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diff --git a/docs/automating_vpp_api_flag_day.rst b/docs/automating_vpp_api_flag_day.rst index 00cb6000d6..2268cf496f 100644 --- a/docs/automating_vpp_api_flag_day.rst +++ b/docs/automating_vpp_api_flag_day.rst @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .. - Copyright (c) 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. + Copyright (c) 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at: @@ -189,9 +189,21 @@ Changes This process does not specify what to do with CSIT-blocked changes that are not also API changes. -+ The *active API change*: The API change currently being processed ++ A *candidate API change*: An API change that meets all requirements + to become active (see below). Currently, the requirements are: + + + No -1 nor -2 from from any human reviewer. + + + All verify jobs (except vpp-csit ones) pass. + + + +1 from a VPP committer. + + The reason is to avoid situations where an API change becomes active, + but the VPP committers are unwilling to merge it for some reason. + ++ The *active API change*: The candidate API change currently being processed by the API Flag Day Algorithm. - While many API changes can be open (waiting/queued/scheduled), + While many API changes can be candidates at the same time, only one is allowed be active at a time. + The *activating change*: The name for a Gerrit Change for CSIT repository @@ -233,6 +245,8 @@ The following steps describe the application of the API "Flag Day" algorithm: #. If the api-crc job fails, an email with the appropriate reason is sent to the VPP patch submitter and vpp-api-dev@lists.fd.io including the VPP patch information and .api files that are edited. +#. The VPP patch developer works with a VPP committer + to ensure the patch meets requirements to become a candidate (see above). #. The VPP patch developer and CSIT team create a CSIT JIRA ticket to identify the work required to support the new VPP API version. #. CSIT developer creates a patch of the deactivating change |