On 03/14/2018 02:25 PM, Vijay Bellur wrote:
On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 4:25 AM, Kaleb S. KEITHLEY
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
On 03/12/2018 02:32 PM, Shyam Ranganathan wrote:
> On 03/12/2018 10:34 AM, Atin Mukherjee wrote:
>> *
>>
>> After 4.1, we want to move to either continuous
numbering (like
>> Fedora), or time based (like ubuntu etc) release
numbers. Which
>> is the model we pick is not yet finalized. Happy to
hear opinions.
>>
>>
>> Not sure how the time based release numbers would make more
sense than
>> the one which Fedora follows. But before I comment further on
this I
>> need to first get a clarity on how the op-versions will be
managed. I'm
>> assuming once we're at GlusterFS 4.1, post that the releases
will be
>> numbered as GlusterFS5, GlusterFS6 ... So from that
perspective, are we
>> going to stick to our current numbering scheme of op-version
where for
>> GlusterFS5 the op-version will be 50000?
>
> Say, yes.
>
> The question is why tie the op-version to the release number? That
> mental model needs to break IMO.
>
> With current options like,
> https://docs.gluster.org/en/latest/Upgrade-Guide/op_version/
<https://docs.gluster.org/en/latest/Upgrade-Guide/op_version/> it is
> easier to determine the op-version of the cluster and what it
should be,
> and hence this need not be tied to the gluster release version.
>
> Thoughts?
I'm okay with that, but——
Just to play the Devil's Advocate, having an op-version that bears
some
resemblance to the _version_ number may make it easy/easier to
determine
what the op-version ought to be.
We aren't going to run out of numbers, so there's no reason to be
"efficient" here. Let's try to make it easy. (Easy to not make a
mistake.)
My 2¢
+1 to the overall release cadence change proposal and what Kaleb
mentions here.
Tying op-versions to release numbers seems like an easier approach
than others & one to which we are accustomed to. What are the benefits
of breaking this model?
There is a bit of confusion among the user base when a release happens
but the op-version doesn't have a commensurate bump. People ask why they
can't set the op-version to match the gluster release version they have
installed. If it was completely disconnected from the release version,
that might be a great enough mental disconnect that the expectation
could go away which would actually cause less confusion.
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