OpenCHAMI Weekly Digest: Nov 24–Dec 01, 2025

OpenCHAMI Weekly Digest (Last 7 Days)

Highlights

  • New Release Updates

    • BSS advanced with v1.32.2 release improving stability and features.
    • Ochami launched v0.6.0 delivering new capabilities and bug fixes.
    • Release repo updated to v0.1.2 enhancing container management reliability.
  • Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements

    • Resolved SELinux access issue in coresmd-coredns container to improve Corefile access reliability (issue #39, PR #40).
    • Fixed error when adding duplicate BMC entries in Ochami (issue #55).
  • Security & Policy Enhancements

    • Ongoing effort to replace tokensmith’s internal policy engine with Casbin for improved policy management (issue #5, PR #6).
    • OAuth2 access tokens added to SMD requests in power-control for enhanced security (PR #56).
  • New Features & Architecture Work

    • Ochami added support for new discover format and conversion scripts to streamline discovery (PR #63).
    • Image-builder progressing on multi-architecture support and Go version port for broader platform compatibility (PR #49, PR #44).
  • Community & Process Improvements

    • Reopened tracker issue for maintainers and codeowner files across repos to clarify responsibilities (issue #21).
    • Initiated guide for coding standards and linters to improve code quality and consistency (issue #11).
    • Documented ADR 003 “Out Of Scope” to better define project boundaries (PR #31).

New & Notable PRs

Issues to Watch

Releases

Contributor Thanks

  • Travis Powell (PowellTravis) for identification and reporting of key bugs.
  • Alex Lovell Troy (alexlovelltroy) for multiple community improvements and maintenance enhancements.
  • Erl HPE (erl-hpe) for SELinux bug fix in release repo.
  • Devon Bautista (synackd) for adding discover format features in Ochami.

What’s next

  • Complete Casbin integration in tokensmith to finalize policy management upgrade.
  • Address open BSS boot parameter issues for improved system boot workflows.
  • Roll out coding standards and linters guide to improve codebase consistency.
  • Expand multi-arch support and finalize Go porting for image-builder to support diverse deployment targets.
  • Continue community governance improvements via maintainers and codeowners adoption.

Proposed Blog Titles

  • “Securing OpenCHAMI: Introducing OAuth2 and Casbin Policy Management”
  • “Inside OpenCHAMI v0.6.0 Ochami Release: New Features and Fixes”
  • “Simplifying Multi-Architecture Builds with OpenCHAMI’s Image Builder”
  • “OpenCHAMI Community Spotlight: Improving Code Quality with New Standards”
  • “Stabilizing System Initialization: Updates on Cloud-init and BSS Issues”