Integrating CI Pipeline as a Gate - Challenges, Roadblocks, and Implementation Strategy

Learn about the journey and challenges of implementing a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline as a gating mechanism in a conference talk that explores the evolution of DPDK's testing infrastructure. Discover the historical development of CI systems, current implementation status, and future enhancement plans for making CI results a mandatory part of patch acceptance criteria. Gain insights into running personal testing labs, utilizing tools like GitHub Actions and Patchwork, and understanding the comprehensive testing matrix across different architectures. Explore critical topics including periodic testing procedures, LTS maintenance testing, unit testing implementation, and the strategic roadmap for 2024. Master the intricacies of build-time testing, dependency management, and the rationale behind integrating DTS into the main DPDK repository while learning how these changes will impact the patch submission process.