The Kernel Self-Protection Project focuses on addressing gaps in Linux’s defensive technologies. With Linux reaching into every corner of modern life, and userspace frequently being very locked-down, the kernel has become an ever-increasing target for attackers and...
Ftrace is the official tracer of the Linux kernel. It has been apart of Linux since 2.6.31, and has grown tremendously ever since. Ftrace’s name comes from its most powerful feature: function tracing. But the ftrace infrastructure is much more than that. It also...
Andrea will provide a short high level view of the most notable milestones in the evolution of the Linux Virtual Memory over the years. He will then focus on the various Memory Management features such as Transparent Huge Pages(THP), automatic NUMA balancing and...
Everybody uses at least one input device when dealing with a computer. And hopefully, this input device “just” works. However, when dealing with the brand-new latest laptop model, it’s common enough that the input devices are not working, or are not working as...
Every modern multimedia-oriented ARM SoC usually has a number of display controllers, to drive a screen or an LCD panel, and a GPU, to provide 3D acceleration. The Linux kernel framework of choice to support these controllers is the DRM subsystem. This talk will walk...
