[Starlingx-discuss] Minutes: StarlingX Release Meeting - May 24/2023

[Khalil, Ghada]

Agenda/Minutes are posted at:
https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/stx-releases

Release Team Meeting - May 24 2023
stx.9.0
- Release/Feature Planning: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aTjYzUkExodfayt-rjTv466jE-DP8b_YjrTHhXW6G9w/edit?usp=sharing
- Milestone-2 is scheduled for May 24 -- this week
- Progress towards Milestone-2 Criteria
      - Feature plans defined and feature development well underway
            - Total # of Features: 37
            - # of Features w/ Dates: 29
            - # of Features w/o Dates: 8
            - # of Features w/ a Date for a plan: 3
            - 78% of features have dates + another 8% w/ a plan by mid-June.
            - 2 features have dates beyond the current release milestones:  Milestone-3: Aug 2  / Feature Test Complete: Aug 30
                   - K8s API CLI oidc auth with local LDAP backend  -- Code Merged: Aug 15 / Feature Tested: Sep 5           << smaller feature
                   - Openstack services upversion: Ussuri -> Antelope -- Code Merged: Aug 22 / Feature Tested: Sep 15     << key feature
                   - Options:
                         - (1) Keep the current release dates and handle these features as exceptions
                         - (2) Align the release dates to accommodate the openstack feature to move to Antelope
                   - Agreed to get input from the TSC on the above two options.
                         - Ghada, Ildiko, Thales are in favor of option 2.
                         - Action: Ghada to send TSC request to the mailing list. Maybe able to reach consensus by email. If not, will discuss in the community call on Jun 14.
      - Release test plan defined
            - Test folder and tracking spreadsheets created: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/123lDBEtyg8JUb5QWKoagTZfd_T3_xWOY
            - Dates are being populated
- Milestone-2 Verdict:
      - Milestone criteria met. The only exception is the decision from the TSC on the release dates.
      - Agreed to conditional declaration -- to be finalized once release dates are finalized.


Blogs
- O-RAN Spec Compliant O2 Interfaces
      - Prime: Litao Gao
      - Status: Complete. Published on May 1
      - Pull Request Merged: https://github.com/StarlingXWeb/starlingx-website/pull/225
- PTP Enhancements - Multiple NIC Support / SyncE / Various NIC Support
      - Prime: Ghada Khalil / Author: Cole Walker
      - Forecast: mid-Sept >> end-Jan >> end-Apr 
      - Status: In Review
      - Pull Request Posted: https://github.com/StarlingXWeb/starlingx-website/pull/226
          - Review in progress; only minor formatting/cleanup required. Target is to publish by end-May.
- FEC Device Configurability (fec-operator Integration) for ACC100 & N3000
      - Prime: Balendu (Mouli) Burla
      - Forecast: May 1 >> May 19 >> need re-forecast
      - Status: Confirmed / Not posted
- Platform Single Core Tuning
      - Prime: Guilherme Batista Leite
      - Forecast: May 9  >> Jun 6
      - Status: Confirmed / Not posted
- PTP O-RAN Compliant API Notification
      - Prime: Ghada Khalil 
      - Forecast: Jun 30
      - Status: Confirmed / Not posted