[DISCUSS] Releasing Flink 1.8.1

[jincheng sun]

Hi all,

Thanks all of you for help fix the blocker of 1.8.1 release!!!
The VOTE mail thread of the first RC of 1.8.1 already brought up, I
appreciate it if you can help to check the release and VOTE the RC1 !!!

Best,
Jincheng

jincheng sun <[hidden email]> 于2019年6月25日周二 上午8:36写道：

> Due to no new blocker jumps up, I am preparing the RC1 now ...
>
> jincheng sun <[hidden email]> 于2019年6月21日周五 下午4:55写道：
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> The last blocker(FLINK-12863) of 1.8.1 release have been fixed!
>> But also welcome report any issues you think is a blocker!
>> I will also do the final check, if no new problems are found, I will
>> prepare RC1 as soon as possible! :)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jincheng
>>
>> jincheng sun <[hidden email]> 于2019年6月17日周一 上午9:24写道：
>>
>>> Hi Till,
>>>
>>> Thank you for this timely discovery! @Till Rohrmann
>>> <[hidden email]>
>>> We would start the release process after FLINK-12863
>>> <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12863> resolved!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Jincheng
>>>
>>> Till Rohrmann <[hidden email]> 于2019年6月16日周日 下午10:03写道：
>>>
>>>> Hi Jincheng,
>>>>
>>>> I just realized that we introduced a race condition with FLINK-11059. We
>>>> first need to fix this problem [1] before we can start the release
>>>> process.
>>>>
>>>> [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12863
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Till
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 3:48 PM jincheng sun <[hidden email]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > I am very happy to say that all the blockers and critical issues for
>>>> > released on 1.8.1 have been solved!!
>>>> >
>>>> > Great thanks to Aitozi, Yu Li, Congxian Qiu, Yun Tang, shuai.xu,
>>>> JiangJie
>>>> > Qin and zhijiang for the quick fix!
>>>> > Great thanks to tzulitai, Aljoscha, Till  and pnowojski  for the high
>>>> > priority review!
>>>> >
>>>> > Great thanks to all of you for the help(fix or review) in promoting
>>>> the
>>>> > 1.8.1 release. Thank you!!!
>>>> >
>>>> > I will prepare the first RC of release 1.8.1 as soon as possible :)
>>>> >
>>>> > Cheers,
>>>> > Jincheng
>>>> >
>>>> > jincheng sun <[hidden email]> 于2019年6月14日周五 上午9:23写道：
>>>> >
>>>> > > Hi all,
>>>> > >
>>>> > > After the recent efforts of all of you, all the Issues of Blocker
>>>> and
>>>> > > Critical will be completed soon! :)
>>>> > > There are only 2 issues left and they are also almost done:
>>>> > >
>>>> > > [Blocker]
>>>> > > - FLINK-12297  Work by  @Aitozi <https://github.com/Aitozi> Being
>>>> > > reviewed by @Aljoscha Krettek <[hidden email]>! [almost done].
>>>> > > [Critical]
>>>> > > - FLINK-11059 Work by @shuai-xu <https://github.com/shuai-xu> Being
>>>> > > reviewed by @Till Rohrmann <[hidden email]>! [almost done]
>>>> > >
>>>> > > The detail can be found here:
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1858C7HdyDPIxxm2Rvnu4bYahq0Tr9NaY1mj7BzQi_0w/edit?usp=sharing
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Great thanks to all of you for the help(fix or review) in promoting
>>>> the
>>>> > > 1.8.1 release. Thank you!!!
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I think today would finish all the Blocker and Critical issues. And
>>>> I'll
>>>> > > do the last check before preparing the RC1 of release 1.8.1.  then
>>>> the
>>>> > > first   RC of 1.8.1 will be coming :)
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Best,
>>>> > > Jincheng
>>>> > >
>>>> > > jincheng sun <[hidden email]> 于2019年6月10日周一 上午5:24写道：
>>>> > >
>>>> > >> Hi all,
>>>> > >> I am here to quickly update the progress of the issue that needs
>>>> to be
>>>> > >> tracked(going well):
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> [Blocker]
>>>> > >> - FLINK-12297 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12297>
>>>> Work
>>>> > >> by @Aitozi <https://github.com/Aitozi> Being reviewed by @Aljoscha
>>>> > >> Krettek <[hidden email]>!
