On 08/07/2022 08:51, Jan Beulich wrote:
On 08.07.2022 09:35, Henry Wang wrote:
Proposed option 1: Wed Sep 28, 2022
(+9 months from Xen 4.16 release, after Xen Summit)
This would break our 8-month cadence or shorten 4.18 by a month (or
more, 4.16 was late in November already, and we're liable to slip
anyway - simply based on history). Therefore, as discussed on the
call yesterday, ...
- Last posting date Fri Jul 29, 2022 (+3 weeks from now)
Patches adding new features should be posted to the mailing list
by this date, although perhaps not in their final version.
- Feature freeze Fri Aug 19, 2022 (+3 weeks from Last posting date)
Patches adding new features should be committed by this date.
Straightforward bugfixes may continue to be accepted by maintainers.
- Code freeze Fri Sep 9, 2022 (+3 weeks from Feature freeze)
Bugfixes only.
- Hard code freeze Fri Sep 16, 2022 (+1 week from Code freeze)
Branch off staging-4.17. Bugfixes for serious bugs (including regressions),
and low-risk fixes only.
- Final commits Fri Sep 23, 2022 (+1 week from Hard code freeze)
Docs/prep only
- Release Wed Sep 28, 2022
Proposed option 2: Wed Nov 2, 2022
(+1 year from Xen 4.16 release)
... my personal view is that this is the better alternative, considering
the circumstances.
+1
Jan
- Last posting date Fri Aug 12, 2022 (+5 weeks from now)
- Feature freeze Fri Sep 2, 2022 (+3 weeks from Last posting date)
- Code freeze Fri Sep 23, 2022 (+3 weeks from Feature freeze)
- Hard code freeze Fri Oct 14, 2022 (+3 weeks from Code freeze)
- Final commits Fri Oct 28, 2022 (+2 weeks from Hard code freeze)
- Release Wed Nov 2, 2022
As soon as the release schedule is decided, I will post reminders one
week before important dates.
Kind regards,
Henry
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Julien Grall
