[Starlingx-discuss] Bi-Weekly StartlingX OS Distro & Multi-OS Meeting: May 31, 2023

[Wang, Linda]

May 31, 2023
Attendees: Davlet, Mark, Charles, Jackie Huang, Scott, Xuan, Trevor Tao
1. General Topics

  *   1.1 Split package list between repositories (ISO and container images)

  *   Separation of the list is done per Davlet.

  *   AI: Devlet will check the documentation on package list.

  *   1.2 Log into the git before download the source.

  *   * How to pass the credential through the tooling layer when log into git repo.

  *   * workaround: currently use repo sync outside of the containers.

  *   * AI: Scott to write up a feature request for the tool - file a request in Story Board.

  *   Created:
https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2010777

  *     1.3  Pre-patch ISO (Luis) (Carols replacing Luis Barbosa)

           * AI: to invite Carlos Pocahy to this meeting to discuss Pre-patch ISO. (lwang8: Ping Carlos and his manager to make sure he attends)

2. ARM Support

  *   Send email to the mailing list on

  *   How to review the packages list for CENGN build

  *   CENGN: move to another provider. Early development don't expect anything for at least 2 months.

  *   Wind River willl be provide it. Will be available via Wind River Lab.

  *   Ampere would liketo provide 6 servers

  *   They like to know where the new location is, so that they can send the servers to the new location?

  *   AI#1: Scott will talk to his manager to see where the new location is, to share with Jackie and ARM.

  *   We do NOT have rack space or power for the proposed equipment at this time.

  *   Porting still in progress

  *   Work with ARM company and help them and setup it up in their lab.

  *   all packages built, started with StartlingX 8.0 master for ARM.

  *   RT kernel still failed to build

  *   for ARM Build, we also need to re-generate container image for ARM arch. For container images, we push them to docker hub, and StartlingX.

  *   AI#2: Sent email to StartlingX mailing list to get temporay access to his own docker hub. [Done]

  *   push to staging area first to gain confidence.

  *   Packages for x86_64 are in CNGN, need to push ARM packages there.. how to do so?

  *   ELF SDK is used to build image. Need to push the SDK to CNGN.

  *   Need to change meta-lat layer for ELF SDK, but want to link the task to different repo, but can't.

  *   meta-lat layer is not in the StartlingX repo, but its in github repo. fork it.. do a pull request to github lab for any changes.

  *   How to moderate source code, add the machine-type = aarch 64/arm, add another name for UIO for ARM.

  *   AI#3 Jackie need to discuss how to use these naming mechanism.

  *   AI#4 also the branching name. How to build ARM branch in addition to X86_64.

  *   'Build server stats' email, Scott replied to the email on the mailing list:

  *   Build server recommendation: At least 4 disks, and 12 T storage space, 128 G memory. possible ram disk for builds

  *   AI#5 Test server config: Scott will check with QA team to provide needed info.

  *   3.0 StartlingX 8.0

  *   ISO size bigger than 4G

  *   Resolved with option parameters passing into ISO build.

  *   AI#6: Need to look at the existing scripts to implement this functionality

  *   3.1 SPEC to be written by Mark regarding new direction for the kernel, possibly to use the newer version of Debian kernel

  *   Proposal is to have kernel to track Debian version.

  *   3.2 SPEC from Chuck on OSTree generation on the controller, pending review.



June 14, 2023
Attendees: Davlet, Mark, Charles. Linda, Juanita
Open Infrastructure Conference week. No quorum

June 28, 2023
 Attendees: Davlet, Mark, Linda, Charles
 Due to lack of attendees, No quorum today.

Next Meeting:
July 12, 2023
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