Kernel Crunch: The Database Debacle

Step into the shoes of Salvatore Dipietro, a beleaguered AWS engineer who discovers that an innocuous Linux kernel update has turned a routine database performance benchmark into a nightmare. As you navigate through a labyrinth of code, memory management, and CPU intricacies, you must confront technical challenges, debug complex scenarios, and rally your fellow engineers to avert a catastrophe that threatens global databases. With each decision you make, the fate of PostgreSQL—and potentially the internet—hangs in the balance.