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== Yocto Project Weekly Status September 19th, 2023 ==
== Yocto Project Weekly Status Mar. 11th, 2025 ==
Current Dev Position: YP 4.3 M4 (Feature Freeze)<br/>
Current Dev Position: YP 5.2 M4 - Feature Freeze<br/>
Next Deadline: 2nd October 2023 YP 4.3 M4 build date<br/>
Next Deadline: YP 5.2 M4 Build Date 2025-03-31 - Feature Freeze<br/>


'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
*Bug Triage meeting Thursday September 21st 7:30 am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
*Bug Triage meeting Thursday Mar. 13th at 7:30 am PST (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
*Weekly Engineering Sync Tuesday September 19th 8 am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
*Weekly Project Engineering Sync Tuesday Mar. 11th at 8 am PST (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
*Twitch -  See https://www.twitch.tv/theyoctojester
*Twitch -  See https://www.twitch.tv/theyoctojester  


'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
*The M3 rc1 QA report is available but the regression report failed, raising a dilemma on whether to release, the TSC needs to discuss
*YP 5.1.3 was released
*YP 3.1.28 is in QA
*YP 5.2 M3 is in QA
*The numpy reproducibility issue remains
*YP 5.0.8 is ready for QA
*The openssh ptest intermittent failure does have better logs available but we’ve yet to decode what it means: http://autobuilder.yocto.io/pub/non-release/20230917-2/testresults/qemuarm64-ptest/openssh.log
*We are now at feature freeze for YP 5.2
*A significant flaw was found in bitbake’s inotify usage which has been causing rare intermittent build failures. These would only affect usage where BB_SERVER_TIMEOUT was enabled or tinfoil was used (e.g. recipetool, devtool, bitbake-layers). The issue means we’ve switched to using stat() calls and mtime to detect changes. External tools using tinfoil which change files will need to add an API call to have bitbake refresh its caches.
*We have a new dashboard index page linking to key tools/data pages within the project: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/ . Help on further improvements is welcome. We are aiming to drive the data from the autobuilder.
*On a positive note, those issues do explain some of the timeout and AB-INT failures that have been puzzling us for some time. Fixing it also allows the flush() call removal in server logging, which should improve bitbake server’s performance during heavy I/O.
*An infrastructure issue where git mirroring was stalling has been fixed
*There are patches pending to tweak the layout of deploy/licenses/ and SPDX’s file layout to avoid overlapping files in builds breaking due to “shared” files being removed unexpectedly. We will likely enforce non-overlapping files for symlinks under sstate control going forward to avoid these issues in future.
*There continue to be 502 gateway errors on some services due to overload from bot activity. This is impacting the autobuilder as well.
*We are continuing to see large numbers of version upgrades of recipes, some of which are having destabilizing effects. This may mean we have to reduce the numbers being accepted to stabilize for release.
*The buildbot workers display has been fixed to allow more builds to be shown and an autobuilder build scheduling issue has been resolved allowing better resource utilization.
*We’re happy to be able to announce that some of the work in the RFQ will now be progressing, specifically that:
*We now have gitstats, SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS validation, toaster fixtures validation and wider use of central releases information within the autobuilder.
**Marta Rybczynska (Syslinbit) will be working on the security topic
*There have been improvements to the SPDX generation but these appear to have caused a significant performance regression which is being investigated.
**Alexander Kanvin (Linutronix) will be working on the core workflow topic
*A cause of intermittent failures from a python warning has been worked around and a small race fix for bitbake was also merged.
**Savoir-faire Linux will be working on the toaster and VSCode topics
*Fitimage and u-boot tests were reworked and rationalized which was long overdue, thanks Adrian.
**BayLibre will be working on the patchtest and project tooling topics
*Emails have been sent about the CVE/NVD situation proposing a path forward.
**Michael Opdenacker (Bootlin) will be working on the binary distro topic
*The gomod mirror issue in meta-openembedded was continuing to give failed builds on the autobuilder.The patch has been reverted in meta-openembedded for now to regain stable builds. Warnings were creeping in whilst the error was masking them. We need to fix the root cause.
**Smile will be working on the meta-openembedded topic area
*Our own systemctl python script has been replaced with the correct tool for better compatibility
We’d also note that Tim Orling (Konsulko) will be working on the layer index.
*We’ve identified a significant increase in build disk usage from the rust upgrade.


