Monthly Archives: August 2009

Yes, the Linux Plumbers Conference is filling up quite quickly.  A few short weeks ago we were just barely one-third full, but this past week we blew through the three-quarters mark. So, if you are one of those enlightened people … Continue reading →

The X Window System has seen great change over the past year with low-level device handling moving from userspace to the kernel. Now that this important but low-level infrastructure is in place, it is time to look at a higher … Continue reading →

Linux’s storage system contains many aspects, from filesystems through the VFS layer to low-level device handling. Many of these aspects have very active communities and therefore are the subject of much productive discussion. Nevertheless, some aspects of storage do not … Continue reading →

A few of us remember not needing to lock the door as kids, as well as the anonymous/guest logins on the ARPANET and early Internet. Needless to say, those days are gone forever. Security is now critically important, even for … Continue reading →

This fall will mark the fifth anniversary of the -rt patchset. This patchset provides aggressive levels of real-time response and has seen significant production use. Many -rt components have been accepted into mainline, including timekeeping, futex priority inheritance, preemptable RCU, … Continue reading →

Networking is the key plumbing component that connects users and services to the world. Even in the embedded world, connectivity is critically important. Therefore a new microconf has been added to Linux Plumbers Conference to cover hot topics in Networking. … Continue reading →

Whether you work on utilities, libraries, compiler, or kernel, seeing the login prompt is a key milestone.  This is especially the case when making a change that affects the boot-time operation of multiple components.  Boot-time and initialization issues are therefore … Continue reading →

One of the biggest secrets of FOSS’s success is a well-crafted set of interfaces amongst the various components. Although famously not set in stone, these interfaces permit different FOSS projects to work for the most part separately, while still coming … Continue reading →

Some would say that Linux has been successful in the embedded space in spite of itself, as there has been relatively little communication between the embedded Linux community and the larger Linux community. Although this has been changing over the … Continue reading →

First-time Linux users have sometimes been heard to complain that Linux’s audio system can be a bit troublesome. Given that these users can be less than understanding when they fail to get sound out of their system, it is good … Continue reading →