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Releasing Ironic Projects
=========================
Since the responsibility for releases will move between people, we document
that process here.
A full list of projects that ironic manages is available in the `governance
site`_.
.. _`governance site`: https://governance.openstack.org/reference/projects/ironic.html
Who is responsible for releases?
================================
The current PTL is ultimately responsible for making sure code gets released.
They may choose to delegate this responsibility to a liaison, which is
documented in the `cross-project liaison wiki`_.
Anyone may submit a release request per the process below, but the PTL or
liaison must +1 the request for it to be processed.
.. _`cross-project liaison wiki`: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/CrossProjectLiaisons#Release_management
Release process
===============
Releases are managed by the OpenStack release team. The release process is
documented in the `Project Team Guide`_.
.. _`Project Team Guide`: https://docs.openstack.org/project-team-guide/release-management.html#how-to-release
What do we have to release?
===========================
The ironic project has a number of deliverables under its governance. The
ultimate source of truth for this is `projects.yaml
<https://opendev.org/openstack/governance/src/branch/master/reference/projects.yaml>`__
in the governance repository. These deliverables have varying release models,
and these are defined in the `deliverables YAML files
<https://opendev.org/openstack/releases/src/branch/master/deliverables>`__ in
the releases repository.
In general, ironic deliverables follow the `cycle-with-intermediary
<https://releases.openstack.org/reference/release_models.html#cycle-with-intermediary>`__
release model.
Non-client libraries
--------------------
The following deliverables are non-client libraries:
* ironic-lib
* metalsmith
* sushy
Client libraries
----------------
The following deliverables are client libraries:
* python-ironicclient
* python-ironic-inspector-client
* sushy-cli
Normal release
--------------
The following deliverables are Neutron plugins:
* networking-baremetal
* networking-generic-switch
The following deliverables are Horizon plugins:
* ironic-ui
The following deliverables are Tempest plugins:
* ironic-tempest-plugin
The following deliverables are services, or treated as such:
* bifrost
* ironic
* ironic-inspector
* ironic-prometheus-exporter
* ironic-python-agent
Independent
-----------
The following deliverables are released `independently
<https://releases.openstack.org/reference/release_models.html#independent>`__:
* ironic-python-agent-builder
* molteniron
* sushy-tools
* tenks
* virtualbmc
Not released
------------
The following deliverables do not need to be released:
* ironic-inspector-specs
* ironic-specs
Things to do before releasing
=============================
* Review the unreleased release notes, if the project uses them. Make sure
they follow our :ref:`standards <faq_release_note>`, are coherent, and have
proper grammar.
Combine release notes if necessary (for example, a release note for a
feature and another release note to add to that feature may be combined).
* For ironic releases only, not ironic-inspector releases: if any new API
microversions have been added since the last release, update the REST API
version history (``doc/source/contributor/webapi-version-history.rst``) to
indicate that they were part of the new release.
* To support rolling upgrades, add this new release version (and release name
if it is a named release) into ``ironic/common/release_mappings.py``:
* in ``RELEASE_MAPPING`` make a copy of the ``master`` entry, and rename the
first ``master`` entry to the new semver release version.
* If this is a named release, add a ``RELEASE_MAPPING`` entry for the named
release. Its value should be the same as that of the latest semver one
(that you just added above).
It is important to do this before a stable/<release> branch is made (or if
`the grenade switch is made <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2017-February/111849.html>`_
to use the latest release from stable as the 'old' release).
Otherwise, once it is made, CI (the grenade job that tests new-release ->
master) will fail.
Things to do after releasing
============================
When a release is done that results in a stable branch
------------------------------------------------------
When a release is done that results in a stable branch for the project,
several changes need to be made.
The release automation will push a number of changes that need to be approved.
This includes:
* In the new stable branch:
* a change to point ``.gitreview`` at the branch
* a change to update the upper constraints file used by ``tox``
* In the master branch:
* updating the release notes RST to include the new branch.
The generated RST does not include the version range in the title, so we
typically submit a follow-up patch to do that. An example of this patch is
`here <https://review.opendev.org/685070>`__.
* update the `templates` in `.zuul.yaml` or `zuul.d/project.yaml`.
The update is necessary to use the job for the next release
`openstack-python3-<next_release>-jobs`. An example of this patch is
`here <https://review.opendev.org/#/c/689705/>`__.
We need to submit patches for changes in the stable branch to:
* update the ironic devstack plugin to point at the branched tarball for IPA.
An example of this patch is
`here <https://review.opendev.org/685069/>`_.
* update links in the documentation (``ironic/doc/source/``) to point to the
branched versions of any openstack projects' (that branch) documents.
As of Pike release, the only outlier is
`diskimage-builder <https://docs.openstack.org/diskimage-builder/latest/>`_.
* set appropriate defaults for ``TEMPEST_BAREMETAL_MIN_MICROVERSION`` and
``TEMPEST_BAREMETAL_MAX_MICROVERSION`` in ``devstack/lib/ironic`` to make sure
that unsupported API tempest tests are skipped on stable branches. E.g.
`patch 495319 <https://review.opendev.org/495319>`_.
We need to submit patches for changes on master to:
* create an empty commit with a ``Sem-Ver`` tag to bump the generated minor
version. See `example
<https://opendev.org/openstack/ironic/commit/4b28af4645c2f3b6d7864671e15904ed8f40414d>`_
and `pbr documentation
<https://docs.openstack.org/pbr/latest/user/features.html#version>`_ for details.
* to support rolling upgrades, since the release was a named release, we
need to make these changes. Note that we need to wait until *after* the
switch in grenade is made to test the latest release (N) with master
(e.g. `for stable/queens <https://review.opendev.org/#/c/543615>`_).
Doing these changes sooner -- after the ironic release and before the switch
when grenade is testing the prior release (N-1) with master, will cause
the tests to fail. (You may want to ask/remind infra/qa team, as to
when they will do this switch.)
* In ``ironic/common/release_mappings.py``, delete any entries from
``RELEASE_MAPPING`` associated with the oldest named release. Since we
support upgrades between adjacent named releases, the master branch will
only support upgrades from the most recent named release to master.
* remove any DB migration scripts from ``ironic.cmd.dbsync.ONLINE_MIGRATIONS``
and remove the corresponding code from ironic. (These migration scripts
are used to migrate from an old release to this latest release; they
shouldn't be needed after that.)
* remove any model class names from ``ironic.cmd.dbsync.NEW_MODELS``.
As **ironic-tempest-plugin** is branchless, we need to submit a patch adding
stable jobs to its master branch. `Example for Queens
<https://review.opendev.org/#/c/543555/>`_.
For all releases
----------------
For all releases, whether or not it results in a stable branch:
* update the specs repo to mark any specs completed in the release as
implemented.
* remove any -2s on patches that were blocked until after the release.