[Gluster-Maintainers] Release 3.12: Status of features (Require responses!)

Tue Jul 25 01:56:11 UTC 2017

On Sat, Jul 22, 2017 at 1:36 AM, Shyam <srangana at redhat.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Prepare for a lengthy mail, but needed for the 3.12 release branching, so
> here is a key to aid the impatient,
>
> Key:
> 1) If you asked for an exception to a feature (meaning delayed backport to
> 3.12 branch post branching for the release) see "Section 1"
>   - Handy list of nick's that maybe interested in this:
>     - @pranithk, @sunilheggodu, @aspandey, @amarts, @kalebskeithley,
> @kshlm (IPv6), @jdarcy (Halo Hybrid)
>
> 2) If you have/had a feature targeted for 3.12 and have some code posted
> against the same, look at "Section 2" AND we want to hear back from you!
>   - Handy list of nick's that should be interested in this:
>     - @csabahenk, @nixpanic, @aravindavk, @amarts, @kotreshhr,
> @soumyakoduri
>
> 3) If you have/had a feature targeted for 3.12 and have posted no code
> against the same yet, see "Section 3", your feature is being dropped from
> the release.
>   - Handy list of nick's that maybe interested in this:
>     - @sanoj-unnikrishnan, @aravindavk, @kotreshhr, @amarts, @jdarcy,
> @avra (people who filed the issue)
>
> 4) Finally, if you do not have any features for the release pending,
> please help others out reviewing what is still pending, here [1] is a quick
> link to those reviews.
>
> Sections:
>
> ******Section 1:******
> Exceptions granted to the following features: (Total: 8)
> Reasons:
>   - Called out in the mail sent for noting exceptions and feature status
> for 3.12
>   - Awaiting final changes/decision from a few Facebook patches
>
> Issue list:
> - Implement an xlator to delay fops
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/257
>
> - Implement parallel writes feature on EC volume
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/251

Looks like it will take one more week after this, what do you suggest?

>
>
> - DISCARD support with EC
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/254
>
> - Cache last stripe of an EC volume while write is going on
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/256
>

Looks like it will take 2 more week after this, what do you suggest?

> - gfid-path by default
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/139
>
> - allow users to enable used of localtime instead of UTC for log entries
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/272
>
> - Halo translator: Hybrid mode
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/217
>
> - [RFE] Improve IPv6 support in GlusterFS
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/192
>
> ******Section 2:******
> Issues needing some further clarity: (Total: 6)
> Reason:
>   - There are issues here, for which code is already merged (or submitted)
> and issue is still open. This is the right state for an issue to be in this
> stage of the release, as documentation or release-notes would possibly be
> still pending, which will finally close the issue (or rather mark it fixed)
>   - BUT, without a call out from the contributors that required code is
> already merged in, it is difficult to assess if the issue should qualify
> for the release
>
> Issue list:
> - [RFE] libfuse rebase to latest?
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/153
>   - @csabahenk is this all done?
>
> - Decide what to do with glfs_ipc() in libgfapi
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/269
>   - @nixpanic I assume there is more than just test case disabling for
> this, is this expected to happen by 3.12?
>
> - Structured log format support for gf_log and gf_msg
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/240
>   - @aravindavk this looks done, anything code wise pending here?
>
> - xxhash: Add xxhash library
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/253
>   - @kotreshhr this looks done, anything code wise pending here?
>
> - posix: provide option to handle 'statfs()' properly when more than 1
> brick is exported from 1 node
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/241
>   - @amarts patch is still awaiting reviews, should this be tracked as an
> exception?
>
> - gfapi to support leases and lock-owner
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/213
>   - @soumyakoduri I do not see work progressing on the patches provided,
> should this be dropped from 3.12?
>
> ******Section 3:******
> Issues moved out of the 3.12 Milestone: (Total: 8)
> Reasons:
>   - No commits visible against the github issue
>   - No commits against 'master' branch visible on the github issue
>
> Further changes:
>   - No new milestone assigned, IOW not moved to 4.0 by default, hence
> contributors working on these features would need to rekindle conversations
> on including the same in 4.0 on the ML or on the issue itself.
>
> Issue List:
> - [RFE] Syslog alert when Geo-rep worker is faulty for a configurable time
>   https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/226
>
> - [RFE] Geo-rep: Sync metadata operations as part of sync itself
> (rsync/tar-ssh)
>   https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/222
>
> - Provide support for clearing translator specific inode contex /
> forgetting inode (for supportability)
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/249
>
> - [RFE]: ctime generator xlator
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/208
>
> -  Introduce force option for Snapshot Restore
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/62
>
> - rpc-clnt reconnect timer
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/152
>
> - bug: read-only xlator doesn't implement fallocate
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/187
>
> - Fix or eliminate synctasks
>   - https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/144
>
> Thanking in advance for all the responses, so help cleanup and chase the
> right reviews and features for the release.
>
> Shyam & Jiffin
>
> [1] Review focus: https://review.gluster.org/#/q
> /starredby:srangana%2540redhat.com
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Pranith
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