[Starlingx-discuss] Minutes: Community Call (Jan 18, 2023)

[Khalil, Ghada]

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

Minutes from the community call
January 18, 2023

Standing topics
- Build
     - Main Branch Debian Builds
          - Green
          - Had 2 failures on Jan 15 & 16 due to recent packaging changes introduced in stx. This has been corrected.
     - Main Branch CentOS Builds
          - Green
          - LP from last week is addressed : https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2002423
     - Stopping CentOS Builds
          - Email sent to the mailing list on Jan 16: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-January/013758.html
          - No concerns raised by the community yet; will monitor until next week
          - Forecast: Dec 14  >> Jan 31 (tentative; pending feedback from the larger community on the mailing list)
     - stx.6.0 Weekly Build 
          - Green
          - Build Output: http://mirror.starlingx.cengn.ca/mirror/starlingx/rc/6.0/
     - stx.7.0 Weekly Build
          - Green
          - Build Output: http://mirror.starlingx.cengn.ca/mirror/starlingx/rc/7.0/
- Sanity
     - Debian Main Branch Sanity
          - Last sanity email sent on Jan 17: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-January/013760.html
          - Status: Green for both SX & DX
     - stx-openstack Debian Main Branch Sanity
          - Last sanity email sent on Jan 13: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-January/013756.html
          - Status: Yellow
          - Team is working on a number of LPs. Targeting fixes to be merged Jan 18 and run another sanity before EOW.
          - LPs:
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/1999445 
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2000168
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2000483
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2002113
- 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
          - Jan 18: Some activity in the review as of Jan 15
     - 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
- 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  >> Jan 25 
                   - openstack image migration to Debian is still in progress
              - Feature Test Complete: Jan 25 >> Jan 31
              - Regression Test Complete: Jan 25
                   - on track
              - RC1 (branch creation): Feb 1
                   - hope to keep this date for branch creation; dependent on (1) regression results, (2) openstack sanity results
              - Final Regression Complete: Feb 15
              - Release: Feb 22
          - Feature Status:
              - 28 features are Done.
              - 2 features are in progress
                   - 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 >> Jan 25 / Feature Tested: Jan 23 >> Jan 31
              - 6 features are continuing/deferred to stx.9.0
          - Release Notes
              - Hope to start next week
          - Bugs
              - stx.8.0: https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bugs?field.tag=stx.8.0
              - Need each team to review and update as needed
          - Risks
              - stx-openstack sanity status
     - stx.9.0
          - No update from the last meeting. Would like to have the majority of features proposed by the March virtual PTG
          - Release Tracking Spreadsheet created: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aTjYzUkExodfayt-rjTv466jE-DP8b_YjrTHhXW6G9w/edit?usp=sharing
          - 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; not investigated yet; team focused on stx.8.0 and openstack sanity
- Documenting Tested Hardware by the community
     - Action: Scott Kamp will discuss documenting community tested hardware with the TSC