Goal: 

• As a step to upgrade OpenStack Manila in RHOSO 18 from Antelope ("stable/2023.1") to Flamingo ("stable/2025.2"), we'll need a branch to exist on gitlab.
• This branch must be seeded with content from stable/2025.2 "Flamingo" version of openstack/manila: https://opendev.org/openstack/manila/src/branch/stable/2025.2/ 
• It must contain any downstream-only fixes that have been carried over from past releases of RHOSO/RHOSP's OpenStack Manila component
• The branch will have to replace "rhoso-18.0-trunk-patches" and the "rhoso-18.0-patches" branches eventually. However, doing this right away will impede the team from producing maintenance releases.

Acceptance Criteria:

• A branch with code from the "flamingo" release of the openstack/manila component is available on https://gitlab.cee.redhat.com/eng/openstack/manila 
• Any downstream-only changes are cherry-picked into the branch
• This branch inherits ACLs for code submissions from the existing branches

Open Questions:

• We are yet unsure when to merge the new branch into "rhoso-18-trunk-patches" and "rhoso-18-patches" branch. This part will need to be coordinated so that ongoing maintenance or feature releases continue to use the old content