[ovs-dev] [PATCH] release-process: Describe how to branch and how to make a release.

Ben Pfaff blp at ovn.org
Fri Mar 6 19:42:08 UTC 2020


Can't hurt.  I added a pointer and applied this to master.  Thanks!

On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 04:25:40PM -0800, Justin Pettit wrote:
> Small point, but do you think it's worth pointing to the website repo in the instructions?  (I suppose anyone who's doing branching probably knows it.)
> 
> Acked-by: Justin Pettit <jpettit at ovn.org>
> 
> --Justin
> 
> 
> > On Feb 14, 2020, at 4:18 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org> wrote:
> > 
> > CC: Justin Pettit <jpettit at ovn.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org>
> > ---
> > Documentation/internals/release-process.rst | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/internals/release-process.rst b/Documentation/internals/release-process.rst
> > index 89c11772489d..8912d7ef7aa1 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/internals/release-process.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/internals/release-process.rst
> > @@ -122,6 +122,62 @@ approximate:
> > | T + 5.5       | Aug 15, Feb 15 | Release version x.y.0                |
> > +---------------+----------------+--------------------------------------+
> > 
> > +How to Branch
> > +-------------
> > +
> > +To branch "master" for the eventual release of OVS version x.y.0,
> > +prepare two patches against master:
> > +
> > +1. "Prepare for x.y.0." following the model of commit 836d1973c56e
> > +   ("Prepare for 2.11.0.").
> > +
> > +2. "Prepare for post-x.y.0 (x.y.90)." following the model of commit
> > +   fe2870c574db ("Prepare for post-2.11.0 (2.11.90).")
> > +
> > +Post both patches to ovs-dev.  Get them reviewed in the usual way.
> > +
> > +Apply both patches to master, and create branch-x.y by pushing only
> > +the first patch.  The following command illustrates how to do both of
> > +these at once assuming the local repository HEAD points to the
> > +"Prepare for post-x.y.0" commit:
> > +
> > +	git push origin HEAD:master HEAD^:refs/heads/branch-x.y
> > +
> > +Branching should be announced on ovs-dev.
> > +
> > +How to Release
> > +--------------
> > +
> > +Follow these steps to release version x.y.z of OVS from branch-x.y.
> > +
> > +1. Prepare two patches against branch-x.y:
> > +
> > +   a. "Set release date for x.y.z".  For z = 0, follow the model of
> > +      commit d11f4cbbfe05 ("Set release date for 2.12.0."); for z > 0,
> > +      follow the model of commit 53d5c18118b0 ("Set release date for
> > +      2.11.3.").
> > +
> > +   b. "Prepare for x.y.(z+1)." following the model of commit
> > +      db02dd23e48a ("Prepare for 2.11.1.").
> > +
> > +3. Post the patches to ovs-dev.  Get them reviewed in the usual way.
> > +
> > +4. Apply the patches to branch-x.y.
> > +
> > +5. If z = 0, apply the first patch (only) to master.
> > +
> > +6. Sign a tag vx.y.z "Open vSwitch version x.y.z" and push it to the
> > +   repo.
> > +
> > +7. Update http://www.openvswitch.org/download/.  See commit
> > +   31eaa72cafac ("Add 2.12.0 and older release announcements.") in the
> > +   website repo for an example.
> > +
> > +8. Consider updating the Wikipedia page for Open vSwitch at
> > +   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_vSwitch
> > +
> > +9. Tweet.
> > +
> > Contact
> > -------
> > 
> > -- 
> > 2.24.1
> > 
> 


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