[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: note validation and timeline required for stables
Kevin Traynor
ktraynor at redhat.com
Wed Mar 27 18:22:06 CET 2019
If a stable branch for a specific DPDK release is to proceed,
along with needing a maintainer, there should also be commitment
from major contributors for validation of the releases.
Also, as decided in the March 27th techboard, to facilitate user
planning, a release should be designated as a stable release
no later than 1 month after it's initial master release.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor at redhat.com>
---
v2: add 1 month deadline to designate as stable release.
I didn't add v1 acks, as this is something new.
doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
index 4214103b3..b63cd4228 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@ Stable Releases
Any major release of DPDK can be designated as a Stable Release if a
-maintainer volunteers to maintain it.
+maintainer volunteers to maintain it and there is a commitment from major
+contributors to validate it before releases. If a release is to be designated
+as a Stable Release, it should be done by 1 month after the master release.
A Stable Release is used to backport fixes from an ``N`` release back to an
--
2.20.1
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