Emilio Pozuelo Monfort
2016-Oct-19 15:34 UTC
[Pkg-xen-devel] Xen in stretch - 4.7 or 4.8 ?
On 19/10/16 16:54, Ian Jackson wrote:> Ian Jackson writes ("Xen in stretch - 4.7 or 4.8 ?"): >> Hi. I was wanting an initial opinion from the Release Team, about the >> Xen packages. Currently they are in bad shape in stretch and I intend >> to fix them ASAP. >> >> The question is whether I should move to Xen 4.7, or Xen 4.8. > > I just asked the Xen Project's Release Manager and their current best > guess is that Xen 4.8.0 will be released in "early to mid November". > > Sorry to hassle you, but I would appreciate an opinion so that I can > get started on the integration work etc.Assuming the rdeps are fine with Xen 4.8, then I'd be all for moving to it. Xen is a security sensitive package and I think it'd be good to get the extra security support from upstream. Note the transition freeze will start soon. Do you have an idea of how long it may take to prepare for this? Cheers, Emilio
Emilio Pozuelo Monfort writes ("Re: Xen in stretch - 4.7 or 4.8 ?"):> On 19/10/16 16:54, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Sorry to hassle you, but I would appreciate an opinion so that I can > > get started on the integration work etc. > > Assuming the rdeps are fine with Xen 4.8, then I'd be all for moving > to it.There are no changes between 4.7 and 4.8 that would upset any of the rdeps. So, great, thanks.> Xen is a security sensitive package and I think it'd be good > to get the extra security support from upstream. Note the transition > freeze will start soon. Do you have an idea of how long it may take > to prepare for this?I don't know how long it will take me. But I work for Citrix as part of the Xen Project upstream, and this is currently my top priority. So I'm hoping to have something RSN, in a matter of (working) days. Thanks, Ian. -- Ian Jackson <ijackson at chiark.greenend.org.uk> These opinions are my own. If I emailed you from an address @fyvzl.net or @evade.org.uk, that is a private address which bypasses my fierce spamfilter.
Emilio Pozuelo Monfort
2016-Oct-19 16:57 UTC
[Pkg-xen-devel] Xen in stretch - 4.7 or 4.8 ?
On 19/10/16 17:37, Ian Jackson wrote:> Emilio Pozuelo Monfort writes ("Re: Xen in stretch - 4.7 or 4.8 ?"): >> On 19/10/16 16:54, Ian Jackson wrote: >>> Sorry to hassle you, but I would appreciate an opinion so that I can >>> get started on the integration work etc. >> >> Assuming the rdeps are fine with Xen 4.8, then I'd be all for moving >> to it. > > There are no changes between 4.7 and 4.8 that would upset any of the > rdeps. So, great, thanks.What about between 4.6 and 4.[78]? As we currently have 4.6 in the archive.>> Xen is a security sensitive package and I think it'd be good >> to get the extra security support from upstream. Note the transition >> freeze will start soon. Do you have an idea of how long it may take >> to prepare for this? > > I don't know how long it will take me. But I work for Citrix as part > of the Xen Project upstream, and this is currently my top priority. > So I'm hoping to have something RSN, in a matter of (working) days.Great! Let us know when you have more news, preferably in a transition bug :-) Cheers, Emilio