perm removal project integration - hsx repos will be restricted

[Coleen Phillimore]

On 9/1/2012 6:21 PM, Coleen Phillimore wrote:
> On 9/1/2012 2:35 AM, John Coomes wrote:
>> John Coomes (John.Coomes at oracle.com) wrote:
>>> The project to remove the permanent generation will be integrating
>>> into hsx this weekend or early next week.  It's a pervasive change and
>>> merges have been notoriously difficult, so to help ease the
>>> integration, we will be restricting changes to the hsx repositories
>>> (e.g., hsx/hotspot-main, hsx/hotspot-comp, hsx/hotspot-gc, etc.)
>>> starting today for about a week.
>>>
>>> ...
>>> Here's the full timetable (all times Pacific):
>>>
>>> Thu, Aug 30 (today):   hotspot-rt is already locked, since it was
>>> ...
>>> Fri, Aug 31, pm:       the last hs24 snapshot of hotspot-main
>>>                (hs24-b22) will be taken and submitted for
>>>                pre-integration testing.  The HotSpot version
>>>                will be set to 25 in hotspot-main and then
>>>                hotspot-main will be pulled down into all group
>>>                repos.
>>>
>>> At this point, all the hsx repos will be identical, and *locked*
>>> except for perm removal changes.
>> Status:  so far, so good.  All the hsx repos are identical and are
>> locked except for perm removal changes, and SQE is ready to test them.
>>
>> -John
>>
>>> Sat, Sep 1:            the perm removal project will do their
>>>                         final merge and testing before integrating into
>>>                         hsx/hotspot-gc.  Ideally it will be finished on
>>>                         Saturday, but it may take longer.  The hsx
>>>                         repos remain *locked*.
>
> Status:  the permgen elimination code has been checked into 
> hotspot-gc.   The hg: notification probably didn't go out because the 
> size of the email likely requires approval.    Almost all files were 
> changed in the repository, but many only a few lines.   See changeset: 
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-gc/hotspot/rev/da91efe96a93
>
> Thank you everyone for all your help.
> Coleen
>
>>>
>>> Sat, Sep 1 pm, through
>>> Wed, Sep 4 am:         the perm removal changes will undergo nightly
>>>                         testing.  we will have SQE target all nightly
>>>                testing on the perm removal changes (i.e., the
>>>                testing normally done on the hsx/hotspot-comp
>>>                repo will instead be done on the perm removal
>>>                changes; same for hotspot-rt, etc.).  If any
>>>                issues are found, bugs will be filed and
>>>                fixed as normal.  The hsx repos remain
>>>                *locked*.

Status:  nightly testing went pretty well.   Some new bugs were filed 
and the ones affecting multiple tests will be fixed in hotspot-gc by 
us.    Except for these few fixes, *all* of the repositories remain 
*locked*.

Thank you,
Coleen


>>>
>>> Wed, Sep 5 (approx.):  assuming the nightly testing results look
>>>                         clean, the perm removal changes will be pushed
>>>                         up to hotspot-main and also pulled down into
>>>                         all the hsx group repos.  This date may shift
>>>                         depending upon the nightly testing results.
>>>
>>> Thu, Sep 6 (approx.):  after the perm removal changes have reached all
>>>                         the hsx group repos, the hsx group repos are no
>>>                         longer locked.  However, *no* changes should be
>>>                         pushed to hotspot-main.
>>>
>>> Fri, Sep 7:            a snapshot of hotspot-main (hs25-b01),
>>>                         containing only the perm removal changes, will
>>>                         be submitted for PIT
>>>
>>> Sat, Sep 8:            the hsx repos are no longer restricted
>>>
>>> -John
>