The Xena feature freeze for cinder is now in effect. Please do not approve patches proposing features for master until after the stable/xena branch has been cut the week of 13 September. The following blueprints are granted feature freeze exceptions: - https://blueprints.launchpad.net/cinder/+spec/s-rbac-ready-x - https://blueprints.launchpad.net/cinder/+spec/remove-sqlalchemy-migrate Any other feature patches (including driver features) that have not yet merged and are associated with an approved xena blueprint may apply for a Feature Freeze Exception by replying to this email before Tuesday, 7 September at 20:00 UTC. Note that application for an FFE is not a guarantee that an FFE will be granted. Grant of an FFE is not a guarantee that the code will be merged for Xena. It is expected that patches granted an FFE will be merged by 21:00 UTC on Monday 13 September. Bugfixes do not require an FFE. To be included in Xena, they must be merged before the first Release Candidate is cut on Thursday 16 September. After that point, only release-critical bugfixes will be allowed into the Xena release. Ping me in IRC if you have any questions. cheers, brian