2:53 p.m.
From: Don Zickus <dzickus(a)redhat.com>
Update documentation with FAQ and update frequency
I added an FAQ section based on questions I hear all the time
from developers. Also based on feedback, I added how often the
different brances are updated. Not everyone realizes it is daily.
Signed-off-by: Don Zickus <dzickus(a)redhat.com>
diff --git a/redhat/docs/faq.rst b/redhat/docs/faq.rst
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index blahblah..blahblah 100644
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+++ b/redhat/docs/faq.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+==========================
+Frequently Asked Questions
+==========================
+
+1. The 'os-build' branch doesn't compile, what can I do?
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+The os-build branch is auto-updated daily from upstream. While upstream
+is pretty good about having code that compiles, occassionally issues pop
+up.
+
+First, check the ark-latest branch to see if any critical patches were
+applied to temporarily resolve things.
+
+Second, sometimes the problem is new and waiting 24-48 hours for a
+maintainer to resolve things will be expected.
+
+Third, you can use a release tag (ie kernel-5.14.1-0), if you do not need
+bleeding edge.
+
+2. The 'os-build' branch doesn't pass 'make dist-configs'?
+----------------------------------------------------------
+
+During the -rc1 and -rc2 phase, this is not uncommon. Most configs should
+be autogenerated to defaults and placed in pending-common until an official
+review has taken place.
+
+Occassionally during the review cycle, the default changes and new configs
+are revealed that are not autogenerated and leads to unresolved configs.
+
+Creating a file under redhat/configs/pending-common/ with the config
+settings necessary should temporarily resolve this until the maintainers can
+resolve this properly.
+
+Please notify us on kernel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org or file an issue at
+https://gitlab.com/cki-project/kernel-ark/-/issues.
+
+
+3. How does an MR get reviewed?
+-------------------------------
+
+Anything Fedora specific (configs, custom patches, scripts) will be decided
+by the Fedora kernel maintainer with input from the community.
+
+Any patch that is cherry-picked from a commit in an upstream tree will be
+taken by the maintainer immediately with the assumption the commit will be
+merged to Linus's tree within a week.
+
+Any patch that touches infrastructure (redhat/) will need review by Red Hat
+developers. Those developers are auto-added by webhooks to the MR. An
+approval from 1 developer is generally good enough.
+
+Any patch that touches kernel code that is not going upstream will need
+reviews by Red Hat developers. Those developers are auto-added by webhooks
+to the MR. These patches must wrapped with "#ifndef
+CONFIG_RHEL_DIFFERENCES" if possible and be provided with a good reason why
+it is important to include despite upstream not taking it. An approval from
+all the assigned reviewers is necessary.
+
+See https://redhat.gitlab.io/centos-stream/src/kernel/documentation/ for a
+more thorough discussion.
+
+4. Can I use build services koji or brew?
+-----------------------------------------
+
+Yes.
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+ make dist-srpm
+ koji build --scratch eln|rawhide <srpm>
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+ # use baseonly to skip building userspace tools to avoid failures
+ make dist-srpm-baseonly
+ brew build --scratch rhel-9.0.0-candidate <srpm>
+
diff --git a/redhat/docs/index.rst b/redhat/docs/index.rst
index blahblah..blahblah 100644
--- a/redhat/docs/index.rst
+++ b/redhat/docs/index.rst
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Contributor Guide
repository-layout
submitting-contributions
+ faq
Maintainer Guide
diff --git a/redhat/docs/repository-layout.rst b/redhat/docs/repository-layout.rst
index blahblah..blahblah 100644
--- a/redhat/docs/repository-layout.rst
+++ b/redhat/docs/repository-layout.rst
@@ -13,24 +13,35 @@ Branches
os-build, a.k.a "the development branch"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Frequency: Merges 'master' branch daily
+
The os-build branch is the development branch of the tree. The os-build branch
tracks the latest version of the kernel patches for ARK and Fedora, as well as
the kernel configuration and build scripts. This is the branch to send
merge request to. When a new release is made, this branch is merged into the
release branch. Configuration and build scripts can be found in the
-``redhat/`` directory. Refer to the Configuration section below for more
+``redhat/`` directory. Refer to the `Configuration`_ section below for more
details.
+If this branch does not compile or boot, then please see `ark-latest`_ branch
+below.
+
master
~~~~~~
+Frequency: Mirrors Linus's tree
+
The master branch tracks `Linus's master
branch <git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git>`__
(i.e. "mainline").
+.. _ark-latest:
+
ark-latest
~~~~~~~~~~
+Frequency: Reset daily after os-build branch merges 'master'
+
This branch points to the latest release branch. This branch may differ
slightly from os-build and contain critical patches that resolve compile or
boot issues. **This is not a development branch, do not base merge requests
@@ -98,6 +109,8 @@ Fedora source tree.
Fedora RPM tagging in the ARK kernel began in May 2020 for fc33. Previous
RPM tags are not available in the ARK kernel tree.
+.. _Configuration:
+
Configuration
-------------
--
https://gitlab.com/cki-project/kernel-ark/-/merge_requests/1443