Anaconda is totally trashing the F18 schedule (was Re: f18: how to install into a LVM partitions (or RAID))

[Jaroslav Reznik]

----- Original Message -----
> On 10/31/12 9:13 AM, Josef Bacik wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 7:54 AM, "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson"
> > <johannbg at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 10/31/2012 11:42 AM, Peter Robinson wrote:
> >>>
> >>> It's already been pushed back once, the first iteration of newui
> >>> was
> >>> attempted to land in F-17 and was pushed back to F-18 if my
> >>> memory
> >>> serves me correctly.
> >>
> >>
> >> Dont think it did
> >>
> >>
> >>>   So I think we need to land it now and deal with
> >>> the fall out then move on. The one thing that concerns me is the
> >>> lack
> >>> of communications about LVM with the storage team as it makes me
> >>> wonder what else has been missed/assumed.
> >>
> >>
> >> Lack of communication lol those RH storage developers could have.
> >>
> >> A) subscribed to the Anaconda developers list to monitor changes
> >> relevant to
> >> their setup as anyone else affected by any upstream changes ( this
> >> got
> >> mentioned in August )
> >> B) bothered to do a simple test install of alpha they would have
> >> noticed
> >> that the installer did not default to LVM partition layout by
> >> default and
> >> had that discussion then and there...
> >>
> >> So the Storage team within Red Hat they themselves expecting the
> >> Anaconda
> >> team to be running around notify them or FESCO for that matter is
> >> just utter
> >> and total bullocks and their little lvm no being turned on by
> >> default pails
> >> in comparison with what we ( QA Community )  "discovered" where
> >> missing in
> >> the installer early on...
> >>
> > 
> > You know what the storage team does right?  I can only speak for
> > myself really, but 26 hours out of the day my head is buried in
> > btrfs.
> >  Sure I'm subscribed to anaconda devel and fedora devel, which
> >  means I
> > search "btrfs" in my fedora-devel and anaconda folders once a week
> > to
> > see if somebody is complaining.  We just had a big get together in
> > August with the storage developers and anaconda people and I don't
> > remember hearing anything about this.  The anaconda guys are the
> > same
> > way, they focus on the installer and don't look up unless they have
> > to.  So when I need something btrfs-y done in Anaconda I go find
> > Dave
> > or somebody and tell them what I need and we get it worked out
> > together.  The same thing should be done from the anaconda side
> > when
> > it comes to changing the basic behavior of storage in Fedora.  Red
> > Hat
> > employs the top storage developers in the world, why would they not
> > take advantage of that expertise and experience?  So no it's not
> > "utter and total bullocks" to expect some sort of heads up when it
> > comes to storage related changes in anaconda, we're all on the same
> > team and why would you not talk to each other?  We should be
> > working
> > to create a well integrated solution for our users that provides
> > the
> > best possible experience, and the only way we get that done is if
> > we
> > all work together.  Thanks,
> 
> Preach it, brother. ;)
> 
> Josef is right, we have rather full days making sure all your data is
> safe
> & fast, and keeping an eye out for sudden changes in installer
> behavior
> just isn't always on our radar.  I haven't test-installed F18,
> personally;
> I've been busy chasing upstream ext4 metadata corruption bugs and the
> like.
> 
> I trusted the feature process to publicize and vet any significant
> installer
> changes in the fs/storage realm, TBH.

The feature process is as good as feature pages itself. And it's same
with trust. We can only trust feature owners to provide all relevant
information (and same applies for submitting features). If you take a look
on New Installer UI feature page, it's clear, talks about a new UI, 
it's there. It matches the description. Does it talk about feature parity
with the old one - no, and this could be done better next time. Same
for contingency plan... This feature landed in an unfortunate time - during
the Fedora PGMs transition - Robyn was already busy with FPL job, there 
was no FPGM  that time and that means nearly no progress tracking.

Jaroslav 


> -Eric
> 
> > Josef
> > 
> 
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