1754645 - Remove or update probes expiring in Firefox 100: MEDIA_RECORDER_*

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Audio/Video, task)

Description

[telemetry-probes]

The following Firefox probes will expire in the next major Firefox nightly release: version 100 [1].

MEDIA_RECORDER_RECORDING_DURATION
MEDIA_RECORDER_TRACK_ENCODER_INIT_TIMEOUT_TYPE

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

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Comment 1

[Bryce Seager van Dyk [:bryce] (he/him) - Not reading bugmail]

• MEDIA_RECORDER_TRACK_ENCODER_INIT_TIMEOUT_TYPE reports very low rates of timeouts, so seems safe to go.
• MEDIA_RECORDER_RECORDING_DURATION is interesting still.

I'll remove the former and update the latter.

Comment 2

[Bryce Seager van Dyk [:bryce] (he/him) - Not reading bugmail]

Attachment: renewal_request.md

Comment 3

[Bryce Seager van Dyk [:bryce] (he/him) - Not reading bugmail]

Attachment: Bug 1754645 - Remove MEDIA_RECORDER_TRACK_ENCODER_INIT_TIMEOUT_TYPE probe. r?padenot

This probe reports when our different track encoders fail to init in the
MediaRecorder pipeline. The failure rates are very low, so I don't think keeping
this around is helping us.

Comment 4

[Bryce Seager van Dyk [:bryce] (he/him) - Not reading bugmail]

Attachment: Bug 1754645 - Extend MEDIA_RECORDER_RECORDING_DURATION probe lifetime. r?padenot

Depends on D139321

Comment 5

[Andrei Hajdukewycz [:sancus]]

Comment on attachment 9264885 [details]
renewal_request.md

This is fine, it looks like the original bug 1400757 doesn't have a data review form in it due to age, so I'm attaching that below:

Data Review Form:

1. Is there or will there be documentation that describes the schema for the ultimate data set in a public, complete, and accurate way?

Yes, in the histogram definition files and in the probe dictionary.

2. Is there a control mechanism that allows the user to turn the data collection on and off?

Yes, using standard Telemetry preferences.

3. If the request is for permanent data collection, is there someone who will monitor the data over time?

Data collection expires in Firefox 112.

4. Using the category system of data types on the Mozilla wiki, what collection type of data do the requested measurements fall under?

Category 2(“Interaction data”).

5. Is the data collection request for default-on or default-off?

Default on for nightly and beta only.

6. Does the instrumentation include the addition of any new identifiers (whether anonymous or otherwise; e.g., username, random IDs, etc. See the appendix for more details)?

No.

7. Is the data collection covered by the existing Firefox privacy notice?

Yes.

8. Does there need to be a check-in in the future to determine whether to renew the data? (Yes/No)

Yes, :bryce or :pehrsons will decide whether to renew or not.

9. Does the data collection use a third-party collection tool? If yes, escalate to legal.

No.

Comment 6

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/a502c28e8d98
Remove MEDIA_RECORDER_TRACK_ENCODER_INIT_TIMEOUT_TYPE probe. r=padenot
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/17ba69318293
Extend MEDIA_RECORDER_RECORDING_DURATION probe lifetime. r=padenot

Comment 7

[Cristina Cozmuta (:CrissCozmuta)]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/a502c28e8d98
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/17ba69318293