1683101 - Remove or update probes expiring in Firefox 87: browser.startup.abouthome_cache_*

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: New Tab Page, task)

Description

[telemetry-probes]

The following Firefox probes will expire in the next major Firefox nightly release: version 87 [1].

FX_ABOUTHOME_CACHE_CONSTRUCTION
browser.startup.abouthome_cache_result
browser.startup.abouthome_cache_shutdownwrite

What to do about this:

1. If one, some, or all of the metrics are no longer needed, please remove them from their definitions files (Histograms.json, Scalars.yaml, Events.yaml).
2. If one, some, or all of the metrics are still required, please submit a Data Collection Review [2] and patch to extend their expiry. There is a shorter form for data collection renewal [3].

If you have any problems, please ask for help on the #data-help Slack channel or the #telemetry Matrix room at https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#telemetry:mozilla.org. We'll give you a hand.

Your Friendly, Neighborhood Telemetry Team

[1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Release_Management/Calendar
[2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Data_Collection
[3] https://github.com/mozilla/data-review/blob/master/renewal_request.md

This is an automated message sent from probe-scraper. See https://github.com/mozilla/probe-scraper for details.

Comment 1

[Sebastian Hengst [:aryx] (needinfo me if it's about an intermittent or backout)]

Reminder: The version increase is one week and a test (browser/components/newtab/test/browser/abouthomecache/browser_bump_version.js) depend on this these probes. They either need to be extended or get removed and the test updated.

Comment 2

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

Thanks, on it.

Comment 3

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

Attachment: Data collection renewal form.md

Comment 4

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

Attachment: Bug 1683101 - Bump some about:home startup cache probe expiries. r?emalysz!,data-review=chutten

Comment 5

[Chris H-C :chutten]

Comment on attachment 9197761 [details]
Data collection renewal form.md

Is the provided Data Collection Review complete, correct, and data-review+ by a Data Steward?

Yes.

Is the data collection covered by the existing Firefox Privacy Notice?

Yes.

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Result: datareview+

Comment 6

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/d58b7429e61a
Bump some about:home startup cache probe expiries. r=emalysz,data-review=chutten

Comment 7

[Narcis Beleuzu [:NarcisB]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/d58b7429e61a