Plan

• Stabilisation: Feb 19
• Publication: Mar 19

Octez

• Alpha documentation snapshot
• Generate spec for P
• !12006 (merged) and !12090 (merged) - Update changelogs
• Freeze Nairobi - See https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos/-/issues/6952
  • !12027 (merged) - Disable Nairobi test
  • !12043 (merged) - Freeze Nairobi
  • !12044 (merged) - Disable mempool plugin
  • !12058 (merged) - Remove RW client commands
• Merge final snapshot
• #7041 (closed) 041 - Prepare RC
• #7041 (closed) - Publish RC
• #7041 (closed) Prepare Release
• #7041 (closed) Publish release

Snapshotting

See https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos/-/issues/6869

Proto-p

• !12006 (merged) and !12090 (merged) - Update alpha changelogs
• Fork branch proto-p - https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos/-/tree/proto-p - Feb 19
• Fork branch proto-p-b - Feb 19

Backports

• - Proto: improved stitching
  • !12151 (merged) - master
  • !12164 (merged) - proto-p

Initial snaphot (starting Feb 19)

• Find hash - Feb 23
• !12176 (merged) - Create initial snapshot MR for proto-p - Feb 23
  • Generate snapshot
  • Apply on top of master
  • Add to Tezt
  • Update documentation
• !12270 (merged) - Include the required changes on proto-p-bis - Feb 26
• Find new hash for proto-p-bis - Feb 27
• - Create snapshot update MR for proto-p-bis (do not merge) - Feb 27
  • Generate snapshot
  • Apply on top of master
  • Update documentation
• Snapshots tested on a mainnet context Feb 22
• Snapshot MR merged - Feb 23

Final snapshot

Backports

• - Proto: percentage lazy conversion for O
  • - !12152 (merged) - master
  • !12267 (merged) - proto-p
• - Proto/AI: move Slashed_deposits table outside of Contract subcontext
  • - !12153 (merged) - master
  • !12268 (merged) - proto-p
• - Proto: reset AI ema at proto P activation
  • !12169 (merged) - master
  • !12266 (merged) - proto-p
• - DAL: fixes and exports to easily index the skip list' cells
  • !12150 (merged) - master
  • !12188 (merged) - proto-p
• - DAL: committee data structure simplification
  • !12229 (merged) - master
  • !12237 (merged) - proto-p
• - DAL: Set mainnet parameters
  • !12199 (merged) - master
  • (backport) !12250 (merged) - proto-p
• - DAL: always save the list of slots waiting attestation, even empty
  • !12307 (merged) - master
  • (backport) !12316 (merged) - proto-p
• - DAL: Simplify recording of attested slots
  • !12235 (merged) - master
  • (backport) !12376 (merged) - proto-p
• DAL: Simplify recording of attested slots
  • !12235 (merged) - master
  • !12376 (merged) - proto-p
• DAL: the DAL committee is implicitly a subset of the TB committee
  • !12325 (merged) - master
  • !12409 (merged) - proto-p
• Proto/AI: add unit tests for Adaptive slashing
  • !12340 (merged) - master
  • !12447 (merged) - proto-p
• Proto/tests: rework "activate_ai"
  • !12355 (merged) - master
  • !12445 (merged) - proto-p
• proto/receipts: Differentiate bakers rewards from their edge on staker rewards
  • !12258 (merged) - master
  • !12292 (merged) - proto-p
• Proto/test: add roundtrip test for full_staking_balance encoding
  • !12097 (merged) - master
  • !12471 (merged) - proto-p
• Fix alpha license headers
  • !12480 (merged) - master
  • !12480 (merged) - proto-p
• RPC documentaiton fix
  • !12045 (merged) - master
  • !12492 (merged) - proto-p
• track delegate-min block and op
  • !12521 (merged) - master
  • !12528 (merged) - proto-p

Snapshot

• Every backports have been merged
• Find new hash
• !12552 (merged) Create final snapshot MR
  • Re-snapshot on proto-p
  • Apply new changes on top of ̀master`
  • Update the protocol hash
  • Update tests
  • Update documentation
• Final Snapshot tested on a mainnet context
• Final snapshot MR merged

Global performance and testing

• Before first snapshot takes place Feb 19, 2024, @julien.t
  • Mainnet Migration test #6917
    • performance tests (stitching, end-of-cycle, ...)
    • parametric constants are correct
    • block time updated after migration
  • Gas-benchmarking and updates
• Between initial and final snapshotting
  • Renaming endorsement ( @ACoquereau ) ( https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos/-/issues/6910)
  • 10s block-times ( @ACoquereau) ( https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos/-/issues/6911)
    • Potential Backport
  • DAL ( @Saroupille )
    • Manual testing session scheduled on?
      • issue defining a comprehensive list of important functional and nonfunctional requirements we want to check
    • Integration testing potential addition
    • Potential Backports
  • Adaptive Issuance ( @julien.t)
    • Manual testing session scheduled on?
      • issue defining a comprehensive list of important functional and nonfunctional requirements we want to check
    • Integration testing potential addition
    • Potential Backport

Protocol P gitlab.io doc releasable

• New features described in the Alpha (+ shell) doc + changelog being up to the date + RPC API spec ready by Mar 6, 2024
  • @ACoquereau for 10s block time 10s block time alpha section
  • @ACoquereau renaming endorsement renaming endorsement breaking changes page
  • @julien.t for AI/AS (AI+ new staking sections in protocols, token_management sections, protocol's constant doc)
  • @Saroupille for DAL
• Update the protocol release checklist if needed ( @germanD & @NicVolanschi )

Blog and Agora posts for Protocol P release ( @germanD)

• Technical drafts for main Protocol P's features ready by Mar 1, 2024
  • 10s block times: ( @ACoquereau)
  • Renaming endorsement not needed for P communication ( @ACoquereau )
  • For DAL ( @Saroupille)
  • Adaptive Issuance, Staking and Adaptive Slashing ( @julien.t)
• Technical writers deliver the complete draft by Mar 13, 2024) ( @germanD)
  • Draft is shared in relevant Slack comms channels.
• Reviews and feedback by relevant stakeholders are received by Mar 15, 2024
• Technical writers finalize the blogpost by Mar 18, 2024
• Reviewers acknowledge changes and greenlight publication by Mar 18, 2024
• Social Media package and distribution plan drafted by Comms team by Mar 18, 2024 ( @germanD & @mariazubova )
• Final protocol P hash provided by @Killian-Delarue by Mar 19, 2024
• Publication = Protocol release publication ( @germanD, Mar 19, 2024)
• Ensure all public comms on Adaptive Issuance for P make it clear LB subsidy is not Adaptive. @germanD @mariazubova