On Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 18:06, Caleb Rackliffe <calebrackli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just to update this thread, Mike has identified the root cause of 19011 > and in the process uncovered 2 additional very closely related issues. > (Fantastic job fuzzing there!) Fixes for all three issues are in hand, and > he continues to test. > > After some conversation w/ Mick, Alex, and Mike, I feel like cutting a > beta1 now is fine as long as we commit to a beta2 before summit that > includes 19011. Putting a beta w/ SAI in this state into users’ hands at > summit would be very, very bad. > In case this sounds weird, to clarify: this is a mitigation action – there's a risk with every release that it does not make it through. beta1 might not be great for SAI, but getting it out is better than having only alpha1 available come Summit. It might feel odd to have a beta2 right after a beta1, but I don't mind (and would rather) take the time and investment. beta1 would be announced with an appropriate disclaimer.