June 2026: Delivered a critical XAPI VDI session leak fix and introduced CI workflows to strengthen code quality and dependency management in xcp-ng-tests, enhancing stability and developer productivity.

Month: 2026-05 — Repository: xcp-ng/xcp-ng-org. Focused on improving QCOW2 storage documentation. Delivered a comprehensive QCOW2 Documentation FAQ added to the Storage docs, detailing features, limitations, and practical usage scenarios. The work is captured in commit 137a912bede9a717d418265848af180995076812 with a Signed-off-by line (Damien Thenot). Impact includes clearer administrator guidance, reduced support friction, and better onboarding for new users. No major bugs fixed this month; attention now shifts to validating edge cases in production environments and updating related examples.

Month: 2026-04. Focused on strengthening storage testing coverage by delivering a feature update to the xcp-ng-tests suite. Implemented image format validation in LVMOISCSI storage tests and prepared the ground for broader image-format support across storage repository creation scenarios. No major bugs reported this month; all changes are designed to improve reliability and early issue detection in CI. Overall, this work enhances test fidelity for storage formats and accelerates release readiness by catching format-related issues earlier in the development cycle.

Month: 2026-03. Focused on stabilizing VDI coalescing in the xcp-ng-tests repository through a targeted bug fix and related code quality improvements. Delivered a critical fix to the VDI class wait condition to ensure proper waiting for parent changes, improving the coalescing process and overall system reliability. This work reduces premature exit scenarios and aligns behavior with the intended wait-for-not semantics. The changes were committed with a Signed-off-by in the message to facilitate review and traceability.

September 2025 monthly summary for xcp-ng-tests: Focused on reliability enhancements to the fistpoint disable flow, improving observability and error handling for SSH-based operations. The changes reduce silent failures and accelerate diagnosis during maintenance tasks.

July 2025 monthly wrap-up: Focused on improving storage provisioning workflows and strengthening VM storage logic and tests. Delivered new comprehensive Xostor host storage documentation, streamlined onboarding for new hosts, and advanced VDI management capabilities with expanded test coverage. The work enhances operational efficiency, reduces manual steps, and improves reliability across storage provisioning and VDI workflows.

2025-06 monthly summary for xcp-ng-tests focusing on feature delivery and test infrastructure improvements that enable broader backend support and easier debugging. Delivered two key items: VDI provisioning with optional image format support and test infrastructure enhancements around storage repository handling. No major bugs closed this month; emphasis was on strengthening test reliability and flexibility to accelerate validation across storage backends.

April 2025 monthly summary for xcp-ng-tests focused on delivering robust features, improving parameter handling, enhancing storage visibility, and extending VDI management with comprehensive test coverage. This period emphasizes reliability, automation, and business value through safer parameter handling, improved test infrastructure, and enhanced storage/VDI capabilities.

Month: 2025-03 - Focused on stabilizing test infrastructure in xcp-ng/xcp-ng-tests by fixing a resource-leak in the vm_with_vbds fixture and improving VBD cleanup lifecycle. This work reduces test flakiness, protects VDI lifecycle from unintended destruction, and strengthens resource management for CI runs.