The Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit

The Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit is dedicated to the status of existing Linux kernel and plans for next developments.

Key Topics

• Linux Kernel Boot and Runtime
  • No bootloader/kernel boot integration
  • Accelerating Linux boot
  • Live update & kexec
  • Runtime ownership transfer
• Scheduling
  • Para-virtualized scheduling
  • Sched_ext and custom schedulers
  • Capacity-based CPU resource limits
  • Pluggable scheduling
  • Scheduler response time issues
  • Scheduler debuggability
• Program Verification and Static Analysis
  • Static analysis of sleeping locks
  • Kernel program verification
  • Formal verification tools
• Rust in the Kernel
  • Rust memory model and atomics
  • Rust abstractions (hrtimer)
  • Rust for Linux
  • Journey from C to Rust driver
• Security and Attestation
  • Secure Launch and DRTM
  • SBAT revocation
  • PCI authentication/encryption
  • Measured Boot and Secure Attestation
  • ABI analysis and libabigail
• IOMMU and Memory Management
  • Generic Page Table (IOMMUFD)
  • IOMMU optimizations
  • Guest memory isolation and guest_memfd
  • Persisting IOMMU domains across kexec
  • Memory allocation and management across subsystems
• Graphics & DRM
  • Hotplug DRM pipeline
  • GPU resets
  • Graphics BoFs
• Networking
  • Linux network stack pain points
  • GDRDMA and network stack optimization
  • WireGuard & GRO
  • Netdev CI validation
• Zoned Storage and File Systems
  • SSDFS and space-saving filesystems
  • Zoned storage (XFS, QEMU support)
  • Storage for VMs and flexible space schemes
• Build Systems and Toolchains
  • Kernel build automation (GitLab CI)
  • Yocto builds
  • BPF support in toolchains
  • Custom build systems (AOSP, modern C libraries)
  • Traceability and compliance
• Power, Thermal, and Energy
  • Power interfaces and suspend-to-idle
  • Thermal subsystem and trip points
  • Suspend/resume optimization
  • Wattson power estimation
• System Boot and Firmware
  • OF vs UEFI
  • U-Boot as UEFI
  • Secure Launch mechanisms
  • ACPI fast handover
• EBPF and Tracing
  • BPF-based semantic probing
  • EBPF fuzzing and tracing
  • Improving bpftrace reliability
• Real-Time Systems
  • Measuring RT latency (rteval, PSI)
  • RT-safe application design
  • Real-time kernel evaluations
• CXL (Compute Express Link)
  • Libcxlmi and Uconf kickoff
  • CXL intro and sessions (Shared Memory, EDAC, benchmarking)
• Virtualization and KVM
  • PVM for KVM
  • VPMU passthrough
  • Post-copy migration
  • Hypervisor guest memory support
• Safety and Certification
  • FuSa testing tools (BASIL)
  • Certified Linux kernel
• System Call & Kernel APIs
  • PID FDs
  • Fexecve adoption
  • UAPI wishlist
• Developer Tools and Infrastructure
  • Atomic patching and tracing
  • Patch porting practices
  • GitLab CI standardization
  • Semantic tooling
  • Remote build execution
• Containerization and Isolation
  • Immutable process tags
  • Namespaces and cgroupfs
  • Container tracking
• Miscellaneous
  • Kernel response to power flickers
  • GPL/LGPL enforcement
  • Ad hoc graphics and state of the bloat
  • Custom CPU schedulers culture
  • Symbol differentiation in kallsyms
  • QoS hinting APIs
• Storage and IO Innovations
  • PCI endpoint discussions
  • Data placement and trade-offs
  • Secure DMA-BUF heaps
  • IO page fault

Who should Attend

Leading core Linux kernel developers from around the world.

The Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit is an invitation-only event