16:01:44 #startmeeting nova 16:01:45 Meeting started Thu Feb 25 16:01:44 2021 UTC and is due to finish in 60 minutes. The chair is gibi. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 16:01:46 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #help #info #idea #link #topic #startvote. 16:01:48 The meeting name has been set to 'nova' 16:01:50 I'm a bit late 16:01:53 sorry 16:02:08 * bauzas runs into this meeting as a 3rd one for the afternoon... 16:02:13 downstream bughunting took my day 16:02:16 o/ (but double booked) 16:02:18 o/ 16:02:24 (also double booked) 16:02:31 o/ 16:02:55 dansmith, stephenfin: is it a permanent double book? should we change the meeting time? 16:03:00 no 16:03:17 I mean in practice I'm always double booked, but.. no :) 16:03:34 no, just for the next month or two and I can manage (student mentoring meeting) 16:03:48 OK, thanks 16:04:09 #topic Bugs (stuck/critical) 16:04:21 no critical bug 16:04:26 #link 14 new untriaged bugs (+2 since the last meeting): #link https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bugs?search=Search&field.status=New 16:04:42 is there any specific bug we need to talk about? 16:06:31 #topic Gate status 16:06:31 gate on master feels OK to me 16:06:31 at least things got merged during the week 16:06:31 any gate issue we need to discuss today? 16:07:10 lots of fails lately 16:07:18 mostly cinder, nothing nova related that I've seen 16:07:27 talked about it in the TC and glance meetings today already 16:07:37 but nothing specifically critical that I know of 16:07:54 load is certainly up with the milestone approaching 16:08:19 thanks 16:08:28 the load is noticable yes 16:08:53 yup 16:09:02 but just longer 16:09:30 moving on 16:09:31 #topic Runway status 16:09:42 we have some good news 16:09:48 #link https://review.opendev.org/q/topic:bp/routed-networks-scheduling : merged \o/ 16:09:52 #link https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/libvirt-driver-ip-metadata : merged \o/ 16:09:56 #link https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/support-interface-attach-with-qos-ports : the last necessary patch merged \o/ some cleanup patches are open 16:10:25 and there are a list of things that are close 16:10:32 #link https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/nova-support-webvnc-with-password-anthentication : stephenfin's and melwit's comments has been resolved so needs re-review 16:10:36 #link https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/compact-db-migrations-wallaby : nova_api db patches needs a second core, I see bauzas started on it 16:10:41 #link https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/modernize-os-hypervisors-api : the api code landed, the python-novaclient patch and the policy patch needs some work 16:10:43 yup 16:10:46 #link https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/libvirt-default-machine-type : has some negative review 16:10:50 #link https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/allow-disabling-cpu-flags : good progress, but there is an open discussion in the review about a config option 16:10:53 i have that password auth one open 16:10:54 #link https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/hyperv-rbd : there was os-brick min version conflict so it is bounced from the gate. Needs second core to try again 16:10:58 #link https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/smarter-usb-devices : needs a second core on the last patch 16:11:02 #link https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/pci-socket-affinity : the bottom of the series needs a second core (gibi will look at it), the top of the series has some negative review 16:11:07 stephenfin: thanks 16:11:20 stephenfin: let me know if the auth thing is settled and then I will do a re-review 16:11:22 I'll review the smarter usb ones 16:11:27 one* 16:11:34 bauzas: cool, that is only one patch and not even complex 16:11:39 (on Monday tho, tomorrow on PTO) 16:11:44 ack 16:12:11 bauzas: I also saw you started on the api_db compaction as a second core, thanks for that 16:12:33 easier than the cell db indeed 16:13:04 is ther any patch series that are close to be merged but I missed from the above list? 16:14:25 #topic Release Planning 16:14:34 Feature Freeze is at 11th of March, in 2 weeks from now 16:14:43 We finished 4 and deferred 1 blueprints out of the 20 approved bp so far. 16:15:00 I expect a big push in the next to weeks to merge some of the features from the above list 16:15:10 s/to/two/ 16:16:01 is there any other release specific thing to discuss? 16:16:18 not from me 16:16:56 actually 16:17:02 https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/allow-disabling-cpu-flags : good progress, but there is an open discussion in the review about a config option 16:17:08 do we have quorum to figure that out here? 16:17:09 just sayin' I started to rework on the compute RPC API bump 16:18:31 stephenfin: good point but I think kashyap is not here 16:18:50 Good point. Let's bring it up next week 16:19:25 bauzas: ack, let me know if I can help you somehow 16:19:44 * bauzas will roll eyes over dansmith next week 16:20:05 * gibi can help with rolling eyes 16:20:11 moving on 16:20:12 #topic Stable Branches 16:20:23 copying elod's update from the agenda 16:20:28 stable branches should be OK in general (there were some gate failures yesterday, though) 16:20:32 no next stable release planned yet 16:20:35 so nothing special... 16:20:36 EOM 16:21:09 elod, lyarwood: what is a good point doing the next round of stable releases? is it around FF? 16:21:28 lyarwood is on PTO AFAIK 16:21:32 ohh 16:21:43 OK, then never mind, I will bring this up next week 16:21:44 we had one round of releases a couple of weeks ago, 16:22:02 maybe we could release around RC1 ? 16:22:12 train will go to Extended Maintenance in May, 16:22:23 so before that it would be good to have something 16:22:33 as I saw some patches merged 16:22:38 bauzas: yeah, I'm wondering if there is a need to sync stable release to the master FF and RC process 16:22:42 maybe sooner, 16:22:46 I'm just a guest around here, but in cinder it depends also on the amount of patches merged 16:22:54 RC1 should be OK, maybe, yes 16:23:14 OK, lets plan that around RC1 then and I will consult lyarwood as well next week 16:23:23 tosky: sure, if there is nothing to release then we wont :) 16:23:28 gibi: RC1 is a good period of churn because we can backport things after FF and before we put the oldest release into EM 16:23:41 bauzas: ack, make sense 16:23:59 there are patches, even in Train, so maybe it'll worth to release :) 16:24:06 is there anything else for stable? 16:24:15 my employer cares of Train 16:24:18 so, yes please 16:25:33 bauzas: ack :) 16:25:34 OK, moving on 16:25:34 #topic Sub/related team Highlights 16:25:34 Libvirt (bauzas) 16:25:52 nothing to report 16:26:11 ack 16:26:15 #topic Open discussion 16:26:26 nothing on the agenda. Is there something to discuss? 16:27:08 I know you haven't forgotten about that, but from time to time I need to remind you about the remaining zuulv3 tasks :) 16:27:29 tosky: thanks for the reminder 16:28:52 anything else? 16:30:28 OK, if nothing else then I won't keep you here 16:30:39 thanks for joining 16:31:04 #endmeeting