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| author | Mek Stittri <mstittri@gitlab.com> | 2018-07-13 21:17:59 -0700 |
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| committer | Mek Stittri <mstittri@gitlab.com> | 2018-07-26 23:56:11 -0700 |
| commit | e3b005fe425b55b7aee94105b4ea92e14a3ee6c2 (patch) | |
| tree | 1e631d51162819695ae6cd9f3c451473a970839b | |
| parent | ec85a2a3ac158bdb71488af44b86c2a84c5d174b (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-e3b005fe425b55b7aee94105b4ea92e14a3ee6c2.tar.gz | |
Fixed links and clarrified after the 7th section
Regressions that can bypass the exception requests are the ones which `regression:xx.x` is the last recent monthly release or the current release.
| -rw-r--r-- | PROCESS.md | 13 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/PROCESS.md b/PROCESS.md index fcedec34e09..b773458fccc 100644 --- a/PROCESS.md +++ b/PROCESS.md @@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ - [Between the 1st and the 7th](#between-the-1st-and-the-7th) - [On the 7th](#on-the-7th) - [After the 7th](#after-the-7th) -- [Regressions](#regressions) - - [How to manage a regression](#how-to-manage-a-regression) +- [Defects](#defects) + - [Bugs](#bugs) + - [Managing a bug](#managing-a-bug) + - [Regressions](#regressions) + - [Managing a regression](#managing-a-regression) - [Release retrospective and kickoff](#release-retrospective-and-kickoff) - [Retrospective](#retrospective) - [Kickoff](#kickoff) @@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ information, see Once the stable branch is frozen, the only MRs that can be cherry-picked into the stable branch are: -* Fixes for [regressions](#regressions) +* Fixes for [regressions](#regressions), where `regression:xx.x` is the last recent monthly release or the current release. * Fixes for security issues * Fixes or improvements to automated QA scenarios * Documentation updates for changes in the same release @@ -242,13 +245,11 @@ A regression should always have the `regression:xx.x` label on it to designate w #### Managing a Regression -**Prioritization** - A ~regression label tells us that something worked before and it needs extra attention from Engineering and Product Managers to schedule/reschedule. Regressions should be considered high priority issues that should be solved as soon as possible, especially if they have severe impact on users. -We give higher priority to regressions that affected the last recent monthly release and the current release candidates. +**Prioritization** We give higher priority to regressions that affected the last recent monthly release and the current release candidates. The two scenarios below can [by pass the exception request in the release process](LINK_HERE_TO_RM_DOC) * A regression in the **Last recent monthly release** * **Example:** In 11.0 we released a new `feature X` that is verified as working. Then in release 11.1 the feature no longer works this is regression for 11.0. The issue should have the `regression:11.0` label. |