Episode 7
The Yoe Updater
In this episode, we discuss the Yoe updater and why it exists.
The TMPDIR podcast · Cliff Brake and Khem Raj
January 22, 202146m 18s
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Show Notes
In this episode we discus:
- review of various Linux update technologies
- discussion of experiments using swupdate
- description of the Yoe updater
- design ideas behind the Yoe updater
- recent work done on the Yoe updater to make it more generic
- Yoe handles installation, system initialization as well as update - this is very critical
- designed to support products with long life cycles where things may change (partition layout, etc.)
- how to add Yoe updater support to a new platform
- what pieces of the system does the Yoe updater touch
- how the Yoe updater handles rootfs corruption
- why system initialization is important for reliable systems
- why system initialization make sense in an initramfs
- keep it simple is really the mantra
- how the Yoe updater helps developers streamline their testing process by removing friction
- future plans of managing updates using Simple IoT
See also the documentation and implementation.
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