Xen 4.2 Release Plan Update

We have hit the next milestone in the release plan for Xen 4.2:

  • 19 March — TODO list locked down
  • 2 April — Feature Freeze WE ARE HERE
  • Mid/Late April — First release candidate
  • Weekly — RCN+1 until it is ready

We are therefore now in Feature Freeze for Xen 4.3! Patches which have been posted before or which address something on the TODO list are still acceptable (for now, we will gradually be getting stricter about this), everything else will be deferred until 4.3 by default.

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