>>>> > >> - FLINK-11107 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11107>
>>>> Work
>>>> > >> by @Myasuka <https://github.com/Myasuka> Being reviewed by @Tzu-Li
>>>> > >> (Gordon) Tai <[hidden email]>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> [Critical]
>>>> > >> - FLINK-11059 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11059>
>>>> Work
>>>> > >> by @shuai-xu <https://github.com/shuai-xu> Being reviewed by @Till
>>>> > >> Rohrmann <[hidden email]>!
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> [Nice to have]
>>>> > >> - FLINK-10455 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-10455>
>>>> Work
>>>> > >> by @becketqin Need someone to volunteer review the PR
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> The detail can be found here:
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>>>> >
>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1858C7HdyDPIxxm2Rvnu4bYahq0Tr9NaY1mj7BzQi_0w/edit?usp=sharing
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Great thanks to all of you for the help(fix or review) in
>>>> promoting the
>>>> > >> 1.8.1 release. Thank you!!!
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> I hope to prepare the first RC of release 1.8.1 on Thursday, and
>>>> > >> FLINK-12297 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12297>,
>>>> > >> FLINK-11107 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11107>,
>>>> > >> FLINK-11059 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11059>
>>>> should
>>>> > >> be merged before the RC1.
>>>> > >> If the relevant PR can't be Merged, please let me know, and we
>>>> will put
>>>> > >> more energy into solving! :)
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Best,
>>>> > >> Jincheng
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> jincheng sun <[hidden email]> 于2019年6月5日周三 下午5:33写道：
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>> I am here to quickly update the progress of the issue that needs
>>>> to be
>>>> > >>> tracked(going well):
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> [Blocker]
>>>> > >>> - FLINK-12296 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12296>
>>>> > [done]
>>>> > >>> - FLINK-11987 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11987>
>>>> > [done]
>>>> > >>> - FLINK-12297 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12297>
>>>> > >>> Being reviewed by @Aljoscha Krettek <[hidden email]>!
>>>> > >>> - FLINK-11107 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11107>
>>>> > >>> Being reviewed by @Tzu-Li (Gordon) Tai <[hidden email]>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> [Critical]
>>>> > >>> - FLINK-10455 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-10455>
>>>> > Will
>>>> > >>> open the PR soon, great job @Jiangjie Qin
>>>> > >>> <
>>>> >
>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=becket_qin>
>>>> > >>>  ！
>>>> > >>> - FLINK-11059 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11059>
>>>> > Being
>>>> > >>> reviewed by @Till Rohrmann <[hidden email]>!
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> [Nice to have]
>>>> > >>> - FLINK-12544 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12544>
>>>> > >>>  [done]
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> The detail can be found here:
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> >
>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1858C7HdyDPIxxm2Rvnu4bYahq0Tr9NaY1mj7BzQi_0w/edit?usp=sharing
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> Great thanks to all of you for the help(fix or review) in
>>>> promoting the
>>>> > >>> 1.8.1 release. Thank you!!!
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> BTW: That's great if we can fix all of those issues, and prepare
>>>> the
>>>> > >>> first RC of release 1.8.1 next week. :)
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> Best,
>>>> > >>> Jincheng
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> jincheng sun <[hidden email]> 于2019年6月3日周一 下午1:22写道：
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> I am here to quickly update the progress of the issue that needs
>>>> to be
>>>> > >>>> tracked:
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> [Blocker]
>>>> > >>>> - FLINK-12296 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12296
>>>> >
>>>> > >>>>  [done]
>>>> > >>>> - FLINK-11987 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11987
>>>> >
>>>> > >>>>  [done]
>>>> > >>>> - FLINK-12297 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12297
>>>> >
>>>> > @Aljoscha
>>>> > >>>> Krettek <[hidden email]> will review the PR!
>>>> > >>>> - FLINK-11107 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11107
>>>> >
>>>> > @Tzu-Li
>>>> > >>>> (Gordon) Tai <[hidden email]> will help to review! (This
>>>> is a
>>>> > new
>>>> > >>>> captur）
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> [Critical]
>>>> > >>>> - FLINK-10455 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-10455
>>>> >
>>>> > @Jiangjie
>>>> > >>>> Qin
>>>> > >>>> <
>>>> >
>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=becket_qin>
>>>> > will
>>>> > >>>> help to take the ticket!
