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

NOTE we may add API freeze as an earlier milestone

Milestone	Date	Deliverables
F0	8/3/2016	APIs frozen. Only low-risk changes accepted on main branch.
RC1	(F0+14) 8/17/2016	Code complete, 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