Re: [Qemu-devel] [SeaBIOS] [PULL 0/1] update qemu seabios / seabios release?

[Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>]

On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 08:42:11AM -0500, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> writes:
> 
> >   Hi,
> >
> > This pull updates seabios in qemu to the latest bits from seabios
> > master, so the upcoming 1.2 qemu release gets all the new shiny
> > stuff added recently.  I'd like to have a new seabios release for
> > inclusion into qemu 1.2 which is planned for September 1st.
> >
> > So how about this plan:
> >   - merge seabios snapshot now (this pull req), so it gets testing
> >     in the qemu testing & release candidates phase
> >   - put seabios into bugfixing freeze too (now or in a few days),
> >     fix any issues poping up in testing.
> >   - roll out seabios release by end of august, so it can be included
> >     into qemu 1.2
> 
> We really would need a SeaBIOS release by no later than August 21st to
> do this.  The 1.2 release is on September 1st but we're in hard freeze
> starting on August 15th.  I wouldn't want to make any changes later than
> the 21st.

I'm fine with tagging a release.  However, I think testing coverage is
the biggest concern.  If you want to do this, I suggest we pull the
current SeaBIOS snapshot now (as Gerd's plan calls for), and I'll
immediately start a bugfix only mode.

-Kevin