16.9 Runner Group Iteration Plan

The details in this issue cover the top priority work items for the Runner team for the 16.9 release.

Kickoff Video

Runner Core 🏃

Bugs 🐛

RunnerP1

•   gitlab-org/gitlab-runner#36991+s
•   Investigate cause of Runner pods stuck in Pendi... (#28930) • Unassigned • Backlog
•   AWS fleeting plugin tries to use machine before... (#37199 - closed) • Arran Walker • 16.11
•   FF_KUBERNETES_HONOR_ENTRYPOINT feature not working (#37243) • Romuald Atchadé • 17.9

Stretch

•   CI or CD process does not receive SIGTERM on te... (#27443 - closed) • Axel von Bertoldi • 16.10
•   Random warning: failed to remove ***: Directory... (#3185 - closed) • Matthew Bradburn • 16.9
•   ppc64le fedora/33 repository metadata missing o... (#29053 - closed) • Axel von Bertoldi • 16.10
•   Gitlab runner Pods stuck in "Terminating" state... (#30230 - closed) • Unassigned • 16.11
•   https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gl-openshift/gitlab-runner-operator/-/issues/184+s
•   per-build networking breaks DNS configuration f... (#27867) • Arran Walker • 17.6
•   Job steps timeout in 10 minutes, job stuck and ... (gitlab#399823) • Unassigned • Backlog
•   AWS IAM Authentication Method not working since... (#36788 - closed) • Romuald Atchadé • 17.2
•   Environment variable CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD not a... (#37226 - closed) • Matthew Bradburn • 16.9
•   FF_SCRIPT_SECTIONS regression: timing badges no... (#37299 - closed) • Miguel Rincon • 16.9
•   Enable collapsible element with `powershell/pwsh` (#37005) • Matthew Bradburn

Features

RunnerP1

•   Handle transition from cancelling to cancelled (#30827 - closed) • Arran Walker • 16.9

CI Log rendering: Timestamps to CI logs (x-functional project)

•   Add timestamps to the CI logs for each line in ... (gitlab#202293) • Unassigned • 17.10 • At risk
•   Add stream information per log line (CI logs ti... (#36888 - closed) • Unassigned • 16.11 • At risk
•   Move masking functionality to BuildLogger (CI l... (#36887 - closed) • Unassigned • 17.0 • At risk

Stretch

•   Make kubernetes API retries configurable (#37349 - closed) • Georgi N. Georgiev • 16.9
•   Add more diagnostics or instructions how to dia... (#36960) • Unassigned • 17.10
•   Clarify and document best practice for handling... (gitlab-org/gl-openshift/gitlab-runner-operator#190) • Unassigned • Backlog
•   Concerned with how broad the cluster permission... (gitlab-org/gl-openshift/gitlab-runner-operator#92) • Unassigned • 17.6
•   Runner deployment rollout stuck: "unable to val... (gitlab-org/gl-openshift/gitlab-runner-operator#171) • Unassigned • Backlog
•   Show more info about pending pods for kubernete... (#27367 - closed) • Georgi N. Georgiev

Maintenance 🏚

•  No issues as of 2024-01-31

Stretch

•   Docs: Add example of GPG verification (#3237) • Unassigned • Backlog
•   Runner release process should check the existen... (#36510) • Georgi N. Georgiev • Backlog
•   Resource verification should check for deb and ... (#37348 - closed) • Georgi N. Georgiev • 16.9
•   Add ability to increment build number in Packag... (#36333 - closed) • Georgi N. Georgiev • 16.9
•   Unable to Build GitLab Runners Docker Images Lo... (#37335 - closed) • Georgi N. Georgiev • 16.9
• Pushing package cloud packages sometimes result... (#37355 - closed) • Georgi N. Georgiev • 16.9
• Improve reliability of Packagecloud CI jobs (#36234 - closed) • Georgi N. Georgiev • 16.9
•   GPG key used to sign RPMs is expired (#28927 - closed) • Georgi N. Georgiev • 17.4

R&D 🤔

RunnerP1

CELLS 1.0: Cross Stage Initiative

•   Discover Cells 1.0 impact for runner (gitlab#434981 - closed) • Pedro Pombeiro, Darren Eastman+

Stretch

•   Investigate cause of Runner pods stuck in Pendi... (#28930) • Unassigned • Backlog

Runner Fleet 🎢

Bugs

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Features

RunnerP1

• Add compute minute breakdown by project to the ... (gitlab#421457 - closed) • Miguel Rincon • 16.9 frontend
  • API for "most used runners" (gitlab#437659 - closed) • Vladimir Shushlin • 16.9 backend
  • API for CI compute minute breakdown by project (gitlab#437658 - closed) • Vladimir Shushlin • 16.9 backend

Stretch

•   Instrumentation: Add tracking to export to CSV ... (gitlab#425791 - closed) • Pedro Pombeiro • 16.9
•   GRIT as the replacement for Helm chart tag/run ... (#36909 - closed) • Unassigned
• GraphQL API for wait time to pick up a job on t... (gitlab#437848 - closed) • Pedro Pombeiro • 16.11 • Needs attention backend
• Add fleet health metrics panel (gitlab#428166 - closed) • Miguel Rincon • 16.9 frontend

User Experience ✈ 🖌

•   https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/competitor-evaluations/-/issues/43+
•   Select a time period when exporting compute min... (gitlab#438418)

Google + GCP console integration

Google + GCP Console Integration (CI Workstream)

•   Frontend: Create feature flag and basic impleme... (gitlab#437901 - closed) • Payton Burdette • 16.9
•   Frontend: Build google cloud inputs - Part two (gitlab#437904 - closed) • Payton Burdette • 16.9
•   Frontend: Build Execution environment inputs - ... (gitlab#437907 - closed) • Jose Ivan Vargas • 16.9
•   https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/architecture/gitlab-gcp-integration/glgo/-/issues/15+s
  •   Implement .gitlab-ci.yml configuration support ... (gitlab#438420 - closed) • Pedro Pombeiro • 16.9 • On track
•   Backend: Implement Google Cloud Compute client ... (gitlab#439569 - closed) • Pedro Pombeiro • 16.9