
> >>>>>> are
> >>>>>>>>>> working
> >>>>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> incentive
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quickly fix build
> >>>>>>> instabilities.
> >>>>>>>>>> Hence,
> >>>>>>>>>>>> +1.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Till
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 22, 2021
> >>> at
> >>>>> 11:12
> >>>>>>> AM
> >>>>>>>>>> Xintong
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Song <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tonysong...@gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In the past a
> >>> couple of
> >>>>>>> weeks,
> >>>>>>>>> I've
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> observed
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> several
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> times
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRs
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merged without a
> >>> green
> >>>>>> light
> >>>>>>>> from
> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> CI
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tests,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> failure
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cases
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> considered
> >>> *unrelated*.
> >>>>>> This
> >>>>>>>> may
> >>>>>>>>>> not
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> always
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cause
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problems,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> increase the chance
> >>> of
> >>>>>>> breaking
> >>>>>>>>> our
> >>>>>>>>>>>> code
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> base.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fact,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> occurred
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me twice in the past
> >>>> few
> >>>>>>> weeks
> >>>>>>>>>> that I
> >>>>>>>>>>>> had
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> revert a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> commit
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> breaks
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the master branch
> >>> due
> >>>> to
> >>>>>>> this.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think it would be
> >>>> nicer
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>> enforce a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stricter
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rule,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRs
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merged without
> >>> passing
> >>>>> CI.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The problems of
> >>> merging
> >>>>> PRs
> >>>>>>>> with
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "unrelated"
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> test
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> failures
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - It's not always
> >>>>>>>> straightforward
> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>> tell
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whether a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> test
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> failures are
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> related or not.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - It prevents
> >>>> subsequent
> >>>>>> test
> >>>>>>>>> cases
> >>>>>>>>>>>> from
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> executed,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> may
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fail
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relating to the PR
> >>>>> changes.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To make things
> >>> easier
> >>>> for
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> committers,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> following
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> exceptions
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> considered
> >>> acceptable.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - The PR has passed
> >>> CI
> >>>> in
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> contributor's
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> personal
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> workspace.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> post
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the link in such
> >>> cases.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - The CI tests have
> >>>> been
> >>>>>>>>> triggered
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> multiple
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> times, on
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> commit,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> each stage has at
> >>> least
> >>>>>>> passed
> >>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>> once.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comment
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> such
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cases.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If we all agree on
> >>>> this,
> >>>>>> I'd
> >>>>>>>>>> update the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> community
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> guidelines
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merging
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRs wrt. this
> >>> proposal.
> >>>>> [1]
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please let me know
> >>> what
> >>>>> do
> >>>>>>> you
> >>>>>>>>>> think.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you~
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Xintong Song
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [1]
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Merging+Pull+Requests
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> Best regards!
> >>>>>> Rui Li
> >>>>>>
>

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