[Gluster-devel] [Gluster-users] Gluster 4.0: Update

[Atin Mukherjee]

On Fri, 25 Aug 2017 at 06:11, Lindsay Mathieson <lindsay.mathieson at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I did a quick google to see what Haolo Replication was - nice feature,
> very useful.
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> Unfortunately I also found this:
> https://www.google.com/patents/US20160028806
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> >Halo based file system replication
> >US 20160028806 A1
>

This feature (and the patent) is from facebook folks.


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> Is this an issue?
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> On 25 August 2017 at 10:33, Amar Tumballi <atumball at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> 3 weeks back we (most of the maintainers of Gluster projects) had a
>> meeting, and we discussed about features required for Gluster 4.0 and also
>> the possible dates.
>>
>> <https://hackmd.io/GwIwnGBmCsCM0FoDMsAcBTBAWADLLCYATLJiOmBVgMYAmAhvbLUA#summary>
>> Summary:
>>
>>    -
>>
>>    It is agreed unanimously that the Gluster 4.0 should be feature based
>>    release, and not just time based.
>>    -
>>
>>    The discussions were on what are the blocking features for 4.0
>>    release, and below were some features which we are considering as blocker
>>    for release.
>>    - *glusterd2*:
>>       The scalable management interface, which will come with REST api
>>       and other admin friendly options. Will be the ONLY major blocker for
>>       release.
>>       - *Thin clients* (code: gfproxy):
>>       Not a blocker as it is slated to get into master branch before
>>       next release cut on 3.x series too. But we are calling it a major feature
>>       of 4.0 as it brings many benefits and also change some of the assumptions
>>       and current design principles of glusterfs project.
>>       - *Protocol/XDR changes*:
>>       Technically, Gluster’s RPC is implemented in a way to support
>>       changing of protocols inbetween even the minor releases, but the major
>>       changes like adding another fop (like statx(), fadvise() or similar) will
>>       need some protocol changes.
>>       Also in discussion is the changes to dictionary structure on wire.
>>       We will continue to work on each of this individually, and plan to work
>>       towards meeting the release timeline.
>>    -
>>
>>    *Dates*: The plan is to have the release around 2 months from the
>>    date the final blocker patch gets into master branch.
>>    - Tentative: October 20th to have last patch, and Jan 1st for release.
>>       - Warning: The above is literally ‘tentative’, and not to be
>>       assumed as confirmed dates.
>>
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>> <https://hackmd.io/GwIwnGBmCsCM0FoDMsAcBTBAWADLLCYATLJiOmBVgMYAmAhvbLUA#other-features-users-can-anticipate>Other
>> features users can anticipate:
>>
>>    - ‘RIO volume type’
>>    - Extension of snapshot support for zfs / btrfs
>>    - Better support and documentation for monitoring
>>    - Halo replication:
>>       - Initial patches have made it to 3.11
>>       - Pending work is planned to be done by 4.0
>>    - gNFS (Gluster’s native NFS) is expected to not be packaged for
>>    distributions anymore.
>>       - It currently is an optional package for Fedora and CentOS
>>       Storage SIG, but we plan to not provide it at all anymore.
>>       - The code stays in the repository for now, but it may get dropped
>>       completely later on.
>>       - NFS-Ganesha is the answer for NFS protocol access starting
>>       Gluster 4.0
>>
>>
>> <https://hackmd.io/GwIwnGBmCsCM0FoDMsAcBTBAWADLLCYATLJiOmBVgMYAmAhvbLUA#faq>
>> FAQ:
>>
>>    1. Will we have 3.13 to continue the trend of 3 months release
>>    calendar?
>>
>> Answer: Yes. But, it will not be a LTS release.
>>
>>    1. Would 4.0 be LTS release ?
>>
>> Answer: No.
>>
>> More information on this topic can be found at :
>> https://hackmd.io/s/rJaLCP38b#
>>
>> Further discussions on this will be done at Gluster Summit 2017 at
>> Prague, CZ. Try to attend in person if you can!!
>>
>> Feedback welcome.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Gluster team.
>>
>> --
>> Amar Tumballi (amarts)
>>
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