Linux Plumbers Conference Courses

Kernel Live Patching for Clang LTO Kernel

Exploring live patching for Clang-built LTO kernels: challenges, solutions, and potential improvements in kpatch implementation for enhanced scalability and compatibility.

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

Using Hardware Hints for Optimal Page Placement

Exploring hardware-provided memory access information for kernel optimization, focusing on NUMA balancing and hot page promotion using AMD EPYC's Instruction Based Sampling mechanism.

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

Breaking Barriers - Arduino Core API Advancements in Zephyr, Linux and IoT Systems

Explore Arduino Core API integration with Zephyr RTOS for simplified IoT development. Learn key features, advantages, and future possibilities in streamlining embedded systems programming.

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

Arm64 Live Patching - Current Status and Challenges

Explore the current state, challenges, and missing elements of Arm64 live patching in the Linux kernel architecture.

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

Kernel Samepage Merging at Meta and Future Improvements - Linux Plumbers Conference

Explore KSM's real-world application, configuration, and benefits. Learn about future features to reduce CPU consumption, including adaptive page scanning and advisor for optimal page scanning values.

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

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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• Free Video