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Minutes from the OpenStack Distro team call
April 25, 2023


Build:
Build Issues:
     bug/2017592: Fix proposed and reviewed, should be merged today.

Sanity with stx-openstack (main branch):
-  Last Execution: Tue Apr 11 12:39:12 UTC 2023 - Overall status: YELLOW
    Sanity         - Passed: 15 (100.00%) | Failed: 0 (0.0%)
    Regression - Passed: 11 (91.67%)   | Failed: 1 (8.33%)
-  Open Launchpads:
     bug/2012392: Fix proposed and reviewed, should be merged today.
     bug/2012389: Will be selected for investigation soon.
     bug/2007303: Will be selected for investigation soon.

Bugs:
- Team bandwidth can currently accommodate only the build/sanity issues as a priority work
- Debian Tech Debt
    bug/2008124: DPDK support check broken with OVS-DPDK on Debian
       - To be fixed once the build/sanity bugs are all closed
- Security notices: to be re-evaluated regarding the Antelope upversion
     bug/2006135
     bug/1993606
- Other bugs are lowered on the current team priorities list

StarlingX 9.0 Release:
- Feature Test Forecasted to: 08/16/2023
- Will we be able to fit the OpenStack Antelope upversion inside this timeframe? NO
- TODO: Create Storyboard/Tasks for OpenStack upversion @Thales (to be done by 05/05/2023)
- TODO:  Fill the StarlingX Release Plan 9.0 Spreadsheet @Doug/Thales (to be done by 04/28/2023)

General Topics:
- Restarting OpenStack Distro Bi-Weekly Meetings:
    OpenStack Distro meetings were suspended for more than a year, since September 2021
    The community manifested interest on stx-openstack application last PTG
    TODO: Update the StarlingX meetings page with new meeting time @Doug/Thales
    TODO: Send the meeting invite to the starlingx list @Doug/Thales
- NEW REPOSITORY!! starlingx/virt: https://opendev.org/starlingx/virt
    The virtualization components are being split from starlingx/integ
-  Should we also split the OVS related directories?
    This discussion should be brought to the TSC/Community call for a broader audience
    Topics to discuss with the Community:
      * Any interest on supporting Open Virtual Network (OVN) for stx-openstack? What is the effort here?
      * Unified networking between containers/VMs: current state and future enhancements?
-  Remove Armada related (deprecated) code:
     TODO: Create Story/Tasks to track this work @Falcao (to be done by 04/26/2023)
     Should we also rename the repository starlingx/openstack-armada-app? (TSC/Community call)
Enhance stx-openstack documentation
     New developers need to know how to build/use the application and docker images
     Enhance StarlingX Docs, Wiki and/or README file on starlingx/openstack-armada-app
-  Will STX on ARM support stx-openstack?
     ARM support is currently not required by any of the stx-openstack users present on this call