Blog posts tagged
"Linux kernel"

3 posts

Rajan Patel
31 March 2025

Automated patching for the Linux kernel

Article Security

To start securely and efficiently, Linux systems follow a carefully orchestrated sequence of steps to initialize firmware and manage services. Applying security patches to the software responsible for some of these early steps of Linux startup often requires a full system reboot. Frequent reboots driven by unplanned...

Rajan Patel
31 March 2025

arighi
26 February 2024

Crafting new Linux schedulers with sched-ext, Rust and Ubuntu

Article Ubuntu

In our ongoing exploration of Rust and Ubuntu, we delve into an experimental kernel project that leverages these technologies to create new schedulers for Linux. Playing around with CPU scheduling policies has always been a dream for many kernel hackers and OS enthusiasts. However, such material typically remains within...

arighi
26 February 2024

arighi
31 August 2023

Get familiar with “Rusty” kernel programming in Ubuntu Lunar Lobster

Article Ubuntu

The Linux kernel has recently introduced the Rust programming language as an alternative to C for creating kernel modules. Rust is a strongly, statically typed programming language with a focus on memory safety features which produces extremely compact executable code. These properties, paired with its good tooling,...

arighi
31 August 2023