Re: firefly timing

[Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG <s.priebe-2Lf/h1ldwEHR5kwTpVNS9A@public.gmane.org>]

Hi Sage,

i really would like to test the tiering. Is there any detailed
documentation about it and how it works?

Greets,
Stefan

Am 18.03.2014 05:45, schrieb Sage Weil:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> It's taken longer than expected, but the tests for v0.78 are calming down 
> and it looks like we'll be able to get the release out this week.
> 
> However, we've decided NOT to make this release firefly.  It will be a 
> normal development release.  This will be the first release that includes 
> some key new functionality (erasure coding and cache tiering) and although 
> it is passing our tests we'd like to have some operational experience with 
> it in more users' hands before we commit to supporting it long term.
> 
> The tentative plan is to freeze and then release v0.79 after a normal two 
> week cycle.  This will serve as a 'release candidate' that shaves off a 
> few rough edges from the pending release (including some improvements with 
> the API for setting up erasure coded pools).  It is possible that 0.79 
> will turn into firefly, but more likely that we will opt for another two 
> weeks of hardening and make 0.80 the release we name firefly and maintain 
> for the long term.
> 
> Long story short: 0.78 will be out soon, and you should test it!  It is 
> will vary from the final firefly in a few subtle ways, but any feedback or 
> usability and bug reports at this point will be very helpful in shaping 
> things.
> 
> Thanks!
> sage
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