OpenCHAMI Weekly Digest

A heavy week with four releases shipping, the flexible hostname-policy work in coresmd finishing up, and Dependabot starting to roll across the org.

Highlights#

• Four releases in seven days: smd v2.19.3, coresmd v0.6.0, ochami v0.7.1, and a fru-tracker pr-18 cut. Steady cadence across the core stack.
• Flexible hostname policy closes out: coresmd PR #52 from synackd implements the flexible hostname policy in coredhcp/coresmd — closing coresmd #46 (the original feature request) and informing follow-up coresmd #57 (id_set for rules) opened later in the week.
• Subnet-rich rules in coresmd: coresmd #56 from travisbcotton — rich rules for per-subnet routers — proposed and closed in the same window. Quick turnaround.
• Dependabot starts landing PRs: Multiple dep bumps merged across coresmd, ochami, and deployment-recipes (golang.org/x/crypto, grpc, coredns, helm-related actions). deployment-recipes #143 (actions/checkout v4→v6) still pending — older bumps in the queue worth review.
• fru-tracker integration testing: fru-tracker PR #16 adds integration tests; PR #15 switches parent-child linking to serialNumber from redfish_uri; PR #17 trims unused model fields. Continued bmcdonald3 momentum.
• local-ca gets arm64/v8 CI: local-ca PR #7 from synackd adds linux/arm64/v8 to CI, plus PR #8 fixes step-ca env var passing.
• tokensmith ursa policy loader v2 (round 2): tokensmith PR #9 from synackd lands the second take on the ursa policy loader work after the earlier revert.
• TSC agenda issue template: community PR #41 from slandath adds a TSC agenda item template — formalizing how items reach the TSC Meeting Agenda board.
• RHEL repo support proposed for image-builder: image-builder #32 from treydock — long-standing ask for RHEL repos — got attention this week.
• Profile-based node configuration RFD: roadmap #121 — alexlovelltroy’s RFD on profile-based node config and an API shim — gained discussion.

New & Notable PRs#

• Flexible hostname policy (coresmd #52) by synackd
• arm64/v8 CI for local-ca (local-ca #7) by synackd
• Ursa policy loader v2 part 2 (tokensmith #9) by synackd
• Integration tests + model trim (fru-tracker #15, #16, #17) by bmcdonald3
• TSC agenda issue template (community #41) by slandath
• GPG key reporting + key-to-sign env (release #45, #46) by alexlovelltroy and synackd

Issues to Watch#

• Implement id_set for CoreSMD rules (coresmd #57) — natural follow-on to hostname policy work.
• Documentation discrepancies (fabrica #40) — seantronsen flagging gaps as fabrica matures.
• RHEL repo support (image-builder #32) — long-standing community ask.

Releases#

• smd v2.19.3
• coresmd v0.6.0 — bundles the flexible hostname policy work
• ochami v0.7.1
• fru-tracker pr-18

Contributor Thanks#

• synackd — biggest contributor week again: hostname policy in coresmd, arm64 CI in local-ca, tokensmith follow-up, plus release-pipeline GPG fixes.
• bmcdonald3 — three more fru-tracker PRs (integration tests, model cleanup, identity shift to serialNumber).
• alexlovelltroy — release-pipeline GPG visibility + sustained RFD work.
• slandath — TSC agenda template, formalizing the meeting-prep flow.
• travisbcotton, dominicfriend, green-br — proposals and event content.

What’s next?#

• Land coresmd #57 id_set rules on the hostname-policy foundation.
• Triage the lingering Dependabot PRs in deployment-recipes; some have been open since November.
• Move image-builder #32 RHEL repo support into a concrete plan.

Proposed Blog Titles#

1. “Flexible Hostname Policy Lands in coresmd v0.6.0”
2. “Inside the OpenCHAMI Release Pipeline: Signing Visibility”
3. “TSC Meeting Agendas: How Items Reach the Board”
4. “Four Releases in a Week: A Snapshot of OpenCHAMI’s Cadence”