Device Drivers Courses and Certifications

LinaroOrg

The Path to Mainline for NPU Drivers in Linux Kernel

Explore the roadmap for integrating NPU drivers into the Linux kernel mainline, focusing on standardization, upstream compatibility, and efficient user-space integration strategies.

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

LinaroOrg

Optimizing Suspend and Resume Time for Power Savings and User Experience - MAD24 107

Dive into advanced techniques for optimizing suspend/resume operations in embedded systems, focusing on UX improvements and power efficiency for wearable devices.

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

X.Org Foundation

Modern GPU Drivers: Shifting Responsibilities from Kernel to Firmware and Usermode

Explore modern GPU driver architecture evolution, focusing on shifting responsibilities from kernel to firmware and usermode, with insights from Panthor and PowerVR implementations.

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

X.Org Foundation

Getting Freedreno Running on Android - Development Guide and Best Practices

Explore the process of porting Freedreno open-source graphics drivers to Android, covering development setup, debugging, testing, and practical implementation challenges.

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

X.Org Foundation

Color Operations for Linux Color Pipeline on AMD Devices

Dive into Linux color pipeline management, exploring AMD device-specific colorops implementation, kernel APIs, and hardware color management through 1D curves, 3D LUTs, and matrices.

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

X.Org Foundation

KMS Drivers in Rust and RVKMS - Development and Future Plans

Dive into the development of Rust KMS kernel bindings, exploring challenges, solutions, and future plans for the nova driver and rvkms implementation.

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

X.Org Foundation

Designing a Driver for Simulated DSI Panels

Discover how to validate DSI panels through simulation, eliminating the need for physical hardware and enabling efficient testing of various panel configurations.

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

OF-nodes, Fwnodes, Swnodes, Devlinks, Properties - Understanding How Devices Are Modeled in Linux

Explore Linux kernel device modeling through OF-nodes, firmware nodes, software nodes, and device properties to master driver development configuration handling.

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

SNIAVideo

SMR and HAMR Advancing HDD Areal Density

Explore 18 years of SMR evolution and HAMR technology's role in advancing HDD areal density for AI workloads and hyperscaler applications.

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

Kernel Recipes

How to Tame a Panthor - GPU Driver Development for Mali GPUs

Discover how GPU drivers work by exploring Panthor/PanVK for Mali GPUs, demystifying complex driver development and DRM subsystem components that simplify modern kernel GPU driver creation.

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

Linux Plumbers Conference

Revocable - A Mechanism for Preventing Classic Use-After-Free Bugs

Discover a new kernel mechanism for preventing use-after-free bugs in hot-pluggable devices through resource access invalidation and graceful failure handling.

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

Linux Plumbers Conference

Fixing Clock Tree Propagation in the Common Clk Framework

Explore critical issues in Linux's Common Clock Framework where rate changes propagate incorrectly, affecting sibling clocks and system stability unexpectedly.

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

Linux Plumbers Conference

Pixel 6 Support Upstream and on Android-Mainline

Discover Google and Linaro's progress upstreaming Pixel 6, tackling Exynos driver integration, modularizing critical drivers, and improving android-mainline sustainability.

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

Linux Plumbers Conference

Device Dependency Tracking with fw_devlink - Status, TODOs, and Leveraging Techniques

Explore device dependency tracking in Linux using fw_devlink, including current status, future tasks, and implementation strategies.

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

OpenFabrics Alliance

Supporting an Upstream First Kernel Driver for HPC Fabrics

Explore the evolution and improvements of the HPC fabric driver hfi1, from its staging phase to mainline kernel integration, focusing on upstream development and open-source delivery methods.

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