'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>
'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>
*As people are likely aware, the project has a number of components which are either unmaintained, or have people with little to no time trying to keep them alive. These components include: patchtest, layerindex, devtool, toaster, wic, oeqa, autobuilder, CROPs containers, pseudo and more. Many have open bugs. Help is welcome in trying to better look after these components!
*As people are likely aware, the project has a number of components which are either unmaintained, or have people with little to no time trying to keep them alive. These components include: devtool, toaster, wic, oeqa, autobuilder, CROPs containers, pseudo and more. Many have open bugs. Help is welcome in trying to better look after these components!
*There is an issue open upstream with the openssl project related to making path relocation of openssl easier (as used in our buildtools tarball and SDK). We’d love assistance in moving this forward and getting some kind of upstream feature merged to make this easier: https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/19260
*There are bugs identified as possible for newcomers to the project: https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Newcomers
*There are bugs identified as possible for newcomers to the project: https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Newcomers
*There are bugs that are currently unassigned for YP 4.2. See: https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Bug_Triage#Medium.2B_4.2_Unassigned_Enhancements.2FBugs
*There are bugs that are currently unassigned for YP 5.2. See: https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Bug_Triage#Medium+_5.2_Unassigned_Enhancements/Bugs
*We’d welcome new maintainers for recipes in OE-Core. Please see the list at: http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta/conf/distro/include/maintainers.inc and discuss with the existing maintainer, or ask on the OE-Core mailing list. We will likely move a chunk of these to “Unassigned” soon to help facilitate this.
*We’d welcome new maintainers for recipes in OE-Core. Please see the list at: http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta/conf/distro/include/maintainers.inc and discuss with the existing maintainer, or ask on the OE-Core mailing list. We will likely move a chunk of these to “Unassigned” soon to help facilitate this.
*Help is very much welcome in trying to resolve our autobuilder intermittent issues. You can see the list of failures we’re continuing to see by searching for the “AB-INT” tag in bugzilla: https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=AB-INT.
*Help is very much welcome in trying to resolve our autobuilder intermittent issues. You can see the list of failures we’re continuing to see by searching for the “AB-INT” tag in bugzilla: https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=AB-INT.
*Help us resolve CVE issues: CVE metrics  
*Help us resolve CVE issues: CVE metrics  
*We have a growing number of bugs in bugzilla, any help with them is appreciated.
*We have a growing number of bugs in bugzilla, any help with them is appreciated.
*Ongoing project development plans are being developed in this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xsnN_HcaMhqg6Dn1P_19AnumDaUMQSdFZ_I4rjD830A/edit?usp=sharing We need to continue to develop this as it will allow us to potentially find ways to fund specific work items.


'''YP 4.3 Milestone Dates:'''<br/>
'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
*YP 4.3 M3 is being reviewed.
*WDD 2816 (last week 2771) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
*YP 4.3 M4 build date  2023/10/02
*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
*YP 4.3 M4 Release date 2023/10/27
**Total patches found: 1027 (last week 1024)
**Patches in the Pending State: 171 (17%) [last week 170 (17%)]
*https://autobuilder.yocto.io/-release/patchmetrics/
 
'''YP 5.2 Milestone Dates:'''<br/>
*YP 5.2 M3 in QA.
*YP 5.2 M4 Build Date 2025-03-31
*YP 5.2 M4 Release Date 2025-04-25


'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>
'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>
*YP 3.1.28 in QA
*YP 5.1.3 was released,
*YP 4.0.13 build date 2023/09/25
*YP 5.0.8 is waiting for QA.
*YP 4.0.13 Release date 2023/10/06
*YP 5.1.4 Build Date 2025-03-24
*YP 3.1.29 build date 2023/10/30
*YP 5.1.4 Release Date 2025-04-04
*YP 3.1.29 Release date 2023/11/10
*YP 4.0.26 Build Date 2025-04-07
*YP 4.0.14 build date 2023/11/06
*YP 4.0.26 Release Date 2025-04-18
*YP 4.0.14 Release date 2023/11/17
*YP 5.0.9 Build Date 2025-04-21
*YP 4.2.4 build date 2023/11/13
*YP 5.0.9 Release Date 2025-05-02
*YP 4.2.4 Release date 2023/11/24
*YP 4.0.27 Build Date 2025-05-19
*YP 3.1.30 build date 2023/12/11
*YP 4.0.27 Release Date 2025-05-30
*YP 3.1.30 Release date 2023/12/22
*YP 5.0.10 Build Date 2025-06-02
*YP 4.0.15 build date 2023/12/18
*YP 5.0.10 Release Date 2025-06-13
*YP 4.0.15 Release date 2023/12/29
*YP 4.0.28 Build Date 2025-06-30
 
