Why Is My Build So Slow‽
2022-11-30 , Langdale

Users often talk about builds being slow and how to speed them up. This is a huge topic, from ideal build machine hardware, proper use of shared state caches, identifying build bottlenecks, reducing redundant builds, and ensuring maximum machine utilisation. This session will cover all of these topics, offering advice as to how to ensure your builds are as fast as possible.


Users often talk about builds being slow and how to speed them up. This is a huge topic, from ideal build machine hardware, proper use of shared state caches, identifying build bottlenecks, reducing redundant builds, and ensuring maximum machine utilisation. This session will cover all of these topics, offering advice as to how to ensure your builds are as fast as possible.

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Ross Burton is a Principal Yocto Engineer at Arm, previously having worked on the Yocto Project at Intel and its origins at OpenedHand.