ADR: Disable CI Testing at Stream EOL (008)

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Summary

• Documents existing practice: stop CI E2E / nightly testing for an RHDH minor stream at published EOL
• Clarifies that support-only support exceptions do not keep testing in scope (Support tickets only)
• Leaves Konflux/productization and future delivery-bearing EUS out of scope
• Outcome of discussion at the RHDH Architecture call

Test plan

• Confirm ADR number 008 does not conflict with other open ADR PRs
• Team review of Context / Decision / Alternatives / Consequences
• Confirm wording matches Architecture call outcome
• ADR Number Check CI passes

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PR Summary by Qodo

ADR 008: Stop CI testing for minor streams at published EOL

📝 Documentation 🕐 10-20 Minutes

AI Description

• Document policy: stop E2E nightlies and PR-check CI jobs when a stream reaches published EOL
• Clarify support-only exceptions do not extend CI coverage; Support handles tickets
• Record scope, alternatives, and consequences from Architecture call alignment

Diagram

graph TD
  A["Published life cycle"] --> B{"Stream at EOL?"} -->|"No"| C["Keep CI jobs"]
  A --> B -->|"Yes"| D["Stop E2E nightlies"] --> E["Stop PR-check jobs"] --> F{"Support-only exception?"} -->|"Yes"| G["Support tickets only"]
  A --> B -->|"Yes"| D --> E --> F -->|"No"| H["No support (EOL)"]

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High-Level Assessment

The following are alternative approaches to this PR:

1. Add an operational runbook/checklist alongside the ADR

• ➕ Turns the policy into a repeatable EOL procedure (who disables what, when, and where)
• ➕ Reduces ambiguity for new CI maintainers and release engineering
• ➖ Adds process documentation that may need updates as CI tooling changes
• ➖ Slightly increases scope beyond documenting the decision

2. Automate EOL-driven CI job disabling

• ➕ Reduces manual steps and the chance of leaving EOL jobs running
• ➕ Makes the stop condition consistently enforced from a single source of truth
• ➖ Requires additional engineering/CI platform work and ownership
• ➖ May be hard if job definitions are spread across multiple repos/systems

Recommendation: The ADR approach is appropriate for capturing the decision and aligning expectations. Consider a follow-up PR for a lightweight runbook (or automation if feasible) so the documented policy reliably translates into CI actions at each stream’s EOL.

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008-disable-ci-testing-at-stream-eol.mdAdd ADR documenting CI stop-at-EOL policy for minor streams +91/-0

Add ADR documenting CI stop-at-EOL policy for minor streams

• Introduces ADR 008 defining that E2E nightlies and PR-check CI jobs for a minor stream stop at the stream’s published EOL. Clarifies support-only exceptions do not keep CI in scope, enumerates alternatives considered, and documents positive/negative consequences and out-of-scope items (Konflux/productization, future EUS).

decisions/008-disable-ci-testing-at-stream-eol.md

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