*YP 4.0.28 Release Date 2025-07-11
'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
*WDD 2505 (last week 2530) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
**Total patches found: 1185 (last week 1186)
**Patches in the Pending State: 255 (22%) [last week 255 (22%)]
*https://autobuilder.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/


'''The Yocto Project’s technical governance is through its Technical Steering Committee, more information is available at:'''<br/>
'''The Yocto Project’s technical governance is through its Technical Steering Committee, more information is available at:'''<br/>
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== Archives ==
== Archives ==
*[[2025 Yocto Project Weekly Status Archive]]
*[[2024 Yocto Project Weekly Status Archive]]
*[[2023 Yocto Project Weekly Status Archive]]
*[[2023 Yocto Project Weekly Status Archive]]
*[[2022 Yocto Project Weekly Status Archive]]
*[[2022 Yocto Project Weekly Status Archive]]

Latest revision as of 14:50, 11 March 2025

Yocto Project Weekly Status Mar. 11th, 2025

Current Dev Position: YP 5.2 M4 - Feature Freeze
Next Deadline: YP 5.2 M4 Build Date 2025-03-31 - Feature Freeze

Next Team Meetings:

Key Status/Updates:

  • YP 5.1.3 was released
  • YP 5.2 M3 is in QA
  • YP 5.0.8 is ready for QA
  • We are now at feature freeze for YP 5.2
  • We have a new dashboard index page linking to key tools/data pages within the project: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/ . Help on further improvements is welcome. We are aiming to drive the data from the autobuilder.
  • An infrastructure issue where git mirroring was stalling has been fixed
  • There continue to be 502 gateway errors on some services due to overload from bot activity. This is impacting the autobuilder as well.
  • The buildbot workers display has been fixed to allow more builds to be shown and an autobuilder build scheduling issue has been resolved allowing better resource utilization.
  • We now have gitstats, SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS validation, toaster fixtures validation and wider use of central releases information within the autobuilder.
  • There have been improvements to the SPDX generation but these appear to have caused a significant performance regression which is being investigated.
  • A cause of intermittent failures from a python warning has been worked around and a small race fix for bitbake was also merged.
  • Fitimage and u-boot tests were reworked and rationalized which was long overdue, thanks Adrian.
  • Emails have been sent about the CVE/NVD situation proposing a path forward.
  • The gomod mirror issue in meta-openembedded was continuing to give failed builds on the autobuilder.The patch has been reverted in meta-openembedded for now to regain stable builds. Warnings were creeping in whilst the error was masking them. We need to fix the root cause.
  • Our own systemctl python script has been replaced with the correct tool for better compatibility
  • We’ve identified a significant increase in build disk usage from the rust upgrade.

Ways to contribute:

Tracking Metrics:

YP 5.2 Milestone Dates:

  • YP 5.2 M3 in QA.
  • YP 5.2 M4 Build Date 2025-03-31
  • YP 5.2 M4 Release Date 2025-04-25

Upcoming dot releases:

  • YP 5.1.3 was released,
  • YP 5.0.8 is waiting for QA.
  • YP 5.1.4 Build Date 2025-03-24
  • YP 5.1.4 Release Date 2025-04-04
  • YP 4.0.26 Build Date 2025-04-07
  • YP 4.0.26 Release Date 2025-04-18
  • YP 5.0.9 Build Date 2025-04-21
  • YP 5.0.9 Release Date 2025-05-02
  • YP 4.0.27 Build Date 2025-05-19
  • YP 4.0.27 Release Date 2025-05-30
  • YP 5.0.10 Build Date 2025-06-02
  • YP 5.0.10 Release Date 2025-06-13
  • YP 4.0.28 Build Date 2025-06-30
  • YP 4.0.28 Release Date 2025-07-11

The Yocto Project’s technical governance is through its Technical Steering Committee, more information is available at:
https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/TSC

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