diff --git a/en/releases/4.9R/Makefile b/en/releases/4.9R/Makefile index dfa73009dc..5b558459fc 100644 --- a/en/releases/4.9R/Makefile +++ b/en/releases/4.9R/Makefile @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ -# $FreeBSD$ +# $FreeBSD: www/en/releases/4.9R/Makefile,v 1.1 2003/05/06 04:40:43 murray Exp $ .if exists(../Makefile.conf) .include "../Makefile.conf" .endif .if exists(../Makefile.inc) .include "../Makefile.inc" .endif -DOCS= schedule.sgml +DOCS= schedule.sgml todo.sgml qa.sgml .include "${WEB_PREFIX}/share/mk/web.site.mk" diff --git a/en/releases/4.9R/qa.sgml b/en/releases/4.9R/qa.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..da118cb2cf --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/4.9R/qa.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ + + + + + + %includes; +]> + +&header; + +

Goals

+ +

As part of our on-going effort to improve the release engineering + process, we have identified several areas that need significant + quality assurance testing during the release candidate phase. + Below, we've listed the changes in &rel; that we feel merit + the most attention due to their involving substantial changes to the + system, or having arrived late in the development cycle leading up + to the release. In general, our goal in the QA process is to + attempt to check a number of things:

+ + + +

To effectively determine this, it's desirable to test the system in + a diverse set of environments, applying a wide set of workloads, + forcing the system to operate both within and outside its normal + specification. Particular focus should often be placed on the + continuing (or new) capability of the system to perform correctly + when used in concert with systems from other vendors.

+ +

Features to explore carefully:

+ + + +

The release notes will always be + a good place to look for things to test.

+ +

Known Issues

+ + +&footer; + + diff --git a/en/releases/4.9R/schedule.sgml b/en/releases/4.9R/schedule.sgml index 3ef4e55f47..1cf0b80aec 100644 --- a/en/releases/4.9R/schedule.sgml +++ b/en/releases/4.9R/schedule.sgml @@ -1,293 +1,293 @@ - + %includes; ]> &header;

Introduction

This is a specific schedule for the release of FreeBSD &local.rel;. For more general information about the release engineering process, please see the Release Engineering section of the web site.

General discussions about the release engineering process or quality assurance issues should be sent to the public freebsd-qa mailing list. MFC requests should be sent to re@FreeBSD.org.

