[Starlingx-discuss] Minutes: Community Call (Nov 9, 2022)

[Khalil, Ghada]

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

Minutes from the community call
November 9, 2022

Standing topics
- Build
     - Main Branch CentOS Builds
          - Green all week
     - Main Branch Debian Builds
          - Two build failures, attributed to intermittent env/networking issues. Both resolved.
     - Debian Build Acceleration/Reuse Feature
          - The Acceleration feature is now functional for the ISO build, but not yet for container builds.
          - Work on container build re-use has not started yet.
     - Weekly CentOS Builds for stx.6.0 & stx.7.0
          - stx.6.0 Builds - plan to build ISO and containers
                    - Builds are setup and building successfully
          - stx.7.0 Builds - plan to build both ISO and containers
                    - Builds are setup and building successfully
- Sanity
     - CentOS Main Branch Sanity w/ stx-openstack
          - Last sanity email sent on Nov 7: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-November/013533.html
                    - Status: Green
                    - Note: The platform CentOS build is fixed on Sept18 which is  the last green sanity build for CentOS.
          - stx-openstack sanity transition to Debian
                    - Planned for the Dec time-frame. On track.
                    - Email to the mailing list: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-October/013487.html
     - Debian Main Branch Sanity
          - Last sanity email sent on Nov 8: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-November/013541.html
                    - Status: Green
- Gerrit Reviews in Need of Attention
     - Fixes to libvirt env: https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/tools/+/863735
     - From last meeting: https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/docs/+/843349  >> merged Nov 2
     - 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
- Elections
     - PL/TL positions have uncontested candidates, so no election is planned for these positions. 
     - 3 full year TSC positions are up for renewal
          - 4 candidates are running
          - Campaign period ends Nov 15. Then ballots will be sent.
     - StarlingX 6.0 fails to deploy
          - See below in "Open Requests for Help"

ARs from Previous Meetings
- None

Open Requests for Help
- StarlingX 6.0 fails to deploy - NEW
     - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-November/013536.html
     - This is using the released stx.6.0 release which hasn't changed, so unclear why this is failing now.
     - ScottL confirmed that the stx.6.0 release ISO has not changed.
     - ScottK is planning to try the deployment on another h/w. If still failing, will collect logs and open an LP
- Virtio-forwarder with StarlingX
     - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-November/013505.html
     - ScottK responded with additional questions: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-November/013532.html
     - Waiting for response
- Enabling cpu_dedicated_set
     - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2022-September/013382.html
     - Last Question posted in the thread: Is there a way I can enable application-isolation across all the worker nodes including new nodes to be added in future?
     - Ghada to respond that app-isolated corese are setup