Process states

The overview aims to clarify and provide an easy simplified entry to the topic. This page instead outlines the detailed meaning of all MIR related bug states. This allows one to understand the implications of such states and indicates the next course of action based on an MIR bug’s current state.

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    %% States
    Unassigned["<b><i>1.</i> New / Confirmed¹<br>(unassigned)</b>"]
    AssignedToMirTeamMember["<b><i>2.</i> New / Confirmed¹<br>(assigned to<br>MIR team member)</b>"]
    AssignedToSecurityTeamMember["<b><i>3.</i> New / Confirmed¹<br>(assigned to<br>Security team)</b>"]
    WontFix[["<b><i>7.</i> Won't Fix</b>"]]
    InProgress["<b><i>4.</i> In Progress</b>"]
    FixCommitted["<b><i>5.</i> Fix Committed</b>"]
    FixReleased[["<b><i>6.</i> Fix Released</b>"]]
    Incomplete["<b><i>8.</i> Incomplete</b>"]
    Invalid[["<b><i>9.</i> Invalid</b>"]]

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    BugCreated>"Bug created"]
    IsSecurityReviewNeeded{{"is Security Review needed"}}
    Reviewed{{"Reviewed<br><i>(report added as<br>bug comment)</i>"}}
    QuestionsArise>"Questions or Requests<br>arise"]
    
    %% Transitions
    Start-->|"create MIR bug<br>following the template"| BugCreated
    BugCreated-->|"subscribe Launchpad team<br><code>~ubuntu-mir</code> to the bug"|Unassigned

    Unassigned -->|"triaged at MIR team meeting"| AssignedToMirTeamMember
    AssignedToMirTeamMember --> IsSecurityReviewNeeded -->|"yes"| AssignedToSecurityTeamMember

    IsSecurityReviewNeeded -->|"no"| Reviewed
    AssignedToSecurityTeamMember --> Reviewed
    Reviewed -->|"MIR team NACK"| WontFix
    Reviewed -->|"MIR team ACK"| InProgress

    InProgress -->|"Dependency/Seed change that<br>pulls package(s) into <code>main</code>/<code>restricted</code>"| FixCommitted
    FixCommitted -->|"Archive Admin (AA)</br>promotes package(s)"| FixReleased

    AssignedToSecurityTeamMember --> QuestionsArise
    AssignedToMirTeamMember --> QuestionsArise
    QuestionsArise --> Incomplete
    Incomplete -->|"Questions or<br>Requests resolved"| Unassigned
    Incomplete -->|"no response by the bug<br>reporter/driver within 60 days"| Invalid

State

Explanation

1. New / Confirmed[1] (unassigned)

Bug is queued for assignment to an MIR team member

2. New / Confirmed[1] (assigned to MIR team member)

On the TODO list of the assigned MIR team member

3. New / Confirmed[1] (assigned to Security team member)

On the TODO list of the Security team member

4. In Progress

MIR team ACK (and if needed, Security team ACK) done, but now needs the Dependency / Seed change to happen to pull package(s) into main/restricted

5. Fix Committed

All of the above done; waiting for an Archive Admin to promote the package(s) to main/restricted

6. Fix Released

Case resolved by an Archive Admin

7. Won’t Fix

Final NACK from MIR team or bug reporter gave up

8. Incomplete

Questions / Requests were raised for the bug reporter to resolve / clarify

9. Invalid[1]

No response within 60 days when in Incomplete state

10. Invalid[1]

Not promoted to main by owning-team 2 years after MIR approval

Note

All other states are undefined and should be resolved to one of the defined states -– otherwise they might be completely missed on the weekly checks.

Hint

Transitioning from 2./3. to 4./5./8.: The successor of assigned New states depends (as seen by multiple arrows in the state diagram) on the package(s) current state in the archive:

  • A NACK from the MIR or Security team will result in the 7. Won't Fix state. A former reviewer will get unassigned. (If there is context to believe that there might be a follow up by the reporter the reviewer might remain assigned.)

  • In case of an ACK from the MIR team (and, if required the Security team), if the package(s) is/are already tried to be pulled into main/restricted then the next state is 5. (Fix Committed), otherwise the next state is 4. In Progress. Seen in: