Merge commit '8b2327a85107da8d23afb886bd510749b46e7e50' into prow-update-master

release-tools/SIDECAR_RELEASE_PROCESS.md

@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@ The release manager must:
 * Be a member of the kubernetes-csi organization. Open an
   [issue](https://github.com/kubernetes/org/issues/new?assignees=&labels=area%2Fgithub-membership&template=membership.md&title=REQUEST%3A+New+membership+for+%3Cyour-GH-handle%3E) in
   kubernetes/org to request membership
-* Be a top level approver for the repository. To become a top level approver,
-  the candidate must demonstrate ownership and deep knowledge of the repository
-  through active maintenance, responding to and fixing issues, reviewing PRs,
-  test triage.
-* Be part of the maintainers or admin group for the repository. admin is a
-  superset of maintainers, only maintainers level is required for cutting a
-  release.  Membership can be requested by submitting a PR to kubernetes/org.
+* Be part of the maintainers group for the repository.
+  Membership can be requested by submitting a PR to kubernetes/org.
   [Example](https://github.com/kubernetes/org/pull/1467)
 
 ## Updating CI Jobs
@@ -31,16 +26,16 @@ naming convention `<hostpath-deployment-version>-on-<kubernetes-version>`.
 1. "-on-master" jobs are the closest reflection to the new Kubernetes version.
 1. Fixes to our prow.sh CI script can be tested in the [CSI hostpath
    repo](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-host-path) by modifying
-   [prow.sh](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-host-path/blob/master/release-tools/prow.sh)
+   [prow.sh](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-host-path/blob/HEAD/release-tools/prow.sh)
    along with any overrides in
-   [.prow.sh](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-host-path/blob/master/.prow.sh)
+   [.prow.sh](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-host-path/blob/HEAD/.prow.sh)
    to mirror the failing environment. Once e2e tests are passing (verify-unit tests
    will fail), then the prow.sh changes can be submitted to [csi-release-tools](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-release-tools).
 1. Changes can then be updated in all the sidecar repos and hostpath driver repo
    by following the [update
-   instructions](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-release-tools/blob/master/README.md#sharing-and-updating).
+   instructions](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-release-tools/blob/HEAD/README.md#sharing-and-updating).
 1. New pull and CI jobs are configured by adding new K8s versions to the top of
-   [gen-jobs.sh](https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/blob/master/config/jobs/kubernetes-csi/gen-jobs.sh).
+   [gen-jobs.sh](https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/blob/HEAD/config/jobs/kubernetes-csi/gen-jobs.sh).
    New pull jobs that have been unverified should be initially made optional by
    setting the new K8s version as
    [experimental](https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/blob/a1858f46d6014480b130789df58b230a49203a64/config/jobs/kubernetes-csi/gen-jobs.sh#L40).
@@ -52,7 +47,7 @@ naming convention `<hostpath-deployment-version>-on-<kubernetes-version>`.
 1. Identify all issues and ongoing PRs that should go into the release, and
   drive them to resolution.
 1. Download v2.8+ [K8s release notes
-  generator](https://github.com/kubernetes/release/tree/master/cmd/release-notes)
+  generator](https://github.com/kubernetes/release/tree/HEAD/cmd/release-notes)
 1. Generate release notes for the release. Replace arguments with the relevant
   information.
     * Clean up old cached information (also needed if you are generating release
@@ -95,15 +90,15 @@ naming convention `<hostpath-deployment-version>-on-<kubernetes-version>`.
 1. Check [image build status](https://k8s-testgrid.appspot.com/sig-storage-image-build).
 1. Promote images from k8s-staging-sig-storage to k8s.gcr.io/sig-storage. From
    the [k8s image
-   repo](https://github.com/kubernetes/k8s.io/tree/main/k8s.gcr.io/images/k8s-staging-sig-storage),
+   repo](https://github.com/kubernetes/k8s.io/tree/HEAD/k8s.gcr.io/images/k8s-staging-sig-storage),
    run `./generate.sh > images.yaml`, and send a PR with the updated images.
    Once merged, the image promoter will copy the images from staging to prod.
 1. Update [kubernetes-csi/docs](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/docs) sidecar
    and feature pages with the new released version.
 1. After all the sidecars have been released, update
-   CSI hostpath driver with the new sidecars in the [CSI repo](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-host-path/tree/master/deploy)
+   CSI hostpath driver with the new sidecars in the [CSI repo](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-host-path/tree/HEAD/deploy)
    and [k/k
-   in-tree](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/hostpath/hostpath)
+   in-tree](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/HEAD/test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/hostpath/hostpath)
 
 ## Adding support for a new Kubernetes release
 
@@ -134,7 +129,7 @@ naming convention `<hostpath-deployment-version>-on-<kubernetes-version>`.
 1. Once all sidecars for the new Kubernetes release are released,
    either bump the version number of the images in the existing
    [csi-driver-host-path
-   deployments](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-host-path/tree/master/deploy)
+   deployments](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-host-path/tree/HEAD/deploy)
    and/or create a new deployment, depending on what Kubernetes
    release an updated sidecar is compatible with. If no new deployment
    is needed, then add a symlink to document that there intentionally