[Starlingx-discuss] Minutes: Community Call (Jan 11, 2023)

[Khalil, Ghada]

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

Minutes from the community call
January 11, 2023

Standing topics
- Build
     - Main Branch Debian Builds
          - Green all week
     - Main Branch CentOS Builds
          - Builds started failing as of Jan 4.
          - LP: https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2002423
              - Introduced by recent code changes which are only compatible w/ python3
     - Stopping CentOS Builds
          - Currently running for the container builds as Debian builds don't build all the containers yet
          - Need the openstack image builds to transition to the Debian build. This is currently in progress. Forecast: Jan 16
          - Action: Ghada to send an email to the community announcing the plan to stop the builds
          - Forecast: Dec 14  >> Jan 31 (tentative; pending feedback from the larger community on the mailing list)
     - stx.6.0 Weekly Build
          - Green
- Sanity
     - Debian Main Branch Sanity
          - Last sanity email sent on Jan 11: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-January/013747.html
          - Status: Green
     - stx-openstack Debian Main Branch Sanity
          - Last sanity email sent on Jan 6: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-January/013730.html
          - Status: Red
          - LPs:
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/1999445 >> fix is in test.
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2000168  >> lower priority. no negative functional impact
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2000483
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2002113
          - Need an update from the stx-openstack team. Action: Thales to provide an update in the next meeting
- Gerrit Reviews in Need of Attention
     - From previous meetings: Fixes to libvirt env: https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/tools/+/863735
          - Review comments provided in Nov; still waiting for author (Scott Kamp) to respond/address review comments
          - Jan 4: ScottK will update by EOW
          - Jan 11: Code review not updated by the author: ScottK
     - 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
- Virtual PTG planned for March / In-Person Summit/PTG planned for June
     - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-January/013718.html
- In-person PTG co-located with the OpenInfra Summit, June 13-15 in Vancouver Canada
     - https://openinfra.dev/summit/vancouver-2023
- OpenInfra Diversity & Inclusion WG is working on updating their survey (Ildiko)
     - The group has a D&I survey and is looking into renewing and extending it
     - They are looking for involvement and input from all OpenInfra projects
     - WG Charter: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Diversity
     - Previous survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OpenStackDiversity
     - Release Status
     - stx.8.0
          - Release Tracking Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cjhRQm717zOTo2ngs5SEs3elhJwSRxFAI-ruqJaBe80/edit#gid=1107209846
          - Upcoming Milestones:
              - Milestone-3: Jan 18
              - Feature Test Complete: Jan 25
              - Regression Test Start: Jan 11
              - Regression Test Complete: Jan 25
              - RC1 (branch creation): Feb 1
              - Final Regression Complete: Feb 15
              - Release: Feb 22
          - Feature Status:
              - 27 features are Done.
              - 3 features are in progress
                   - Kubernetes Custom Configuration Support - Code Merged: Jan 4 / Feature Tested: Jan 16
                   - Debian: Migrate Openstack app related packages - Code Merged: Dec 22  / Feature Tested: Jan 18
                   - Update openstack application containers to use Debian base image - Code Merged: Jan 16 / Feature Tested: Jan 23
              - 6 features are continuing/deferred to stx.9.0
          - Risks
              - stx-openstack sanity continues to be red
     - stx.9.0
          - Release Tracking Spreadsheet created: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aTjYzUkExodfayt-rjTv466jE-DP8b_YjrTHhXW6G9w/edit?usp=sharing
          - Agreed to align Milestone-1 with the March virtual PTG - end of March
          - Call for community members to start proposing features for stx.

ARs from Previous Meetings
- None

Open Requests for Help
- stx-openstack apply failed after enabling cpu_dedicated_setInbox
     - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-January/013720.html
     - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-January/013724.html
     - Seen w/ stx.7.0. Issue only happens when setting cpu dedicated CPUs on a running system. During the unlock, the openstack fails to re-apply.
     - LP: https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2002157
          - Assigned to Thales
- Documenting Tested Hardware by the community
     - Action: Scott Kamp will discuss documenting community tested hardware with the TSC