Projects/vpp/Release Plans/Release Plan 16.09

Introduction

DRAFT ONLY

Release Deliverables

Name	Description
dpdk-16.07	Support for the July 2016 dpdk release
Packaging	acceptable for upstreaming to RH, Debian
Performance	characterize and document performance for this release

Release Milestones

Milestone	Date (UPDATED 4/12/2016)	Deliverables
F0	8/3/2016	Only low-risk changes accepted on main branch.
RC1	(F0+14) 8/17/2016	Code complete, APIs frozen, pull first release throttle branch, only bug fixes accepted on throttle train. After pull: main branch reopens for new feature / risky commits. First artifacts posted.
RC2	(RC1+14) 8/31/2016	Second artifacts posted.
Formal Release	(RC2+14) 9/14/2016	16.09 artifacts available

NOTE: Dates chosen based on:
* mid-month release
* milestone + days
* day after VPP community meeting, for discussion, go/no-go

Once we've pulled the 16.09 release throttle

We need to be disciplined with respect to bugfix commits. Here are a few common-sense suggestions:

• All bug fixes must be double-committed to the release throttle as well as to the master branch
  • Commit first to the release throttle, then "git cherry-pick" into master
  • Manual merges may be required, depending on the degree of divergence between throttle and master
• All bug fixes need to have a Jira ticket
  • Please put Jira IDs into the commit messages.
  • Please use the same Jira ID

JIRA

Kanban Board

Bugs to be fixed in 16.09

This list generated using JIRA search:vpp issues:bugs release:1609

NEED JIRA/CONFLUENCE IMPORT HERE

Features to be added in 16.09

This list generated using JIRA search:vpp issues:features/tasks release:1609

NEED JIRA/CONFLUENCE IMPORT HERE

Expected Dependencies on Other Projects

• dpdk-16.07 release
• CSIT functional and performance tests available, with adequate coverage

Compatibility with Previous Release

• TBD