fidzu : kernel

Software Engineering Radio is a podcast for people in IT/development with over 700 episodes across many topics over 20 years. They haven't touched on the Linux kernel much. I was invited on as part of my role at Red Hat as a Distinguished Engineer, but the podcast is really an insight into kernel maintenance, in graphics and beyond, touching on the scope and scale of the project.

It was my first time to record something that wasn't just me talking at a conference/meetup, and it was all very professional, with sound checks and brainstorming before hand.

The content is at a pretty broad and introductory level. We talked about kernel development processes, maintenance processes, and we touch on rust in the kernel a bit. It's mostly about the sheer size and scale of the project and how Linus releases things, how trees get to Linus and how the GPU work is done.

Hopefully you enjoy listening to it!

[1] https://se-radio.net/2026/06/se-radio-723-dave-airlie-on-linux-kernel-maintenance/

04 Jun 2026 12:05am GMT

Hello Linux Plumbers community!

All Microconferences have now been accepted. Please go ahead and take a look at them and if you find something you would like to discuss, please submit a contribution. To do so, go to the Call for Proposals page, select the Submit new abstract button, add your discussion topic and submit. Make sure to select the proper Microconference in the Track field.

It is also a good idea to read the blog about The Ideal Microconference Topic Submission to understand what is expected of a microconference topic.

01 Jun 2026 8:25pm GMT

As most of you are painfully aware, Linux Plumbers Conference registrations can run out very fast (yes, we got lots of complaints last year). This year, we're taking a couple of steps to alleviate the issue. Firstly, we're expanding the venue size in Prague to match the number of attendees we got in Vienna (800) which will hopefully mean we have more than enough places to keep registration open all the way up to the beginning of the conference. Secondly, we're going to have an pre-registration period starting two weeks before general registration opens for anyone who submits content. The way this will work is that if you submit anything via indico before general registration opens, you'll receive a voucher and instructions to participate (this applies to every track and MC submission regardless of the accept/reject or pending state). The cost will be the same as general registration (US$600) but you'll be under no obligation to take up the voucher, which will expire when general registration opens. We're aligning the acceptance/rejection notices of the tracks we directly control (Refereed and Kernel Summit) to be complete around the time we open pre-registration. However, for other tracks and MC submissions that aren't aligned, if you take up an early registration voucher but are subsequently offered a free pass, we'll refund it (although if your company pays, we'd appreciate not having to since cvent charges us).

As a reminder of free pass distribution: every accepted Track Speaker (Refereed, Kernel Summit, Net, BPF and Toolchain) gets a free pass. However, Microconferences operate differently and accepted Microconference discussion leads may not receive a free pass (Microconferences have two free passes each and can distribute them arbitrarily to encourage key attendees).

The anticipated date for the opening of early registration is Friday 10 July 2026, but remember this may change due to logistical problems with the cvent website (which we don't control).

06 Apr 2026 4:13pm GMT