Currently, Alibaba is deploying Linux 4.x based kernel version on all systems, multiple iterations are made within one year to benefit from latest kernel improvement and bugfixes. As a huge Internet and cloud company, there are thousands of business applications running on millions of systems with a very strict requirement on reliability, it is a big challenge to make the process smooth and rapid in such a short period.
In this talk, Juexiao will show best practices of kernel CI/CD in Alibaba, and focus on highlights and innovations how it differs from traditional kernel quality assurance, integration, release, and deployment process, how to make it seamless and efficient in a large-scale cluster production environment, and what kind of challenge are being faced.
Juexiao is a veteran in Linux/Unix kernel development and test area. Currently he is leading kernel CI/CD program and quality infrastructure development in Alibaba OS department. Prior to that, he served for Oracle and Sun microsystem as a principle engineer, where he was a technical... Read More →
