Kernel Project

Project to track status and features for the next kernel certification

Tasks

Initial Budget: TBD

TTD: 2119 Hours

Current ETC: 1372 hours

Current EAC: 3490 hours

Non Labor: $10,000

Useful Links

mainline review status (experimental)
Query of all outstanding PCRs
Weekly query of open Rqts/Code PCRs (PCRs with requirements/code work assigned).
Weekly query of open test PCRs (PCRs with test work assigned).
Kernel_7.6_test_status
Status Meeting Minutes: Kernel Project Status Meeting Minutes

Delivery	Due Date	Estimated Delivery	Delivered	Percentage Complete
[1] Certification Candidate 1 Release	28-JULY-2008	28-JULY-2008	28-JULY-2008	100%
[1b] Status Package	14-JAN-2008	14-JAN-2008	14-JAN-2008	100%
[2a] Certification Candidate 2	16-FEB-2009	14-MAR-2009	14-MAR-2009	100%
[2b] Tests Complete	07-APR-2009	20-APR-2009	TBD	69%
[3] Software Accomplishment Summary Release	06-MAY-2009	24-MAY-2009	TBD	0%

Delivery [1b]. Status Package.

Task	Dependency	Assignee	Risk	Notes	Original Estimate	Current Estimate	Elapsed	Remaining
[1b.1] Produce report of detailed status of each modified component.		J Kimball		New task. {4}	0	24	22	0
Totals					0	24	22	0

Tasks for Delivery [2a]. Beta 2 (FKA Certification Candidate 2.)

Task	Dependency	Assignee	Risk	Notes	Original Estimate	Current Estimate	Elapsed
[2a.5] Make new release of ABC/SCAT.	None	JK	None		20	20	20
[2a.6] Address any problems turned up in informal run of testsuite.	None	MD, BC	Platform specific problems on real hardware		49	4	4
[2a.7] Finish requirements/code PCRs.	None	MD, BC	None		109	74	74
[2a.8] Finish requirements/code reviews.	2a.6, 2a.7	MD, BC	None		116	128	128
[2a.9] Do kernel release activities.	2a.8	MD, BC	None		70	49	49
[2a.10] Complete the processor & errata analysis	2a.8	RR	None		141	121	121
[2a.12] Make release of ftpserver.	None	MH	None	See PCR:5561	8	0	0
[2a.15] Fix limitation and make new release of Regchk.	None	JK	None	See PCR:5237	20	20	20
Totals					533	332	332

WARNING: Assuming that changes to requirements/code to support 8270 processor will not be ported into mainline (due to lack of funds for reviewing).

Tasks for Delivery [2b]. Tests complete (Beta2 Risk Reduced)

Task	Dependency	Assignee	Risk	Notes	Original Estimate	Current Estimate	Elapsed	Remaining
[2b.1] Testsuite: Merge from Agave. X86 tests. HPC2 platform.	none	JK, AL, BB	None	See also PCR:5123, PCR:5548, PCR:5458	28	192	192	0
[2b.1] Merge test changes and test reviews from Agave to mainline.	none	MD, BC	None	None	28	108	108	0
[2b.2] Finish test PCRs.	2b.1	BC	None		32	32	32	0
[2b.2] Finish test PCRs.	2b.1	BB	None		71	294	286	9
[2b.2] Finish test PCRs.	2b.1	MH2	None		71	332	324.5	8.5
[2b.2] Finish test PCRs.	2b.1	TT	None		71	329	229.5	100.5
[2b.2] Finish test PCRs.	2b.1	UK	None		71	362	346.3	15.7
[2b.3] Ensure Structural Coverage	2b.2	AL, JK	None		160	160	138	22
[2b.4] Finish test reviews.	2b.2	AL	None		72	119	0	119
[2b.4] Finish test reviews.	2b.2	BC	None		72	157	39	119
[2b.4] Finish test reviews.	2b.2	JK	None		72	172	109	94
[2b.4] Finish test reviews.	2b.2	MD	None		72	218	99	119
[2b.4] Finish test reviews.	2b.2	SPS	None		0	35.7	35.7	0
Totals					1189	2477	1704	773

Delivery [3]: Software Accomplishments Summary Release.

Post Development and Review Cert Activities

The following is the estimate for all certification activities that occur post development and review. This is a constant cost no matter how large the kernel source change. Note: Unless noted otherwise, all estimates below are in terms of effort hours.

