[Starlingx-discuss] Minutes: Community Call (July 6 2022)

[Khalil, Ghada]

Etherpad: https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/stx-status

Minutes from the community call
July 6 2022

Standing Topics
- Build
     - CentOS builds
          - One build issue due to a recent code submission (expat CVE fix): https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/1980838
          - This is only affecting the monolithic installer build. 
          - We are still getting successful layered builds in CENGN.
          - Developers can still do monolithic builds if they don't build the installer.
     - Debian builds
          - Not affected by the above expat issue. Had 4 successful builds.
          - New upstream Debian release (11.4) is being released
          - Build & OS team are working to ensure stx stays on 11.3
               - Reviews in progress:
                   - https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/tools/+/839126
                   - https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/root/+/844816
          - Bob Church is suggesting we get a developer build w/ those reviews before they merge.

Sanity
- WR sanity setup is progressing well. Was able to install the stx load on a DX lab.
- Expect to have a sanity report out this week - by July 8
     - Note: The sanity suite is based on WR sanity suite, not the original sanity suite run by Intel. Hit technical issues running the original Intel suite.
- Next week the goal is to try to run w/ stx-openstack pending fixes for:
     - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/1978409
     - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/1980397

Gerrit Reviews in Need of Attention
- From last week
     - Debian release lock-down reviews -- Author: Yue Tao / Reviewers: Scott Little / Davlet Panech
          - UPDATE: Reviews are still in progress, but appear active
          - urgent to ensure we don't move to Debian 11.4 prematurely
          - https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/tools/+/839126
          - https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/root/+/844816
     - Layered Build Fixes encountered in developer environment -- Author: Chant Yu / Reviewers: Scott Little / Davlet Panech
          - UPDATE: Some reviews merged, but others still have review comments to address. Trying to verify each one separately before merging.
          - https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/tools/+/846573
          - https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/tools/+/846846
          - https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/containers/+/847231
          - https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/tools/+/847066
          - https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/tools/+/847061
- Reference Links:
     - Active Branch (open): https://review.opendev.org/q/projects:starlingx+is:open+branch:+master
     - Active Branch (merged): https://review.opendev.org/q/projects:starlingx+is:merged+branch:master

Topics for This Week
- stx.7.0 Release Status
     - From the TSC meeting, agreed that getting stx-openstack running on stx.7.0 is a release blocker
          - Plans in place to address the identified issues and re-enable stx-openstack
          - Two key fixes required which are forecast for ~July 12
               - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/1978409
               - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/1980397
     - Upcoming Milestones - Revised
          - RC1 (Branch Creation): week of July 4 >> week of July 18 (based on above sanity plans)
          - Final Regression: week of July 18 >> week of July 25
          - Release: week of July 25 >> week of Aug 1
- October PTG 
     - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-June/013098.html
     - Dates: Oct 17 - 20, 2022 / Location: Columbus, OH
     - This is planned as an in-person event, not a hybrid event. 
          - The planning committee will keep the COVID situation in mind
     - Only limited facilities (zoom) for remote participation will be available.

ARs from Previous Meetings
- Edge infrastructure orchestration discussion with the edge WG
     - Meeting on July 18
     - Greg will attend or will find someone (w/ Distributed Cloud knowledge) to attend

Open Requests for Help
- Error adding subcloud: http://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-June/013094.html
     - John Kung responded with additional guidance: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-June/013099.html
     - No response since then
- docker vs cri-io: http://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-June/013096.html
     - Consider this closed. Greg responded to the initial thread and follow-up questions.
- Incorrect public key for signed starlingX 5.0 iso:  http://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-June/013072.html
     - Initial response provided. Discussion is still ongoing on the mailing list.
     - Signing is beyond the mandate of StarlingX. No signing is provided/supported on StarlingX. 
     - This is something that every user will need to manage on their own if they need signing capabilities. 
     - Greg & Scott agreed to provide a high level answer.