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1Tree Sheriffs Documentation
2===========================
3
4### Contents ###
5
6*   [What does a sheriff do?](#what_is_a_sheriff)
7    +   [Skia tree](#skia_tree)
8    +   [DEPS rolls](#deps_rolls)
9    +   [Gold and Perf](#gold_and_perf)
10    +   [Documentation](#sheriff_doc)
11*   [View current and upcoming sheriffs](#view_current_upcoming_sheriffs)
12*   [How to swap sheriff shifts](#how_to_swap)
13*   [Tips for sheriffs](#tips)
14    +   [When to file bugs](#when_to_file_bugs)
15    +   [How to close or re-open the tree](#how_close_tree)
16    +   [How to revert a CL](#how_to_revert)
17    +   [What to do if DEPS roll fails to land](#deps_roll_failures)
18    +   [How to rebaseline](#how_to_rebaseline)
19
20
21<a name="what_is_a_sheriff"></a>
22What does a sheriff do?
23-----------------------
24
25A sheriff keeps an eye on the tree, DEPS rolls, Gold tool and the Perf tool.
26
27Below is a brief summary of what the sheriff does for each task:
28
29<a name="skia_tree"></a>
30### Skia tree
31* Understand the [testing infrastructure](https://skia.org/dev/testing/automated_testing).
32* Start watching the [status page](https://status.skia.org) for bot breakages.
33* Track down people responsible for breakages and revert broken changes if there is no easy fix. You can use [blamer](#blamer) to help track down such changes.
34* Close and open the [tree](http://skia-tree-status.appspot.com).
35* Keep the builder comments on the [status page](https://status.skia.org) up to date.
36* File or follow up with [BreakingTheBuildbots bugs](https://bug.skia.org/?q=label:BreakingTheBuildbots). See the tip on [when to file bugs](#when_to_file_bugs).
37
38<a name="blamer"></a>
39### Blamer
40If you have Go installed, a command-line tool is available to search through
41git history and do text searches on the full patch text and the commit
42message. To install blamer run:
43
44    go get go.skia.org/infra/blamer/go/blamer
45
46Then run blamer from within a Skia checkout. For example, to search if the
47string "SkDevice" has appeared in the last 10 commits:
48
49    $ $GOPATH/bin/blamer --match SkDevice --num 10
50
51    commit ea70c4bb22394c8dcc29a369d3422a2b8f3b3e80
52    Author: robertphillips <robertphillips@google.com>
53    Date:   Wed Jul 20 08:54:31 2016 -0700
54
55        Remove SkDevice::accessRenderTarget virtual
56        GOLD_TRYBOT_URL= https://gold.skia.org/search?issue=2167723002
57
58        Review-Url: https://codereview.chromium.org/2167723002
59
60<a name="deps_rolls"></a>
61### DEPS rolls
62* Ensure that [AutoRoll Bot](https://autoroll.skia.org)'s DEPS rolls land successfully.
63
64<a name="gold_and_perf"></a>
65### Gold and Perf
66* Pay attention for new [Perf](https://perf.skia.org/) and [Gold](https://gold.skia.org/) alerts (by clicking on the bell at the top right of the [status page](https://status.skia.org)).
67* The sheriff's duty here is to make sure that when developers introduce new images or new perf regressions, that they are aware of what happened, and they use these tools to take appropriate action.
68
69<a name="sheriff_doc"></a>
70### Documentation
71* Improve/update this documentation page for future sheriffs, especially the [Tips section](#tips).
72
73In general, sheriffs should have a strong bias towards actions that keep the tree green and then open; if a simple revert can fix the problem, the sheriff <b>should revert first and ask questions later</b>.
74
75
76<a name="view_current_upcoming_sheriffs"></a>
77View current and upcoming sheriffs
78----------------------------------
79
80The list of sheriffs is specified in the [skia-tree-status web app](https://skia-tree-status.appspot.com/sheriff). The current sheriff is highlighted in green.
81The banner on the top of the [status page](https://status.skia.org) also displays the current sheriff.
82
83
84<a name="how_to_swap"></a>
85How to swap sheriff shifts
86--------------------------
87
88If you need to swap shifts with someone (because you are out sick or on vacation), please get approval from the person you want to swap with. Then send an email to skiabot@google.com to have someone make the database change (or directly ping rmistry@).
