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diff --git a/docs/devel/testing/ci.rst b/docs/devel/testing/ci.rst index ed88a20..e21d39d 100644 --- a/docs/devel/testing/ci.rst +++ b/docs/devel/testing/ci.rst @@ -1,14 +1,34 @@ .. _ci: -== -CI -== +Continuous Integration (CI) +=========================== + +Continuous integration (CI) requires the builds of the entire application and +the execution of a comprehensive set of automated tests every time there is a +need to commit any set of changes [1]_. The automated tests are composed +of unit, functional and other tests. Most of QEMU's CI is run on GitLab's infrastructure although a number of other CI services are used for specialised purposes. The most up to date information about them and their status can be found on the `project wiki testing page <https://wiki.qemu.org/Testing/CI>`_. -.. include:: ci-definitions.rst.inc +These tests are also used as gating tests before merging pull requests. +A gating test restricts the move of code from one stage to another on a +test/deployment pipeline. The step move is granted with approval. The approval +can be a manual intervention or a set of tests succeeding [2]_. + +On QEMU, the gating process happens during the pull request. The approval is +done by the project leader running its own set of tests. The pull request gets +merged when the tests succeed. + .. include:: ci-jobs.rst.inc .. include:: ci-runners.rst.inc + +References +---------- + +.. [1] Humble, Jez & Farley, David (2010). Continuous Delivery: + Reliable Software Releases Through Build, Test, and Deployment, p. 55. +.. [2] Humble, Jez & Farley, David (2010). Continuous Delivery: + Reliable Software Releases Through Build, Test, and Deployment, p. 122. |