From a61b334a12c7556c64887e1c553fd822d060881d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Emil Lundmark Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:36:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Relax the field trial policy to not require an open bug Having an associated bug with an owner should be sufficient information for determining the status of a field trial. See the discussion starting at [1] for more context. [1] https://crbug.com/webrtc/14154#c11 Bug: webrtc:14154 No-Try: true Change-Id: I7054ba25eac2af852a0d08770037938571e38921 Reviewed-on: https://webrtc-review.googlesource.com/c/src/+/321862 Reviewed-by: Mirko Bonadei Reviewed-by: Philipp Hancke Reviewed-by: Harald Alvestrand Commit-Queue: Emil Lundmark Cr-Commit-Position: refs/heads/main@{#40837} --- g3doc/field-trials.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/g3doc/field-trials.md b/g3doc/field-trials.md index 07234c81f0..724a302fe1 100644 --- a/g3doc/field-trials.md +++ b/g3doc/field-trials.md @@ -39,18 +39,18 @@ The policy for field trials is: - The field trial must have an end date. The end date may be pushed back if necessary, but should not be pushed back indefinitely. - A field trial must be associated with a bug that - - reserves the field trial key, - - is open, and + - reserves the field trial key, and - is assigned to an owner. ## Creating a field trial Before creating a new field trial, make sure to read the [policy](#policy). -Either create a new or reuse an existing bug and make it is open and assigned to -the correct owner. Take note of the bug ID. Next, decide how long you need the -field trial to last. It should be rare to have field trials lasting more than 12 -months. +Either create a new or reuse an existing bug and make sure it is assigned to the +correct owner. Take note of the bug ID. Next, decide how long you need the field +trial to last. It should be rare to have field trials lasting more than 12 +months. You can use the `NextAction` field in the bug to help you remember the +end date. Using this information, add a new entry to `ACTIVE_FIELD_TRIALS` in `experiments/field_trials.py`. You may not add new items to