Linux Plumbers Conference Courses

Unblocking the Softirq Lock for PREEMPT_RT

Exploring strategies to avoid the big lock in softirq handling for PREEMPT_RT, focusing on networking challenges and potential solutions for improved system responsiveness.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reporting and Tracking Regressions Across the Linux Ecosystem

Exploring strategies for efficient regression reporting and tracking in Linux kernel development, focusing on collaboration and standardization across the ecosystem.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Coccinelle for Rust - Searching and Modifying Rust Code

Exploring Coccinelle's adaptation for Rust, its potential in Linux development, and seeking feedback on the tool's current state and future applications.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

pin-init: Solving Address Stability in Rust

Explore address stability in Rust for kernel structures, focusing on safe initialization techniques and future challenges in memory management for Linux development.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Compile-time Detection of Atomic Context Violations for Kernel Rust Code

Explore Klint, a tool for detecting atomic context violations in kernel Rust code at compile-time, enhancing safety without runtime costs or ergonomic issues.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Using Rust in the Binder Driver

Explore the benefits and challenges of integrating Rust into the Linux kernel's binder driver, with insights from C and Rust binder maintainers.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Embedded Linux Birds of a Feather Discussion

Explore current embedded Linux technologies, discussing system size, boot time, power management, realtime performance, filesystems, and more. Identify work areas and plan collaborations in the ecosystem.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

DAMON Current Status and Future Plans

Efficient data access monitoring subsystem for Linux kernel. Discusses current status, improvements, and future plans for DAMON, including ABI, DAMOS control, and memory management extensions.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Improving Resource Ownership and Lifetime in Linux Device Drivers

Explores strategies to enhance object ownership, prevent use-after-free bugs, and improve hot unplug event handling in Linux device drivers, addressing issues across multiple subsystems.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Livepatch Visibility at Scale

Explore techniques for tracking livepatch information across millions of servers, enhancing kernel version monitoring and error analysis in hyperscale data centers.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Block Layer Rust API for Linux Kernel Device Drivers

Exploring Rust integration in Linux kernel's block layer, showcasing Rust null_blk and NVMe drivers, discussing performance optimizations, and addressing upstreaming challenges.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Converting a DRM Driver to Rust

Explore the challenges and benefits of rewriting a DRM driver in Rust for the Linux Kernel, from the perspective of a C programmer transitioning to Rust development.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

IOMMUFD Discussion - Advanced Topics in IOMMU Technology

Explore advanced IOMMU topics including dirty tracking, nested translation, userspace command queue, and unique driver features. Discuss SVA/PRI/PASID support and ARM interrupt handling in VMs.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

SYN Proxy at Scale with BPF

Explore stateless SYN Proxy implementation using BPF for enhanced server protection against SYN flood attacks. Learn about SYN Cookie encoding, kernel modules, and ongoing efforts to improve scalability.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

BPF-Based Packet Filtering Framework: bpfilter - Current Capabilities and Development

Explore bpfilter's evolution into a userspace daemon for dynamic packet-filtering BPF programs. Learn about its capabilities, performance, and ongoing development efforts.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video