[Starlingx-discuss] Minutes: Community Call (Jan 25, 2023)

[Khalil, Ghada]

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

Minutes from the community call
January 25, 2023

Standing topics
- Build
     - Main Branch Debian Builds
          - ISO Green all week
          - Container builds were skipped due to https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2003261
              - This has been addressed as of Jan 23 and the builds were successful on Jan 24.
     - Main Branch CentOS Builds
          - ISO failed yesterday due to a recent code submission related to a portieris package upversion; Scott investigating.
          - 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 on the mailing list or during the meeting today
                  - stx-openstack team appears to be on track to finish their image migration by Jan 27
              - 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 25: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-January/013774.html
          - Status: Green for both SX & DX
     - stx-openstack Debian Main Branch Sanity
          - Last sanity email sent on Jan 25: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-January/013776.html
          - Status: Yellow
              - Custom builds of Debian images used due to issues building container images due to LP: https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2003261 - Fixed as of Jan 23
              - Expect to be able to run next week's sanity using the regular Debian builds
          - LPs:
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/1999445  - Fixed as of Jan 24
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2000168 - Fixed as of Jan 16
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2000483 - Fix in progress
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2003813 - New / Under investigation
              - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2002113 - Not Gating stx.8.0
- Gerrit Reviews in Need of Attention
     - stx-openstack Debian image migration: https://review.opendev.org/q/topic:stx-openstack-debian-images
          - Need attention from core reviewers as this is required for the stx.8.0 release declaration
          - Repos: openstack-armada-app, root, upstream, nfv
     - 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 >> Jan 27
                   - openstack image migration to Debian is still in progress
              - Feature Test Complete: Jan 25 >> Jan 31
              - Regression Test Complete: Jan 25
                   - No update as Rob (Test PL) did not attend
              - RC1 (branch creation): Feb 1
                   - Hope to keep this date for branch creation; dependent on (1) regression results, (2) openstack sanity results
                   - Will evaluate the status on Feb 1 in the release meeting
              - 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
                       - Testing Complete
                       - New LP:  https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2003813 needs to be resolved for stx.8.0
                   - Update openstack application containers to use Debian base image - Code Merged: Jan 16 >> Jan 25 >> Jan 27 / Feature Tested: Jan 23 >> Jan 31
                       - All 18 images were ported to Debian and internal testing looks good.
                       - Reviews still need to merge: https://review.opendev.org/q/topic:stx-openstack-debian-images
                       - New LP:  https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2003813 may require more time beyond Jan 31
          - Bugs
              - stx.8.0: https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bugs?field.tag=stx.8.0
              - 5 in total / 2 CVEs / 2 stx-openstack / 1 docs
          - Release Notes
              - Plan to start the week of Jan 30
          - Risks
              - stx-openstack sanity / feature status
     - stx.9.0
          - No new feature proposals added to the tracking spreadsheet.  Call for community members to start proposing features for stx.
          - 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
- New contributor introduction
     - Rajesh
          - Based in the Netherlands
          - Reached out to Ildiko for some introductory material
          - Interested in contributing to the k8s/container area
          - https://docs.starlingx.io/ is a good starting point. Also emails to the stx mailing list.

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. 
          - Reached out to reporter, so they have a view of the status. They're fine to wait until the team has bandwidth
- Documenting Tested Hardware by the community
          - Action: Scott Kamp will discuss documenting community tested hardware with the TSC