SOF 2.15 Release Checklist #10617
Description
Planned Timeline
- May-June release
Pre-RC1 Steps, Creation of Stable Branch
- Tag features and issue list with milestone https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/milestones/v2.15
- Choose a SOF commit on main branch as candidate for stable branch https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/tree/v2.15-rc1
- Tag branch point as rc1
- Testing & sign off
- Branch stable v2.xx -- depending on main stability can be one week before RC1 or at the same time https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/tree/stable-v2.15
- Move any features in the milestone list that did not make it in time before the stable branch cut-off date, to the next release.
- Update versions.json in mainline
- Update versions.json in stable branch
RC2 Steps:
- Cherry pick critical features and bug fixes to stable-v2.15 for RC2
- Perform FW security scan and fix opens
- Testing & sign off
- Tag v2.15-RC2 -> https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/releases/tag/v2.15-rc2
Final Release Steps:
- Cherry pick critical features and bug fixes to stable-v2.xx
- Testing & sign off
- Tag v2.xx release
- Publish release on https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/releases
Final Release, vendor specific steps / Intel:
- Production sign FW, upload FW and topology binaries to internal release folder
- Publish release on https://github.com/thesofproject/sof-bin/blob/main/HOWTO-new-release.md
Final Release, vendor specific steps / OtherVendor:
- ( add steps here )
Final Steps:
- Move any unfinished issues to next milestone