[Lustre-discuss] Question on versions, who is going to support what, etc.

[Andreas Dilger]

The 1.8 branch is in "maintenance mode" and will only be getting bug fixes. All new development is being done on the 2.x branch. 

We are finalizing the patches being landed on the Git master branch in anticipation of the upcoming 2.1 release, so testing and feedback of this branch is very welcome at this stage.  A few mature "feature" patches are still being considered, but at this stage it is largely bug fixing only until the 2.1 branch is released. 

There are weekly build tags being created, that are suitable for external testing. My understanding is that build 8 (v2_0_58_0, IIRC) performed quite well, and a performance regression is being investigated in build 9 (v2_0_59_0). 

Cheers, Andreas

On 2010-12-14, at 8:42, Joe Landman <landman at scalableinformatics.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks
> 
>  We seem to have some choices about which versions to work with.  The 
> 1.8.5 release is the latest rev of the 1.8.x branch, and then there is 
> the 2.x branch.
> 
>  What is the preferred direction for most users and supporters of 
> Lustre?  That is, will Oracle, OpenSFS, etc. others be focusing upon the 
> 2.x branches going forward with the 1.8.x being a terminal branch, or 
> will the two branches co-exist in parallel for a while with support for 
> both from the community?
> 
>  If this is a FAQ, and there is a pointer to the answer, by all means, 
> please point me to it.
> 
>  We are trying to get our collective heads around what the current and 
> future support will look like in the community for Lustre.  I've seen 
> some slide decks that suggest future directions, but are somewhat 
> unspecific about which versions will be used as a base for these 
> developments.  I could guess, but I'd like to hear from others as to the 
> intentions.
> 
>  Thanks!
> 
> Joe
> 
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