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On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Ihar Hrachyshka <ihrachys at redhat.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I’d like to introduce a new initiative around stable branches for neutron
> official projects (neutron, neutron-*aas, python-neutronclient) that is
> intended to straighten our backporting process and make us more proactive
> in fixing bugs in stable branches. ‘Proactive' meaning: don’t wait until a
> known bug hits a user that consumes stable branches, but backport fixes in
> advance quickly after they hit master.
>
> The idea is simple: every Fri I walk thru the new commits merged into
> master since last check; produce lists of bugs that are mentioned in
> Related-Bug/Closes-Bug; paste them into:
>
> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/stable-bug-candidates-from-master
>
> Then I click thru the bug report links to determine whether it’s worth a
> backport and briefly classify them. If I have cycles, I also request
> backports where it’s easy (== a mere 'Cherry-Pick to' button click).
>
> After that, those interested in maintaining neutron stable branches can
> take those bugs one by one and handle them, which means: checking where it
> really applies for backport; creating backport reviews (solving conflicts,
> making tests pass). After it’s up for review for all branches affected and
> applicable, the bug is removed from the list.
>
> I started on that path two weeks ago, doing initial swipe thru all commits
> starting from stable/liberty spin off. If enough participants join the
> process, we may think of going back into git history to backport
> interesting fixes from stable/liberty into stable/kilo.
>
> Don’t hesitate to ask about details of the process, and happy backporting,
>
> Wow, this is a great idea Ihar! Thanks for taking this on! Count me in on
helping with this effort as well.

Thanks,
Kyle


> Ihar
>
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