Task	Dependency	Assignee	Risk	Notes	Original Estimate	Current Estimate	Elapsed	Remaining
[C.0.0] Software life cycle audit #1	2b.4	KL	None		24	24	16.5	0
[C.0.1] Process Non-Compliance	C.0.0	UK, KL	None		40	40	40	0
[C.0] B-Tree Analysis	2b.4	MH	None	See also PCR:563	32	32	0	32
[C.1] Executable object code analysis	2b.4	RR	None	See also PCR:2036	32	32	0	32
[C.2] Hash Probability Analysis	2b.4	GK	None		8	8	0	8
[C.3] Portal Analysis	2b.4	BC	None		16	16	0	16
[C.3.1] Requirements coverage analysis	2b.4	MD	None		32	32	0	32
[C.3.2] Vtable Analysis	2b.4	GK	None		32	32	0	32
[C.4] Conformity inspection - SQA build Witness	2b.4	MD, KL	None		8	8	0	8
[C.5] SCAT/ABC qualification	2b.4	BC	None		8	8	0	8
[C.6] Integration review	2b.4	MD, KL	None		8	8	0	8
[C.7.1] MPC7448 Run for score, including SQA witnessing, and test results review	2b.4	MD, KL	None		8	8	0	8
[C.7.2] AMD Geode Run for score, including SQA witnessing, and test results review	2b.4	RR, KL	None		4	4	0	4
[C.8.1] PPC Structural coverage analysis	C.7.1	BC	None		32	32	0	32
[C.8.2] X86 Structural coverage analysis	C.7.2, C.8.1	RR	None		32	32	0	32
[C.9] Verification audit	C.8.2	KL	None		8	8	0	8
[C.9.1] Process Non-Compliance	C.9	TBD, KL	None		40	40	0	40
[C.10.0] Open Problem Reports List	C.9.1	MH	None		20	20	0	20
[C.10] SAS, SLCECI, SCI	C.10.0	BC, RR, MD	None		60	60	0	60
[C.11] Population of certification archive (PCA)	C.10	MD, BC	None		8	8	0	8
[C.12] Software conformity audit	C.11	KL	None		8	8	0	8
Totals					460	460	0	460

Ongoing Activities.

Task	Assignee	Notes	Original Estimate	Current Estimate	Elapsed	Remaining
[O.4] Do project management, team coordination, and customer support.	Honeywell	New task. {4,3}	226	35	35	0
[O.4] Do project management, team coordination, and customer support.	DDC-I	New task. {4,3}	226	187	48	139
Totals			453	222	83	139

Totals

Task	Assignee	Notes	Original Estimate	Current Estimate	Elapsed	Remaining
N/A	Honeywell Split	New task. {4,3}	987	2071	1535	535
N/A	DDC-I Split	New task. {4,3}	1254	1454	617	837
Totals			2240	3490	2119	1372

Test Review burndown

Date	Not Ready	Ready	Total Incomplete	Delta
2009-03-13	57	545	608
2009-03-20	78	437	553	-55
2009-03-27	109	275	418	-135
2009-04-03	40	269	342	-76
2009-04-09	27	235	325	-17
2009-04-17	37	120	190	-135
2009-10-14	4	1	23	-167

Historical Tables

Here is the Kernel Draft Revised Task List. The tables above reflect the revised task list. The tables below are the old tables.

Development and Review Activities

Note: Unless noted otherwise, all estimates below are in terms of effort hours. The Assumptions, weely status and basis of estimate for these tasks are on the Talk:Kernel_Project page.

The PCRs are categorized below for estimation purposes.

