<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks all for the feedback! I plan to send out the mail at around 7pm IST to gluster-devel/gluster-users. <br><br>You can continue the discussion there too if you missed a chance to review it now.<br><br></div>-Amar<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Niels de Vos <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ndevos@redhat.com" target="_blank">ndevos@redhat.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 01:43:04PM +0530, Amar Tumballi wrote:<br>
> Hey Ants,<br>
><br>
> Below is the message we want to get out from ant colony to users and<br>
> developer community this week. (Was pending AI on me since 2 weeks). I want<br>
> each of you to review this and give a Ack/No Ack on this.<br>
><br>
> Also if you think major edits are required for message, we can collaborate<br>
> on hackmd page :<br>
> <a href="https://hackmd.io/GwIwnGBmCsCM0FoDMsAcBTBAWADLLCYATLJiOmBVgMYAmAhvbLUA#" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hackmd.io/<wbr>GwIwnGBmCsCM0FoDMsAcBTBAWADLLC<wbr>YATLJiOmBVgMYAmAhvbLUA#</a><br>
><br>
> ----------------<br>
> Hello,<br>
><br>
> 2 weeks back we (most of the maintainers of Gluster projects) had a<br>
> meeting, and we discussed about features required for Gluster 4.0 and also<br>
> the possible dates.<br>
><br>
> Summary:<br>
><br>
><br>
</span>> - It is agreed unanimously that the Gluster 4.0 should be feature based<br>
<span class="">> release, and not just time based.<br>
</span>> - The discussions were on what are the blocking features for 4.0<br>
<span class="">> release, and below were some features which we are considering as blocker<br>
> for release.<br>
</span>> -<br>
> *glusterd2: *<br>
<span class="">><br>
> The scalable management interface, which will come with REST api and other<br>
> admin friendly options. Will be the ONLY major blocker for release.<br>
><br>
</span>> - *Thin clients (code: gfproxy):*<br>
<span class="">><br>
> Not a blocker as it is slated to get into master branch before next release<br>
> cut on 3.x series too. But we are calling it a major feature of 4.0 as it<br>
> brings many benefits and also change some of the assumptions and current<br>
> design principles of glusterfs project.<br>
><br>
</span>> - *Protocol/XDR changes:*<br>
<span class="">><br>
> Technically, Gluster's RPC is implemented in a way to support changing of<br>
> protocols inbetween even the minor releases, but the major changes like<br>
> adding another fop (like statx(), fadvise() or similar) will need some<br>
> protocol changes.<br>
> Also in discussion is the changes to dictionary structure on wire. We will<br>
> continue to work on each of this individually, and plan to work towards<br>
> meeting the release timeline.<br>
><br>
><br>
</span>> - *Dates: *The plan is to have the release around 2 months from the date<br>
<span class="">> the final blocker patch gets into master branch.<br>
</span>> - Tentative: October 20th to have last patch, and Jan 1st for release.<br>
> - Warning: The above is literally 'tentative', and not to be assumed<br>
> as confirmed dates.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
<span class="">> *Other features users can anticipate:*<br>
><br>
</span>> - 'RIO volume type' [15].<br>
> - Extension of snapshot support for zfs / btrfs<br>
> - Better support and documentation for monitoring<br>
<br>
Maybe a reminder that Gluster/NFS is expected to not be packaged for<br>
distributions anymore? It currently is an optional package for Fedora<br>
and CentOS Storage SIG, but we plan to not provide it at all anymore.<br>
The code stays in the repository for now, but it may get dropped<br>
completely later on.<br>
<br>
Niels<br>
<br>
<br>
><br>
><br>
> *FAQ:*<br>
><br>
> *1. *Will we have 3.13 to continue the trend of 3 months release calendar?<br>
<span class="im HOEnZb">><br>
> Answer: Yes. It will not be a LTS release.<br>
><br>
><br>
> 2. Would 4.0 be LTS release ?<br>
><br>
> Answer: No<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> More information on this topic can be found at :<br>
> <a href="https://hackmd.io/s/rJaLCP38b#" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hackmd.io/s/rJaLCP38b#</a><br>
><br>
> Further discussions on this will be done at Gluster Summit 2017 at Prague,<br>
> CZ. Try to attend in person if you can!!<br>
><br>
><br>
> Feedback welcome.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> Gluster team.<br>
><br>
> ---------------------<br>
><br>
><br>
> I would like it to be going out just after the maintainers meeting this<br>
> week, so please have the comments on it before the meeting itself, so we<br>
> have most of the edits done before meeting. Lets not waste time on this on<br>
> maintainers meeting again.<br>
> -Amar<br>
<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Amar Tumballi (amarts)<br></div></div></div></div></div>
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