Release 1.9.3

[MiguelCompany]

Bugfixes

• Fix reception of ParameterList: [1.9.x] Fix reception of ParameterList [6685] #806
• Fix history example destruction error: [1.9.x] Fix history example destruction error [6726] #805

Improvements

• Build option to check documentation: Cherry-picking [1.8.x] Build option to check documentation [6730] #813 -> b856e7b

Features

• Adding filtering capabilities to the discovery mechanism: Adding filtering capabilities to the discovery mechanism [6815] #845
• Intra-process delivery:
  • Intra-process delivery design: Intra process delivery design [6779] #839
  • Internal methods to find endpoints on the local process: Internal methods to find endpoints on the local process [6791] #841
  • Intra-process delivery implementation: Intraprocess delivery [6827] #854

Backports

• Using thread local storage for RTPSMessageGroup_t: Using thread local storage for RTPSMessageGroup_t [6547] #763 -> [1.9.x] Using thread local storage for RTPSMessageGroup_t [6728] #811
• Improvements on check_acked_status: Improvements on check_acked_status [6612] #781 -> [1.9.x] Improvements on check_acked_status [6729] #812
• Don't transform whitelist remote locators: Don't transform whitelist remote locators [6543] #762 -> Hotfix/tcp whitelist remote locators #765
• Fixing helgrind issues: Refs #6557 Fixing helgrind issues. #776 -> [1.9.x] Fixing helgrind issues [6731] #815
• GUID_t refactor: GUID_t refactor [6644] #797 -> Backport GUID_t refactor to 1.9.x [6781]  #840
• Allocation QoS improvements:
  • Allocation profiler improvements: Allocation profiler improvements #764 -> [1.9.x] Allocation profiler improvements [6732] #816
  • Remove fragment state vector on CacheChange_t: Remove fragment state vector on CacheChange_t [6623] #789 -> [1.9.x] Fragmentation API refactor [6735] #819
  • Remove pitstop usage from StatelessReader: Remove pitstop usage from StatelessReader [6642] #796 -> [1.9.x] Fragmentation API refactor [6735] #819
  • Removing FragmentedChangePitStop: [1.9.x] Removing FragmentedChangePitStop [6804] #846

[nuclearsandwich]

#819 re-introduced the communication failures between Fast-RTPS and RTI Connext in the ROS 2 communication tests. The test failures are still present on the latest 1.9.x branch as well.

Example CI build: https://ci.ros2.org/job/ci_linux/8586/
Example exact repos file: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nuclearsandwich/9cf29e1add9721ab6454b505bea433c4/raw/6e1464600505ed16fa030bc3f1577ed000453edf/fastrtps.repos

[nuclearsandwich]

@MiguelCompany it looks like @laura-eprosima pushed the 1.9.3 bump a few hours ago but there are still regressions on this branch compared to 1.9.2. Is there a plan to address those before the release is cut?

[MiguelCompany]

it looks like @laura-eprosima pushed the 1.9.3 bump a few hours ago but there are still regressions on this branch compared to 1.9.2.

In order to generate the documentation with the correct version number, we need it to be changed. We have done it so we can start preparing the docs and accelerate the release procedure.

Is there a plan to address those before the release is cut?

Yes, it should have been addressed on #846. It seems that Connext is not respecting point 8.3.7.3.3 item 5 of the RTPS standard. We added some checks on #819 that have been relaxed on #846

[nuclearsandwich]

Thanks for the clarification. I'll give #846 a try and post results here.

[nuclearsandwich]

Our cross-vendor tests do pass with #846. Thanks.

[MiguelCompany]

@nuclearsandwich @dirk-thomas v1.9.3 is finally out. We would like to have it on Eloquent as soon as possible, at least on the testing packages.

We have run ROS2 tests successfully

[nuclearsandwich]

I've triggered CI for the v1.9.3 tag and it's running here

• Linux
• Linux-aarch64
• macOS
• Windows

Yesterday I released a 1.9.2 extension based on 141b778 and that's what is currently released. I'll put another release out later today once CI comes back.