Schedule

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ActionExpectedActualDescription
Reminder announcementTBD--28 Jul 200328 Jul 2003 Release Engineers send announcement email to developers@FreeBSD.org with a rough schedule for the FreeBSD &local.rel; release.
Another Reminder announcementTBD18 Aug 2003 -- 1 week reminder.
Another Reminder announcementTBD22 Aug 2003 -- Final reminder, with exact time (GMT) that freeze begins.
&local.rel;-PRERELEASE Testing Guide publishedTBD--&local.rel;-PRERELEASE Testing Guide published25 Aug 2003-- A testing guide should be published with information about recent changes and areas of the system that should be thoroughly tested during the pre-release/RC period.
&local.rel;-PRERELEASETBD25 Aug 2003 -- newvers.sh, and release.ent updated.
FTP site updatedTBD25 Aug 2003 -- pkg_add -r works for &local.rel;-PRERELEASE machines.
Code freeze beginsTBD25 Aug 2003 -- After this date, all commits to the RELENG_4 branch must be approved by re@FreeBSD.org. Certain highly active documentation committers are exempt from this rule for routine man page / release note updates. Heads-up emails should be sent to the developers@, stable@ and qa@ lists.
&local.rel;-RCTBD12 Sep 2003 -- newvers.sh and release.ent updated.
Announce the Ports Freeze TBD -- Someone from portmgr@ should email freebsd-ports@ and BCC: developers@ to set a date for the week long ports freeze and tagging of the ports tree.
First release candidateTBD12 Sep 2003 -- The first release candidate for the x86 and Alpha architecture is released. ISO images should be uploaded to ftp-master.freebsd.org and releng4.freebsd.org. A network install directory should be uploaded to ftp-master.freebsd.org. The packages/ directory should be a relative symlink, as described in the releng article.
Heads up to -stableTBD12 Sep 2003 -- A message should be sent to qa@FreeBSD.org and stable@FreeBSD.org after the snapshot is uploaded.
Second release candidateTBD17 Sep 2003 -- Note: the release date of this candidate depends on the user experience with RC1.
Third release candidateTBD22 Sep 2003 --
Ports tree frozen TBD -- Only approved commits will be permitted to the ports/ tree during the freeze.
Announce doc/ tree slush TBD -- Notification of the impending doc/ tree slush should be sent to doc@.
doc/ tree slush TBD -- Non-essential commits to the en_US.ISO8859-1/ subtree should be delayed from this point until after the doc/ tree tagging, to give translation teams time to synchronize their work.
Ports tree tagged TBD -- RELEASE_&local.rel.tag;_0 tag for ports/.
Ports tree unfrozen -- -- After the ports/ tree is tagged, the ports/ tree will be re-opened for commits, but commits made after tagging will not go in &local.rel;-RELEASE.
Final package build starts - TBD22 Sep 2003 -- The ports cluster and bento build final packages.
doc/ tree tagged.TBD22 Sep 2003 -- Version number bumps for doc/ subtree. RELEASE_&local.rel.tag;_0 tag for doc/. doc/ slush ends at this time.
RELENG_&local.rel.tag; branchTBD23 Sep 2003 -- The release branch is created.
Note to freebsd-stable@TBD24 Sep 2003 -- A note should be sent to the freebsd-stable@ list to let over-anxious users know that the tags have been created but the release still isn't ready. Tags may be slid before the announcement goes out. Point users to freebsd-qa@ for details.
Version numbers bumped.TBD24 Sep 2003 -- The files listed here are updated to reflect the fact that this is FreeBSD &local.rel;.
Update man.cgi on the website.TBD25 Sep 2003 -- Make sure the &local.rel; manual pages are being displayed by default for the man->web gateway. Also make sure these man pages are pointed to by docs.sgml.
src tree tagged.TBD25 Sep 2003 -- RELENG_&local.rel.tag;_0_RELEASE tag for src/.
Final builds.TBD25 Sep 2003 -- Final builds for x86 and Alpha in a pristine environment.
Warn hubs@FreeBSD.orgTBD25 Sep 2003 -- Heads up email to hubs@FreeBSD.org to give admins time to prepare for the load spike to come. The site administrators have frequently requested advance notice for new ISOs.
Upload to ftp-master.TBD26 Sep 2003 -- Release and packages uploaded to ftp-master.FreeBSD.org
AnnouncementTBD29 Sep 2003 -- Announcement sent out after a majority of the mirrors have received the bits.
Unfreeze the treeTBD29 Sep 2003 -- Announcement to developers@ explaining that the release is out, and commits to RELENG_4 no longer require approval. Also note the policy for commits to the RELENG_&local.rel.tag; branch.
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Open Issues

+ +

This is a list of open issues that need to be resolved for FreeBSD + &local.rel;. If you have any updates for this list, please e-mail + re@FreeBSD.org.

+ +

Must Resolve Issues for &local.rel;-RELEASE

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IssueStatusResponsibleDescription
if_dc tested/merged to work with PAE in 4.x--luoqi
busdma infrastructure merges--scottlIt's unclear if further bus_dma infrastructure changes need to be merged?
if_xlDonesilby
RAID drivers tested/merged to work with PAE in 4.x--scottl
ACPI merged as optional componentIn progress&a.jhb;ACPI will be provided as an optional component, turned off by + default.
+ +

Desired Features for &local.rel;-RELEASE

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IssueStatusResponsibleDescription
USB updated to work with PAEIn progressjmg, joe, luoqiUSB does not currently work with PAE enabled.
+ +

Documentation items that must be resolved for &local.rel;

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IssueStatusResponsibleDescription
ACPI--MurrayHandbook should be updated to note that ACPI can be enabled on + 4.9 systems.
PAE--MurrayHandbook should be updated to explain the basic PAE functionality.
+ +

Testing focuses for &local.rel;

+ + + + + + + + + + +
IssueStatusResponsibleDescription
PAE testing--More testing should be done with PAE systems to test device + compatibility and performance. In particular, active systems + with 12 gig of ram or more should be thoroughly tested to make + sure the various memory allocation algorithms in the kernel + still scale properly. There were reports of users running out of + KVA space in -CURRENT with large memory machines.
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