>>>> > >>>> - FLINK-11059 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11059
>>>> >
>>>> > Being
>>>> > >>>> reviewed by @Till Rohrmann <[hidden email]>!
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> [Nice to have]
>>>> > >>>> - FLINK-12544 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12544
>>>> >
>>>> > Being
>>>> > >>>> reviewed by @Piotr Nowojski <[hidden email]>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> The detail can be found here:
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> >
>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1858C7HdyDPIxxm2Rvnu4bYahq0Tr9NaY1mj7BzQi_0w/edit?usp=sharing
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> Great thanks to all of you for the help(fix or review) in
>>>> promoting
>>>> > the
>>>> > >>>> 1.8.1 release. Thank you!!!
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> BTW: That's great if we can fix all of those issues, and prepare
>>>> the
>>>> > >>>> first RC of release 1.8.1 next week. :)
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> Best,
>>>> > >>>> Jincheng
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> Jark Wu <[hidden email]> 于2019年5月30日周四 下午9:49写道：
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> Hi Jingcheng,
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> Thanks for coordinating the work to release 1.8.1.
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> +1 for 1.8.1
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, 29 May 2019 at 19:48, Hequn Cheng <[hidden email]
>>>> >
>>>> > >>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> > Hi Jincheng,
>>>> > >>>>> >
>>>> > >>>>> > Thanks for putting these together with a nice document.
>>>> > >>>>> > +1 to release 1.8.1. I think it would be nice if we can have
>>>> a new
>>>> > >>>>> release
>>>> > >>>>> > with so many fixes.
>>>> > >>>>> >
>>>> > >>>>> > Best, Hequn
>>>> > >>>>> >
>>>> > >>>>> > On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 5:25 PM jincheng sun <
>>>> > >>>>> [hidden email]>
>>>> > >>>>> > wrote:
>>>> > >>>>> >
>>>> > >>>>> > > Hi all,
>>>> > >>>>> > > Thank you for your support of the release of 1.8.1.
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > @Till Rohrmann <[hidden email]>  Thank you very much
>>>> for
>>>> > >>>>> your help
>>>> > >>>>> > > review FLINK-11059!
>>>> > >>>>> > > @Zhijiang Thank you feedback the very important bug fix.
>>>> I'll add
>>>> > >>>>> it to
>>>> > >>>>> > the
>>>> > >>>>> > > trace list!
>>>> > >>>>> > > @Tzu-Li (Gordon) Tai <[hidden email]> Great thanks
>>>> for your
>>>> > >>>>> can
>>>> > >>>>> > > kindly
>>>> > >>>>> > > help for the final stage for the flink 1.8.1 release!
>>>> > >>>>> > > @Congxian Thanks for your double check the FLINK-12296 and
>>>> update
>>>> > >>>>> the
>>>> > >>>>> > > status!
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > I am here to update the progress of the issue that needs to
>>>> be
>>>> > >>>>> tracked:
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > [Blocker]
>>>> > >>>>> > > - FLINK-12296 <
>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12296
>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> [done]
>>>> > >>>>> > > - FLINK-11987 <
>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11987
>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > KafkSolution needs discussion, great thanks @Yu Li <
>>>> > >>>>> [hidden email]>
>>>> > >>>>> > > and @Becketqin join
>>>> > >>>>> > > in the discussion!
>>>> > >>>>> > > - FLINK-12297 <
>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12297
>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > @Aljoscha
>>>> > >>>>> > > Krettek <[hidden email]> will review the PR  next
>>>> week!
>>>> > Great
>>>> > >>>>> > thanks
>>>> > >>>>> > > to @Aljoscha Krettek <[hidden email]>!
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > [Critical]
>>>> > >>>>> > > - FLINK-10455 <
>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-10455
>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> I
>>>> > >>>>> > left a
>>>> > >>>>> > > comment on JIRA and need further discussion. (May need
>>>> > >>>>> > > - FLINK-11059 <
>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11059
>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> Great
>>>> > >>>>> > > thanks to @Till Rohrmann <[hidden email]> help to
>>>> review.