Task	Dependency	Assignee	Risk	Original Estimate	Current Estimate	Elapsed	Remaining
1.0 7448 Processor & Errata Analysis		Ryan Roffelsen, Aaron Larson	LPOKD	320	141***	90.5	50.5
1.1 Update verification environment PCR:4951		Brian Bernier, John Kimball, Tester	LPOKD	292	1137***@	1048	89
1.2 Correct platform dependent tests w/re-review	1.1	Tester	LPOKD	292	1568	1526.3 (174 billed to 7448)	41.7 (not billed to 7448)
1.3 Unimplemented Limitation PCR:3607		N/A	not going to do.	0		0
1.4 Unimplemented PCRs		N/A	not going to do.	0		0
1.5 Kernel PCRs	1.1*	Developer & Tester	LPOKD 15% schedule	1110 (64 post release)	1647	1548.3	98.7
1.6 Partially completed PCRs	1.1*	Developer & Tester	LPOKD 20% schedule	102		102	0
1.7 CLOSED need review PCRs		Developer	LPOKD	80		80	0
1.8 Structural coverage PCRs	1.1	Tester	Crude estimate 30% schedule	1112 (all post release)	1004	705	299
1.9 Regcheck PCRs		John Kimball	LPOKD 15% schedule	16 (all post release)	18	16	2
1.10 Software life cycle audits		SQA		24		0	24
1.11 Software release	1.5, 1.6, 1.7**	All		80	80	80	0
1.12 Provide Geco Training (unplanned activity)	N/A	Aaron/Ryan		0	100	100	0
1.13 Support	N/A	Aaron/Ryan		0	LOE	4	LOE
1.14 Kernel source re-review (unplanned activity)	N/A	Aaron/Ryan/Gary		0	688	433.5	254.5
1.15 Release kernel version 7.2.1 (unplanned activity)	N/A	Aaron/Ryan		0	70	0	70
1.16 Re-plan remaining activities	N/A	Ryan		0	20	13	7
1.17 Missing requirements identified via GBAS	N/A	TBD		0	175	135.9	39.1
Totals				3428	6648	5882.5	975.5

* Testing portion of the work can not begin until 1.1 is done (i.e Requirements and Code work can start at any time).
** Assumed only 1 release (the cert candidate) if interim releases are done at a minumim 1.1 must be done before any release can happen.
*** Moved 179 hours from task 1.0 to task 1.1
@ Moved 488 hours from task 1.8 to task 1.1; Moved 106.5 Elapsed hours from task 1.8 to task 1.1

Release tasks/notes

Following components need to be considered for release along with new kernel:

bsp-common
hyperstart (pcr pending)
imageapi (major version roll)
it
re-release new-it
various platform registries
kernel
regcheck
status monitor (verify backward compatible)
MFC GUI

Also need to perform an Instrumented run (to aid with unexpected code coverage)

Verify instrumented kernel runs
May need scripting change (to get results from each run to narrow search)

Kernel Enhancement

For 2008 there will be a set of modifications that are done as part of other projects as well as kernel modifications performed as general enhancements done as part of the kernel project:

Task	Risk	Original Estimate
Sub period timeout specifier (between short and long duration waits)	Limited pool of kernel developers.	140
Scheduling for slack (round robin slack, fair background processing)	L P O K D	140
Align on cache boundaries	L P O K D	140
Add TLB performance gathering to kernel PCR:1868	L P O K D	140
Kernel performance improvments relating to Large VAS PCR:3472	L P O K D	140

2007 (unfunded) Tasks

Task	Assignee	Risk	Original Estimate	Current Estimate	Elapsed	Remaining
653 support: PCRs:913,1028,1427,2111,3339 (PCR:913 is Also needed by Elliot R.)
Requierments and Code	User:Ryan.roffelsen@honeywell.com	None	960	960	0	960
Test	TBD	None	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
High Rate Control: PCR:913 needed by Elliot R.)
Requierments and Code	User:Ryan.roffelsen@honeywell.com	None	480	480	0	480
Test	TBD	None	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Eliminate private kernel APIs and general debugger cleanup: PCRs:597,1876,1922,2436
Requierments and Code	User:Ryan.roffelsen@honeywell.com	None	160	180	104	96
Test	TBD	None	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Deos On Multicore Project
Requierments and Code	User:Ryan.roffelsen@honeywell.com	None	6160	6160	0	0
Test	TBD	None	0	0	0	0
Slack Groups PCR:924
Requierments and Code	User:Ryan.roffelsen@honeywell.com	None	3000	0	0	0
Test	TBD	None	0	0	0	0

The line

Deos_As_Secure_Os

Feature Questions

This is a feature request. Dan Henrich has asked us to implement PCR:1132. I'd like the kernel team to consider adding it to the list of PCRs that are above the line. Dan's group plans to use the 7.1.0 kernel in revenue, but would be willing to use a later 'mainline' kernel for debug development if there was little impact to upgrading. Thus, we may be able to avoid back-porting the feature into a previous kernel baseline.

Risks

Limited pool of kernel developers. Task serialization may be forced. We need to develop 1-2 more kernel developers.

Timesite Administrivia

See Timesite_Codes. As of the week ending 22 March, everyone should be charging to the A380 charge number (A380 Kernel -- 118679 DEOSKERNEL).