89
90
91<a name="tips"></a>
92Tips for sheriffs
93-----------------
94
95<a name="when_to_file_bugs"></a>
96### When to file bugs
97
98Pay close attention to the "Failures" view in the [status page](https://status.skia.org).
99Look at all existing [BreakingTheBuildbots bugs](https://bug.skia.org/?q=label:BreakingTheBuildbots). If the list is kept up to date then it should accurately represent everything that is causing failures. If it does not, then please file/update bugs accordingly.
100
101
102<a name="how_close_tree"></a>
103### How to close or re-open the tree
104
1051. Go to [skia-tree-status.appspot.com](https://skia-tree-status.appspot.com).
1062. Change the status.
107 *  To close the tree, include the word "closed" in the status.
108 * To open the tree, include the word "open" in the status.
109 * To caution the tree, include the word "caution" in the status.
110
111
112<a name="how_to_submit_when_tree_closed"></a>
113### How to submit when the tree is closed
114
115* Submit manually using the "git cl land" with the --bypass-hooks flag.
116* Add "No-Tree-Checks: true" to your CL description and use the CQ as usual.
117
118
119<a name="how_to_revert"></a>
120### How to revert a CL
121
122See the revert documentation [here](https://skia.org/dev/contrib/revert).
123
124
125<a name="deps_roll_failures"></a>
126### What to do if DEPS roll fails to land
127
128A common cause of DEPS roll failures are layout tests. Find the offending Skia CL by examining the commit hash range in the DEPS roll and revert (or talk to the commit author if they are available). If you do revert then keep an eye on the next DEPS roll to make sure it succeeds.
129
130If a Skia CL changes layout tests, but the new images look good, the tests need to be rebaselined. See [Rebaseline Layout Tests](#how_to_rebaseline).
131
132<a name="how_to_rebaseline"></a>
133### Rebaseline Layout Tests (i.e., add suppressions)
134
135* First create a Chromium bug:
136  * goto [crbug.com](https://crbug.com)
137  * Make sure you're logged in with your Chromium credentials
138  * Click “New Issue”
139  * Summary: “Skia image rebaseline”
140  * Description:
141      * DEPS roll #,
142      * Helpful message about what went wrong (e.g., “Changes to how lighting is scaled in Skia r#### changed the following images:”)
143      * Layout tests affected
144      * You should copy the list of affected from stdio of the failing bot
145  * Status: Assigned
146  * Owner: yourself
147  * cc: reed@, bsalomon@, robertphillips@ & developer responsible for changes
148  * Labels: OS-All & Cr-Blink-LayoutTests
149  * If it is filter related, cc senorblanco@
150
151* (Dispreferred but faster) Edit [skia/skia_test_expectations.txt](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/skia/skia_test_expectations.txt)
152  * Add # comment about what has changed (I usually paraphrase the crbug text)
153  * Add line(s) like the following after the comment:
154      * crbug.com/<bug#youjustcreated> foo/bar/test-name.html [ ImageOnlyFailure ]
155  * Note: this change is usually done in the DEPS roll patch itself
156
157* (Preferred but slower) Make a separate Blink patch by editing LayoutTests/TestExpectations
158  * Add # comment about what has changed (I usually paraphrase the crbug text)
159  * Add line(s) like the following after the comment:
160      * crbug.com/<bug#youjustcreated> foo/bar/test-name.html [ Skip ]  # needs rebaseline
161  * Commit the patch you created and wait until it lands and rolls into Chrome
162
163* Retry the DEPS roll (for the 1st/dispreferred option this usually means just retrying the layout bots)
164* Make a Blink patch by editing LayoutTests/TestExpectations
165  * Add # comment about what has changed
166  * Add line(s) like the following after the comment:
167      * crbug.com/<bug#youjustcreated> foo/bar/test-name.html [ Skip ]  # needs rebaseline
168        * (if you took the second option above you can just edit the existing line(s))
169
170* If you took the first/dispreferred option above:
171  * Wait for the Blink patch to roll into Chrome
172  * Create a Chrome patch that removes your suppressions from skia/skia_test_expectations.txt
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