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > [Nice to have]
>>>> > >>>>> > > - FLINK-12544 <
>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12544
>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> Great
>>>> > >>>>> > > thanks for the PR @Zhijiang, and need someone to volunteer
>>>> review
>>>> > >>>>> the PR!
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > Furthermore, in order to better track the progress and
>>>> discussion
>>>> > >>>>> of
>>>> > >>>>> > > issues, I have compiled a simple google doc, welcome any
>>>> feedback
>>>> > >>>>> and
>>>> > >>>>> > > comments.
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> >
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1858C7HdyDPIxxm2Rvnu4bYahq0Tr9NaY1mj7BzQi_0w/edit?usp=sharing
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > Best,
>>>> > >>>>> > > Jincheng
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > Congxian Qiu <[hidden email]> 于2019年5月29日周三
>>>> 上午10:47写道：
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > Hi Jincheng,
>>>> > >>>>> > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > Thanks for starting the discussion.
>>>> > >>>>> > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > +1 for 1.8.1
>>>> > >>>>> > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > [Blocker]
>>>> > >>>>> > > > [FLINK-12296 Data loss silently in RocksDBStateBackend
>>>> when
>>>> > more
>>>> > >>>>> than
>>>> > >>>>> > > > one]  has been resolved before(master, release-1.8,
>>>> > release-1.7,
>>>> > >>>>> and
>>>> > >>>>> > > > release-1.6), but the status of the issue has not
>>>> updated, I’ve
>>>> > >>>>> closed
>>>> > >>>>> > > the
>>>> > >>>>> > > > issue now.
>>>> > >>>>> > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > Best Congxian
>>>> > >>>>> > > > On May 28, 2019, 17:20 +0800, Tzu-Li (Gordon) Tai <
>>>> > >>>>> [hidden email]
>>>> > >>>>> > >,
>>>> > >>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > Hi Jincheng,
>>>> > >>>>> > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > Thanks for starting the discussion.
>>>> > >>>>> > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > +1 to have a 1.8.1, given there are some critical bugs
>>>> fixed
>>>> > >>>>> already
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > (including regressions such as FLINK-12301).
>>>> > >>>>> > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > I've also added
>>>> > >>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-11107
>>>> > >>>>> > as a
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > potential blocker for 1.8.1.
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > Will make sure this gets merged for 1.8.1.
>>>> > >>>>> > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > I'm happy to help with you with the final steps of the
>>>> > release
>>>> > >>>>> > process.
>>>> > >>>>> > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > Cheers,
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > Gordon
>>>> > >>>>> > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 5:11 PM Till Rohrmann <
>>>> > >>>>> [hidden email]>
>>>> > >>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>> > >>>>> > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > Thanks for starting this discussion Jincheng. The
>>>> 1.8.0
>>>> > >>>>> release has
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > happened almost 2 months ago and we have already 24
>>>> fixes
>>>> > for
>>>> > >>>>> > 1.8.1.
>>>> > >>>>> > > > Thus,
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > I think it's time for the first bug fix release for
>>>> 1.8.
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > I will review FLINK-11059 and make sure that it will
>>>> go
>>>> > into
>>>> > >>>>> 1.8.1
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > Cheers,
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > Till
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 9:39 AM jincheng sun <
>>>> > >>>>> > > [hidden email]
>>>> > >>>>> > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > wrote:
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > Thanks for your contribution @Aitozi, I am glad to
>>>> help
>>>> > >>>>> you push
>>>> > >>>>> > > this
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > forward ASAP. :)
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > Aitozi <[hidden email]> 于2019年5月28日周二
>>>> 下午3:20写道：
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > Hi, jincheng
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > Thanks for bringing up this discussion, I'am
>>>> working on
>>>> > >>>>> this
>>>> > >>>>> > > > blocker
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > issue
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > ([FLINK-12297] Clean the closure for OutputTags in
>>>> > >>>>> > > PatternStream),
>>>> > >>>>> > > > but
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > it
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > has not been merged due to lack of reviewers, I
>>>> think
>>>> > it
>>>> > >>>>> should
>>>> > >>>>> > > be
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > solved
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > in
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > 1.8.1.
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > Thanks,
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > Aitozi
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > --
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > > Sent from:
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> http://apache-flink-mailing-list-archive.1008284.n3.nabble.com/
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > > >
>>>> > >>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> >
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> >
>>>>
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