The Kernel Report

Explore the latest developments in the Linux kernel ecosystem through this insightful keynote address delivered by Jonathan Corbet, a renowned author, kernel developer, and Executive Editor of LWN.net. Delve into recent kernel releases, the handling of hardware vulnerabilities, and their similarities to software vulnerabilities. Examine the consequences of these issues and compare them to previous challenges. Gain an understanding of current stable kernels, initiatives, and problems faced by the kernel community. Learn about the potential solutions proposed and the challenges they present. Discover the role of BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) as an in-kernel virtual machine and its various applications. Investigate the trend of pushing code to user space and reflect on the evolution of kernel development practices.

The kernel report
Recent releases
Handling of hardware vulnerabilities They look like software vulnerabilities We have a process for those!
What happened?
Consequences
Let's compare
The bad news
Current stable kernels
stable initiatives
stable problems
The solution?
One little problem...
BPF An in-kernel virtual machine
Where BPF shows up
Pushing code to user space
The Good Olde Days