========================= 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 `__ in the governance repository. These deliverables have varying release models, and these are defined in the `deliverables YAML files `__ in the releases repository. In general, ironic deliverables follow the `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 `__: * 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 `, 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/ branch is made (or if `the grenade switch is made `_ 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. * Check for any open patches that are close to be merged or release critical. This usually includes important bug fixes and/or features that we'd like to release, including the related documentation. How to propose a release ======================== The steps that lead to a release proposal are mainly manual, while proposing the release itself is almost a 100% automated process, accomplished by following the next steps: * Clone the `openstack/releases `_ repository. This is where deliverables are tracked and all the automation resides. * Under the ``deliverables`` directory you can see yaml files for each deliverable (i.e. subproject) grouped by release cycles. * The ``_independent`` directory contains yaml files for deliverables that are not bound to (official) cycles (e.g. ironic-python-agent-builder). * To check the changes we're about to release we can use the tox environment ``list-unreleased-changes``, with this syntax: .. code-block:: bash tox -e venv -- list-unreleased-changes The ``series`` argument is a release series (i.e. master or train, not stable/ussuri or stable/train). For example, assuming we're in the main directory of the releases repository, to check the changes in the ussuri series for ironic-python-agent type: .. code-block:: bash tox -e venv -- list-unreleased-changes ussuri openstack/ironic-python-agent * To update the deliverable file for the new release, we use a scripted process in the form of a tox environment called ``new-release``. To get familiar with it and see all the options, type: .. code-block:: bash tox -e venv -- new-release -h Now, based on the list of changes we found in the precedent step, and the release notes, we need to decide on whether the next version will be major, minor (feature) or patch (bugfix). Note that in this case ``series`` is a code name (train, ussuri), not a branch. That is also valid for the current development branch (master) that takes the code name of the future stable release, for example if the future stable release code name is wallaby, we need to use wallaby as ``series``. The ``--stable-branch argument`` is used only for branching in the end of a cycle, independent projects are not branched this way though. The ``--intermediate-branch`` option is used to create an intermediate bugfix branch following the `new release model for ironic projects `_. To propose the release, use the script to update the deliverable file, then commit the change, and propose it for review. For example, to propose a minor release for ironic in the master branch (current development branch), considering that the code name of the future stable release is wallaby, use: .. code-block:: bash tox -e venv -- new-release -v wallaby ironic feature Remember to use a meaningful topic, usually using the name of the deliverable, the new version and the branch, if applicable. A good commit message title should also include the same, for example "Release ironic 1.2.3 for ussuri" * As an optional step, we can use ``tox -e list-changes`` to double-check the changes before submitting them for review. Also ``tox -e validate`` (it might take a while to run based on the number of changes) does some some sanity-checks, but since everything is scripted, there shouldn't be any issue. All the scripts are designed and maintained by the release team; in case of questions or doubts or if any errors should arise, you can reach to them in the IRC channel ``#openstack-release``; all release liaisons should be present there. * After the change is up for review, the PTL or a release liaison will have to approve it before it can get approved by the release team. Then, it will be processed automatically by zuul. 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 `__. * 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--jobs`. An example of this patch is `here `__. 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 `_. * 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 `_. * 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 `_. 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 `_ and `pbr documentation `_ 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 `_). 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``. Ironic Tempest plugin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As **ironic-tempest-plugin** is branchless, we need to submit a patch adding stable jobs to its master branch. `Example for Queens `_. Bifrost ~~~~~~~ Bifrost needs to be updated to install dependencies using the stable branch. `Example for Victoria `_. The upper constraints file referenced in ``scripts/install-deps.sh`` needs to be updated to the new release. 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.