Kdevops: Framework for setting up and testing the Linux kernel for any project (people.kernel.org)

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This looks cool, but I'm not sure what it has to do with devops? It just seems to be automated test environment provisioning, am I missing something?

pferde 6y ago ↗

Everything is "devops" these days. :)

nicklarsennz 6y ago ↗

I thought it was in the spirit of devops, speeding up development/testing by closing the feedback loop. Also, reducing operational and infrastructure burden or friction.

rootforce 6y ago ↗

I agree, I see it as an extension of the work being done by people like Major Hayden to increase the amount of CI testing being done. https://www.slideshare.net/MajorHayden/continuous-kernel-int...

giancarlostoro 6y ago ↗

I'm with you, I have no idea what Devops does kernel development.

pjc50 6y ago ↗

Historically kernel development had very little of this kind of systematic, automated testing; it relied on careful review of pull requests followed by the core developers running regularly-updated builds on their own machines.

[dead] repesorsa666 6y ago ↗

Eh...? Devops just means IT guy who doesn’t know how to code. This has nothing to do with it.

anarsdk 6y ago ↗

> Devops just means IT guy who doesn’t know how to code.

It literally doesn't. Go out and enjoy your weekend, Sir.

repesorsa666 6y ago ↗

Thanks, I’m already having vodka sh...enjoying it.

[deleted] 6y ago ↗

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peterwwillis 6y ago ↗

The idea is good, but the name is wrong. It's like if I made a script that automated using Nodejs & Sonarqube and called it Kagile. There's more to Agile than just using a couple tools; same with DevOps.

[dead] anon4lol 6y ago ↗

This guy basically duct-taped together ansible, vagrant and terraform scripts to automate provisioning a virtual machine and does some filesystem tests... of an already tested and distributed kernel. And by "any project" I guess the author means any project that doesn't require real hardware or run on non-x86/AMD64 hardware.

This isn't the first time I seen a devops guy duct-tape together the newest fads and then strut like a peacock.