In the Linux ecosystems, there are many ways to build all the software used to put together a running system. Whether it’s building all the binary packages for a binary Linux distribution, using a source-based distribution, or building an embedded system from scratch, there are a lot of shared challenges which each system solves in […]
Category Archives: Microconference
Rust MC CFP
2023-07-30 – 07:05
LPC 2023 will host the second edition of the Rust MC. This microconference intends to cover talks and discussions on both Rust for Linux as well as other non-kernel Rust topics. Proposals can be submitted via LPC submission system, selecting the Rust MC track. Rust is a systems programming language that is making great strides […]
Android MC CFP
2023-07-27 – 05:12
The Android Microconference brings the upstream community and Android systems developers together to discuss issues and changes to the Android platform and their dependencies and interactions with the Linux kernel, allowing for collaboration on solutions for upstream. Since last year’s conference, there has been quite a bit of progress, specifically around: MGLRU enabled on Android14 […]
Compute Express Link (CXL) MC CFP
2023-07-21 – 07:33
We are pleased to announce that we will have a CXL MC this year at Plumbers, and hereby invite the community in our call for participation. Compute Express Link is a cache coherent fabric that in recent years has been gaining momentum in the industry. CXL 3.0 launched just before Plumbers 2022 (where very early […]
Linux Kernel Debugging MC CFP
2023-07-01 – 16:22
We are pleased to announce the first ever Linux Kernel Debugging Microconference, and we are now accepting proposals and problem statements. Kernel debugging can be done in many ways with many purpose-built tools, from printk to Crash, Drgn, KDB/KGDB, and more. These tools are built on layers of standards, formats, implicit standards, and undocumented assumptions […]
RISC-V Microconference CFP
2023-06-23 – 21:34
We’re holding another edition of the RISC-V microconference for Plumbers at 2023. Broadly speaking anything related to both Linux and RISC-V is on topic, but discussions tend to involve the following categories: How to support new RISC-V ISA features in Linux, both for the standards and for vendor-specific extensions. Discussions related to RISC-V based SOCs, […]
Real-time and Scheduling Microconference CFP
2023-06-20 – 20:59
The real-time and scheduling micro-conference joins these two intrinsically connected communities to discuss the next steps together. Over the past decade, many parts of PREEMPT_RT have been included in the official Linux codebase. Examples include real-time mutexes, high-resolution timers, lockdep, ftrace, RCU_PREEMPT, threaded interrupt handlers, and more. The number of patches that need integration has […]
Power Management and Thermal Control Microconference Accepted into 2019 Linux Plumbers Conference
2019-07-10 – 22:29
We are pleased to announce that the Power Management and Thermal Control Microconference has been accepted into the 2019 Linux Plumbers Conference! Power management and thermal control are important areas in the Linux ecosystem to help improve the environment of the planet. In recent years, computer systems have been becoming more and more complex and […]
Android Microconference Accepted into 2019 Linux Plumbers Conference
2019-07-09 – 23:29
We are pleased to announce that the Android Microconference has been accepted into the 2019 Linux Plumbers Conference! Android has a long history at Linux Plumbers and has continually made progress as a direct result of these meetings. This year’s focus will be a fairly ambitious goal to create a Generic Kernel Image (GKI) (or […]
Databases Microconference Accepted into 2019 Linux Plumbers Conference
2019-06-26 – 15:14
We are pleased to announce that the Databases Microconference has been accepted into the 2019 Linux Plumbers Conference! Linux plumbing is heavily important to those who implement databases and their users who expect fast and durable data handling. Durability is a promise never to lose data after advising a user of a successful update, even […]
