X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Fcontributing%2Fstable.rst;h=90b3d8e44f775a23b26d35c6d52c0a2632ca5c1d;hb=770fabcd36ec11d64544e86ed7d2dda9f5c64daf;hp=4214103b3cd7c019544e674ebc88d6894f8bbd84;hpb=1cedac2da1355e54263e313d267115b2917adc00;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst index 4214103b3c..90b3d8e44f 100644 --- a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ .. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause Copyright 2018 The DPDK contributors -.. stable_lts_releases: +.. _stable_lts_releases: DPDK Stable Releases and Long Term Support ========================================== @@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ Release to indicate longer term support. Stable Releases --------------- -Any major release of DPDK can be designated as a Stable Release if a -maintainer volunteers to maintain it. +Any release of DPDK can be designated as a Stable Release if a +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 ``N-1`` release, for example, from 16.11 to 16.07. @@ -46,9 +48,13 @@ LTS Release A stable release can be designated as an LTS release based on community agreement and a commitment from a maintainer. The current policy is that each -year's November release will be maintained as an LTS for 2 years. +year's November (X.11) release will be maintained as an LTS for 2 years. -The current DPDK LTS releases are 17.11 and 18.11. +After the X.11 release, an LTS branch will be created for it at +http://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-stable where bugfixes will be backported to. + +A LTS release may align with the declaration of a new major ABI version, +please read the :doc:`abi_policy` for more information. It is anticipated that there will be at least 4 releases per year of the LTS or approximately 1 every 3 months. However, the cadence can be shorter or @@ -56,6 +62,11 @@ longer depending on the number and criticality of the backported fixes. Releases should be coordinated with the validation engineers to ensure that a tagged release has been tested. +The current maintained LTS branches are 17.11 and 18.11. + +At the end of the 2 years, a final X.11.N release will be made and at that +point the LTS branch will no longer be maintained with no further releases. + What changes should be backported --------------------------------- @@ -111,10 +122,3 @@ A Stable Release will be released by: list. Stable releases are available on the `dpdk.org download page `_. - - -ABI ---- - -The Stable Release should not be seen as a way of breaking or circumventing -the DPDK ABI policy.