Linux Plumbers Conference Courses

Cgroups and Enterprise Users - Challenges and Solutions

Exploring cgroup v2 transition challenges for enterprise applications, discussing solutions for process management, resource prioritization, and libcgroup's role in simplifying cgroup administration across v1 and v2 systems.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CPU Isolation State of the Art

Explore recent advancements and future goals in CPU isolation, covering topics like memcg cache drain, IPI deferrals, cpusets v2 improvements, and energy optimization.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Security Features Status Update for Linux Kernel Toolchains

Comprehensive update on Linux kernel security features across GCC and Clang, discussing toolchain parity, open problems, and new features like CFI, LTO, and overflow protection.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Protecting Sensitive Data in Container Checkpoints

Explore built-in encryption for CRIU images to protect container state, ensuring data confidentiality and integrity across cluster nodes without modifying container infrastructure.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Optimizing Sysfs and Procfs Memory Usage

Optimizing sysfs and procfs memory usage by deleting inodes/dentries after file access, reducing boot-time memory requirements for embedded systems and virtual environments.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Exploring the Design Space for Early BPF Program Termination

Exploring design space for early BPF program termination, addressing kernel stalling and execution time restrictions. Introduces fast-path approach for abrupt termination with zero-bookkeeping safe cleanup.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Adding RAS Support for CXL Port Devices

Explore CXL RAS error handling for port devices, discussing challenges and potential solutions for implementing common support across various CXL hardware entities.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Standardizing Early Hardware Access for Automotive Linux Systems

Exploring Linux adoption in automotive, addressing early hardware access challenges, and proposing standardization for improved performance in critical automotive applications.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Supporting Guest Private Memory in Protected KVM on Android

Explore guest private memory support in Protected KVM for Android, addressing confidential computing challenges and proposing a unified API for enhanced security and system stability.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

drgn - Writing to Memory and Breakpoints Safely in Production

Exploring safe kernel modifications with drgn: potential for read-write features in development and production environments, discussing risks and brainstorming implementation strategies.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Minidump for Debugging End User Device Crashes

Efficient debugging of end-user device crashes using minidump mechanism. Explores collecting minimal RAM data for postmortem analysis, reducing storage and transfer requirements. Discusses upstream efforts and potential for broader SOC vendor adoption.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Shared CXL 3 Memory Requirements and Use Cases

Exploring CXL 3's sharable fabric-attached memory, its use cases, and necessary functionality in cxl and dax stacks. Discusses tagged capacity, devdax evolution, and potential for a sharable file system on shared memory.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Building for Heterogeneous Systems - Challenges and Solutions

Explore cross-compiling challenges for heterogeneous systems, focusing on unifying developer workflows and improving build system features for efficient multi-OS, multi-architecture product development.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

KDLP: Kernel Development Learning Pipeline

Innovative program bridging academia and industry to train new Linux kernel developers, addressing the shortage of qualified entry-level engineers in low-level software development.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Detecting Failed Device Probes - Improving Kernel Stability

Explore a proposed approach for detecting device probe regressions in Linux, improving kernel stability and enabling quicker issue resolution across platforms.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video