From: "Dan Kenigsberg" <danken(a)redhat.com>
To: "Doron Fediuck" <dfediuck(a)redhat.com>
Cc: "Livnat Peer" <lpeer(a)redhat.com>, board(a)ovirt.org, devel(a)ovirt.org
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 5:32:20 PM
Subject: Re: [ovirt-devel] 3.5 Time-frame: pushing feature freeze
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 09:10:59AM -0400, Doron Fediuck wrote:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Livnat Peer" <lpeer(a)redhat.com>
> > To: "Doron Fediuck" <dfediuck(a)redhat.com>
> > Cc: board(a)ovirt.org, devel(a)ovirt.org
> > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 4:05:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: 3.5 Time-frame: pushing feature freeze
> >
> > On 05/29/2014 03:44 PM, Doron Fediuck wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Livnat Peer" <lpeer(a)redhat.com>
> > >> To: "Doron Fediuck" <dfediuck(a)redhat.com>,
board(a)ovirt.org,
> > >> devel(a)ovirt.org
> > >> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 3:21:26 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: 3.5 Time-frame: pushing feature freeze
> > >>
> > >> On 05/28/2014 06:01 PM, Doron Fediuck wrote:
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>> The current date for feature freeze is May 30.
> > >>> Based on today's weekly sync[1], it seems that most teams
require
> > >>> additional 2 weeks to conclude current work.
> > >>>
> > >>> Therefore I suggest to set an updated FF milestone for June 15.
> > >>>
> > >>> If you need more time or think we should not change the current
> > >>> date please respond.
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> I think we should prioritize schedule over capacity.
> > >> Features which do not make it to FF can wait for the next release.
> > >>
> > >> I think that we should be more careful in the planning phase because
> > >> it
> > >> seems to be a recurring phenomena where people commit for features
> > >> they
> > >> know won't make it to FF - still these features get approved for
the
> > >> release.
> > >>
> > >> I suggest to adopt a spec review phase, which would become part of
the
> > >> planning phase, Here is the process (which is similar to some of the
> > >> openstack projects' process):
> > >>
> > >> 1. For each feature the owner would have to submit a spec file which
> > >> includes a description and details of the feature (like what feature
> > >> pages should include today - and mostly do not!).
> > >>
> > >> An example would be -
> > >>
https://review.openstack.org/#/q/status:open+project:openstack/neutron-sp...
> > >>
> > >> 2. The specs are getting reviews and hopefully approved after they
> > >> meet
> > >> some standards and make sense to add to oVirt.
> > >>
> > >> 3. Once a spec is approved it can be a candidate to include in the
> > >> release ( at this point the owner should have a good estimation on
how
> > >> long it is going to take him to implement the proposed spec)
> > >>
> > >> 4. The release manager of the version should approve the spec for the
> > >> version according to the well known deadlines.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Livnat
> > >>
> > >>> Thanks,
> > >>> Doron
> > >>>
> > >>> [1]
http://ovirt.org/meetings/ovirt/2014/ovirt.2014-05-28-14.01.txt
> > >
> > > Livnat,
> > > it seems that most other teams need the extra time based on
yesterday's
> > > weekly sync, which included a network representative as well.
> > > So regardless of networking the rest of the version is not ready to
> > > freeze hence this is needed.
> > >
> >
> > This is not about a specific team status, this is more about our general
> > approach to deadlines which should be less flexible.
> >
>
> And I agreed we will not be flexible for next version, but currently
> most teams are not ready yet. This is the feedback we got in the sync
> meeting and it cannot be ignored.
I don't think anybody suggests to ignore the feedback. As always, the
question is: is the release time-based, or feature based?
It is not clear to me which are the features that block the release.
They should be named and prioritized. Otherwise, we'd slip dates
forever.
The number of non-green features in the spreadsheet
http://bit.ly/17qBn6F does not match the numbers cited during the sync
meeting, so I am confused.
On Vdsm side I find 5 features with code in advanced stages. jsonrpc and
import
data domain should probably block the release. I am not sure about the rest.
infra 1079821 [RFE] Prevent host fencing while kdumping Code will be
in by end of May
infra 1081049 [RFE] replace XML-RPC communication (engine-vdsm) with
json-rpc based on bidirectional transport End of May
infra 1083645 [RFE][scale]: Replace the use of oop with ioprocess Code
will be in by Mid June
virt 1082479 disable spice file transfer & copy and paste packaging on
F19&F20 issues
storage 1083307 import existing data domain coding
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Can we agree on a definite list of feature that must block 3.5?
gluster 1040795 Gluster Volume Capacity monitoring In Progress
gluster 1083583 Gluster Profile In Progress
infra 1063095 [RFE][AAA] engine should have a generic LDAP provider Most
code already in. Finalization and fixes by mid June
infra 1090517 [RFE][AAA] Support anonymous bind for authn/authz Most
code already in. Finalization and fixes by mid June
infra 1090515 [RFE][AAA] Support for "hardened" AD environments with oVirt
Most code already in. Finalization and fixes by mid June
infra 1083993 [RFE] using foreman provider to provision bare-metal hosts
Code will be in by end of May
infra-cli 855724 [RFE] ovirt-engine-restapi : Statistic values
representation issues In Progress
infra-sdk 1069204 [RFE] Don't require live engine to generate SDK code
In Progress
integration 1080402 Allow setup of iSCSI based storage for hosted engine
In Validation
integration-dwh 1080997 DWH running on separate host In Progress
integration-reports 1080998 reports running on separate host In
Progress
integration 1080992 websocket proxy running on separate host In
Validation
storage 1083310 live merge (delete snapshot) coding
storage 1058160 VM Async Tasks via HSM coding
storage 1055640 Get rid of storage pool metadata on master storage domain
code review (90% complete)
storage 1086178 SANlock fencing design
virt 1083059 "Instance types (new template handling) - adding flavours"
few things needs to be finished(perms,defaults,REST)
virt virtio-rng support on review
virt - finish remaining PPC support (block/allow specific features)
on review
node 875088 ovirt-node-registration - a generic node registration ETA
end of May (in review)
node 1038616 ovirt node support for hosted engine nodes ETA end of
May (in review)
node 1053435 oVirt virtual appliance In progress
sla 1036731 hosted engine on iscsi In progress- should be ready by Mid
June
sla 1084930 CPU SLA for capping In progress- should be ready by Mid
June
sla 1085049 I/O SLA for capping (blkio) In progress- should be ready
by Mid June
sla 1093051 Integrating with Opta Planner to demonstrate a balanced
cluster In progress- should be ready by Mid June
sla 1069303 NUMA support in oVirt In Progress- missing UI and REST.
sla 1062435 Implement REST API for oVirt scheduler In progress- should
be ready by 1st week of June
sla 1093038 Resource considerations for Migration in RHEV - memory Won't
make it.
sla 1093102 Reducing HA down-time In progress- should be ready by Mid
June
Dan this is why we have the sync meeting, and this is where we discuss these issues
as you know. There's no point of opening this now as the question is how much time
we need to postpone and not if we wish to postpone.
The suggestion is for June 15 and it seems to be acceptable to everyone attended
the meeting yesterday. This mail was to give a headsup for those who did not
attend the meeting and give a chance for folks to ask for additional time if
needed.
Based on yesterday's feedback. we updated the release page to the following schedule: