Linux Plumbers Conference Courses

KernelSBOM - Reconstructing Linux Kernel Builds into Trusted SPDX Bills of Materials

Discover how to reconstruct Linux kernel builds into trusted SPDX bills of materials using KernelSBOM tool for enhanced supply chain security and compliance tracking.

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

Kernel CXL Cache Safe Support

Explore CXL Type2 device cache support challenges and kernel configuration for secure VM memory access through system cache coherency infrastructure.

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

Loops Handling by BPF Verifier and What Should We Do About It?

Explore BPF verifier's loop handling challenges, from historical evolution to current limitations, plus new DFA-based solutions for liveness and value range analysis.

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

BPF Verifier Visualizer - Debugging BPF Verification Failures

Discover a browser-based tool that simplifies debugging BPF verification failures with a debugger-like UI for analyzing verifier logs and improving developer experience.

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

Tracking Files Across the Operating System Using eBPF

Discover how to implement real-time file monitoring using eBPF to track sensitive data lifecycle events, detect unauthorized access, and prevent data theft across systems.

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

Paravirt Scheduling - Framework for Better Physical CPU Utilization

Explore paravirtualized scheduling framework to optimize CPU utilization in overcommitted VM environments by identifying and consolidating workloads away from preempted vCPUs.

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

Multikernel Architecture - Kernel-to-Kernel Isolation and Resource Management

Discover multikernel architecture enabling multiple isolated Linux kernel instances on single machines for enhanced performance isolation and security without hypervisor overhead.

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

Making Sense of State Pruning

Uncover BPF verifier state pruning mechanisms, algorithms, and heuristics to understand this critical yet complex component that enables large program scaling.

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

Challenges with Implementing In-Kernel FQDN Policies Using eBPF

Explore in-kernel FQDN policy implementation using eBPF, eliminating userspace DNS proxies for improved reliability and performance in Kubernetes container networking.

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

Implement Simple Local DNS Server with BPF

Discover how to build a local DNS server using BPF by capturing UDP requests and responding in-place, covering TC/XDP implementation, performance benefits, and DDoS protection.

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

Finer-Grained Kernel Control Flow Integrity and Challenges

Explore kernel control flow integrity challenges including forward CFI, backward CFI, shadow stack allocations, and eBPF integration for enhanced security.

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

Module Error Injection with eBPF

Discover how to build robust kernel code using moderr, an eBPF-based error injection tool that validates critical error paths and memory leak detection in kernel modules.

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

PCI Device Authentication and Encryption

Explore PCIe device attestation workflows, netlink socket implementations, and security protocols for PCI/TSM scenarios with industry experts from AMD and Linaro.

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

Adaptive Futexes - Spin if the Owner is Still Running on Another CPU

Explore adaptive futex optimization techniques to reduce contention and improve performance by spinning instead of sleeping when the lock owner is running on another CPU.

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

One Year into the New KernelCI - Progress Report and Future Directions

Discover KernelCI's evolution and progress in Linux kernel testing infrastructure, including automated regression triage and integration opportunities for developers.

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