OVN LTS releases have a lot of ambiguity, so this is intended to codify LTS support and cadence.
Signed-off-by: Mark Michelson <[email protected]> --- Documentation/internals/release-process.rst | 28 +++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/internals/release-process.rst b/Documentation/internals/release-process.rst index f37c09e51..9db6e7494 100644 --- a/Documentation/internals/release-process.rst +++ b/Documentation/internals/release-process.rst @@ -75,16 +75,24 @@ Scheduling`_ for the timing of each stage: 2019.10.2, and so on. The process is the same for these additional release as for a .0 release. -At most two release branches are formally maintained at any given time: the -latest release and the latest release designed as LTS. An LTS release is one -that the OVN project has designated as being maintained for a longer period of -time. Currently, an LTS release is maintained until the next LTS is chosen. -There is not currently a strict guideline on how often a new LTS release is -chosen, but so far it has been about every 2 years. That could change based on -the current state of OVN development. For example, we do not want to designate -a new release as LTS that includes disruptive internal changes, as that may -make it harder to support for a longer period of time. Discussion about -choosing the next LTS release occurs on the OVS development mailing list. +Long-term Support Releases +-------------------------- + +The OVN project will periodically designate a release as "long-term support" or +LTS for short. An LTS release has the distinction of being maintained for +longer than a standard release. + +LTS releases will receive bug fixes until the point that another LTS is +released. At that point, the old LTS will receive an additional year of +critical and security fixes. Critical fixes are those that are required to +ensure basic operation (e.g. memory leak fixes, crash fixes). Security fixes +are those that address concerns about exploitable flaws in OVN and that have a +corresponding CVE report. + +LTS releases are scheduled to be released once every two years. This means +that any given LTS will receive bug fix support for two years, followed by +one year of critical bug fixes and security fixes. + Release Numbering ----------------- -- 2.31.1 _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev
