Linux Plumbers is now sold out and in-person registration is closed.
This year it happened not as fast as in 2022, but the registration is still sold out long before the event.
We are setting up a waitlist for in-person registration (virtual attendee places are still available). Please fill in this form and try to be clear about your reasons for wanting to attend. This year we’re giving waitlist priority to new attendees and people expected to contribute content.
The Containers and Checkpoint/Restore micro-conference focuses on both userspace and kernel related work. The micro-conference targets the wider container ecosystem ideally with participants from all major container runtimes as well as init system developers.
The microconference will be discussing recent advancements in container technologies with some of the usual candidates being:
On the checkpoint/restore front, some of the potential topics include:
And quite likely a variety of other container and checkpoint/restore topics as things evolve between now and the event.
Past editions of this micro-conference have been the source of many developments in the Linux kernel, including:
Use LPC abstract submission page to submit your proposals and select “Containers and Checkpoint/Restart” track.
The Power Management and Thermal Control microconference focuses on power management and thermal control infrastructure, CPU and device power-management mechanisms, and thermal control methods.
In particular, we are interested in improving the thermal control infrastructure in the kernel to cover more use cases and utilizing energy-saving opportunities offered by modern hardware in new ways.
The goal is to facilitate cross-framework and cross-platform discussions that can help improve energy-awareness and thermal control in Linux.
The current list of topics proposed so far includes the following:
Confidential Computing is continuing to remain a popular topic in computing industry. From memory encryption to trusted I/O, hardware has been constantly improving and broadening. In the past years, confidential computing microconferences have brought together developers working on various features in hypervisors, firmware, Linux kernel, low level userspace up to container runtimes. We have discussed a broad range of topics, ranging from, hardware enablement to generic attestation workflows.
Just in the last year, we have seen support for Intel TDX and AMD SEV-SNP guests merged into Linux. Support for unaccepted memory has also landed in mainline. We have also had support for running as a CVM under Hyper-V partially merged into the kernel. However, there is still a long way to go before a complete Confidential Computing stack with open source software and Linux as the hypervisor becomes a reality. We invite contributions to this microconference to help make progress to that goal.
Topics of interest include
Please use the LPC CfP process to submit your proposals. Submissions can be made via the LPC abstract submission page. Make sure to select “Confidential Computing MC” as the track.
The IoT Microconference is a forum for developers to discuss all things IoT. Topics include tools, telemetry, device drivers, and protocols in not only the Linux kernel but also Real-Time Operating Systems such as Zephyr.
Since last year, there have been a number of new technical topics with significant updates.
Current Problems that require attention (stakeholders):
On a slightly less technical topic.
We are pleased to announce that the IoT Microconference is now accepting proposals!
If you are interested in presenting an IoT-related topic involving the Linux kernel, userspace tools, firmware, Zephyr, or frameworks, please upload your submission before September 15th.
Submissions can be made via the LPC Call for Proposals, by selecting Inter
On behalf of the PCI sub-system maintainers, we would like to invite everyone to join the VFIO/IOMMU/PCI micro-conference (MC) this year.
We are hoping to bring together, both in person and online, everyone interested in the VFIO, IOMMU, and PCI space to talk about the latest developments and challenges in these areas.
The PCI interconnect specification, the devices that implement it, and the system IOMMUs that provide memory and access control to them are nowadays a de-facto standard for connecting high-speed components, incorporating more and more features such as:
These features are aimed at high-performance systems, server and desktop computing, embedded and SoC platforms, virtualisation, and ubiquitous IoT devices.
The kernel code that enables these new system features focuses on coordination between the PCI devices, the IOMMUs they are connected to, and the VFIO layer used to manage them (for userspace access and device passthrough) with related kernel interfaces and userspace APIs to be designed in-sync and in a clean way for all three sub-systems.
The VFIO/IOMMU/PCI MC focuses on the kernel code that enables these new system features, often requiring coordination between the VFIO, IOMMU and PCI sub-systems.
Following the success of LPC 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 VFIO/IOMMU/PCI MC, the Linux Plumbers Conference 2023 VFIO/IOMMU/PCI track will focus on promoting discussions on the PCI core but also current kernel patches aimed at VFIO/IOMMU/PCI sub-systems with specific sessions targeting discussions requiring the three sub-systems coordination.
See the following video recordings from 2022: LPC 2022 – VFIO/IOMMU/PCI MC
Older recordings can be accessed through our official YouTube channel at @linux-pci and the archived LPC 2017 VFIO/IOMMU/PCI MC web page at Linux Plumbers Conference 2017, where the audio recordings from the MC track and links to presentation materials are available.
The tentative schedule will provide an update on the current state of VFIO/IOMMU/PCI kernel sub-systems, followed by a discussion of current issues in the proposed topics.
The following was a result of last year’s successful Linux Plumbers MC:
Tentative topics that are under consideration for this year include (but are not limited to):
If you are interested in participating in this MC and have topics to propose, please use the Call for Proposals (CfP) process.
Otherwise, join us to discuss helping Linux keep up with the new features added to the PCI interconnect specification. We hope to see you there!
Proposals can be submitted here here by selecting Track “VFIO/IOMMU/PCI MC“
The Linux kernel has grown in complexity over the years. Complete understanding of how it works via code inspection has become virtually impossible. Today, tracing is used to follow the kernel as it performs its complex tasks. Tracing is used today for much more than simply debugging. Its framework has become the way for other parts of the Linux kernel to enhance and even make possible new features. Live kernel patching is based on the infrastructure of function tracing, as well as BPF function hooks. It is now even possible to model the behavior and correctness of the system via runtime verification which attaches to trace points. There is still much more that is happening in this space, and this microconference will be the forum to explore current and new ideas.
Results and accomplishments from the last Tracing microconference (2021):
Possible ideas for topics for this year’s conference:
Once again The Kernel Testing & Dependability Micro-conference will be taking place at LPC 2023, to discuss testing and dependability related topics.
Please submit proposals for discussion via LPC submission system.
The Linux Plumbers 2023 Kernel Testing & Dependability track focuses on advancing the current state of testing of the Linux Kernel and its related infrastructure. The main purpose is to improve software quality and dependability for applications that require predictability and trust.
The goal of this micro-conference is making connections between folks working on similar projects, and help individual projects make progress.
This track is intended to promote collaboration between all the communities and people interested in the Kernel testing & dependability. This will help move the conversation forward from where we left off at the LPC 2022 Kernel Testing & Dependability MC.
We ask that any topic discussions focus on issues/problems they are facing and possible alternatives to resolving them. The Micro-conference is open to all topics related to testing on Linux, not necessarily in the kernel space.
Suggested topics:
List of accomplishments this past year after LPC 2022:
Proposals can be submitted here, by August 20th:
MC leads can be reached for question and further information::
Shuah Khan (shuah@kernel.org)
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Guillaume Tucker <guillaume.tucker@collabora.co
After a three-year hiatus, the Live Patching Microconference is back for 2023.
Accomplishments post 2019 Microconference:
Discussion Topics
The following topics have been proposed:
These potential discussion topics were selected from on-going livepatching mailing list threads, but additional livepatching related topics are welcome for consideration as well. For ideas on what makes for an ideal Microconference topic, checkout this post.
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 its own way.
