As everyone seems to like to put kernel trees up on github for random projects based on the crazy notifications i get all the time, i figured it was time to put up a semiofficial mirror of all of the stable kernel releases on github. Greg kroahhartman on contributing to the kernel, life as. He is also the maintainer of a variety of different kernel subsystems usb, charmisc, staging, etc. Jul 07, 2016 greg kroah hartman explains the intricacies of linux kernel maintenance. For the moment, only the finished pdf files are available. Nov 16, 2016 greg kroah hartman is a fellow at the linux foundation.
Linux kernel development, greg kroahhartman git merge 2016 duration. This talk will discuss exactly how linux is developed, how fast it is happening, who is doing the work, and how we. Kroah hartman said the microsoft code will be available as part of the next linux public tree release in the next 24 hours. Kroah hartman says further cleanups and changes are needed to get hyperv into the mainline linux kernel, but he doesnt know how close the task is to being achieved. Linus torvalds talks about coming back to work on linux. The linux kernel hidden inside windows 10 techtalk by alex ionescu at blackhat usa 2016 slides for the presentation s. This is why linus doesnt accept prs from github reddit.
Lets talk to linux kernel developer greg kroahhartman. We also talked about how companies like microsoft and amazon are becoming good citizens and contributing to the kernel. Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by finnish student linus torvalds. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 50. Microsoft stuns linux world, submits source code for. However, the tools remain broken in many ways due to the old implementation. As of april 20 he is the linux kernel maintainer for the stable branch, the staging subsystem, usb, driver core.
I am using git to try and clone greg kroahhartmans staging tree repository by using following command. Vulnerability discovery android kernel exploitation. Linux developers threaten to pull kill switch linux powers the internet, the android in your pocket, and perhaps even some of your household appliances. Posted on august 19, 2011 august 19, 2011 by jeanluc aufranc cnxsoft 2 comments on how to write and submit a linux kernel patch greg kroah hartman has a very good tutorial about writing and submitting a patch to the linux kernel. Dec 05, 2014 a reddit ama last week with greg kroahhartman, linux kernel developer and linux foundation fellow, went beyond the usual questions about his workstation setup and job description. Greg kroah hartman is second in command in the linux kernel community. In addition to doing great work on device drivers, he also maintains the stable tree of the linux kernel. Microsoft cracks list of top linux contributors wired. His return was announced on monday in an email to the linux community from kernel chief greg kroah hartman, who took over the oss development in september. Linux kernel development greg kroahhartman youtube.
Greg kroahhartman on contributing to the kernel, life as a. Im greg kroah hartman, linux kernel developer, ama again. The linux kernel hidden inside windows 10 techtalk by alex. Sep 01, 2019 openbsd was right linux kernel developer greg kroahhartman. Torvalds took to the kernel mailing list to announced release candidate six of linux 4. Lets talk to linux kernel developer greg kroahhartman open. May, 20 the first in a series that illustrates where linux kernel developers do their art. Kroah hartman says that it is safe to routinely update linux kernels, and cites how facebook tested three years of kernel releases, and nothing broke. Personally, ill stick to linux, i like our development model better, and i think we do a number of things much better than other projects, but i understand that not everyone likes what we do or how we do it, so am happy there are alternatives for those types. Shuah khan becomes the third linux foundation fellow zdnet. Linux kernel development, greg kroahhartman git merge 2016. This is the web site for the third edition of linux device drivers, by jonathan corbet, alessandro rubini, and greg kroah hartman. We are going to look at cve20192215 which is a use after free vulnerability in binder ipc subsystem this is a very severe vulnerability because binder subsystem is reachable from chrome sandbox and can lead to privilege escalation if chained with a renderer exploit original discovery. As i had this asked to me 3 times today once in irc, and twice in email, no, the 5.
In the sometimescontentious linux kernel developer community, the gentle giant of a man greg kroahhartman is the friendliest face. This talk will discuss exactly how linux is developed, how fast it. Linus torvalds and greg kroahhartman both have new linux in mind linux lords linus torvalds and greg kroahhartman have clarified linuxs short term future. Usb tools and drivers usbview for linux io networks edgeport usb linux driver. I create new branch with web interface on the github newdesign. By greg kroah hartman as a core member of the linux kernel team, greg will show us how to write a kernel patch.
He discusses security in the postspectre world, remembers when microsoft joined the linux distros mailing list, and acknowledges goodnaturedly that he and richard stallman approach things from a different standpoint. Because of this, greg kroahhartman decided that the choice of the lts kernel needed to change to a method in which companies can plan on using the lts kernel in their products. Much of that was preempted by kroahhartmans lengthy list of resources where the uninitiated can find his previous writing and presentations on those topics. Oct 28, 2019 greg kroah hartman, the stable linux kernel maintainer, could have prefaced his open source summit europe keynote speech, mds, fallout, zombieland, and linux, by paraphrasing winston churchill. If that operating system works for you, great, use it. Greg kroah hartman is a linux kernel maintainer for the usb, driver core, sysfs, and debugfs portions of the kernel as well as being one half of the stable kernel release team. Linux is the largest software development project on the. Greg kroah hartman gkh is a major linux kernel developer.
A reddit ama last week with greg kroahhartman, linux kernel developer and linux foundation fellow, went beyond the usual questions about his workstation setup and job description. Ive crawled dotfiles on github and want to share some. Mar 06, 20 what the tech industry has learned from linus torvalds. However, it is perfectly safe to always do so, and in fact vmx also ends up running with efer. Much of that was preempted by kroah hartman s lengthy list of resources where the uninitiated can find his previous writing and presentations on those topics. Vmx already does so if the host has smep, in order to support the combination of cr0. The linux kernel is the largest collaborative software development project ever. The rule became one kernel will be picked each year, and will be maintained for two years. Microsoft struggles to get hyperv drivers in linux kernel. Im greg kroahhartman, linux kernel developer, ama again. Ive crawled dotfiles on github and want to share some statistic.
Linux is the largest software project on the planet. Since the initial release of its source code in 1991, it has grown from a small number of c files under a license prohibiting commercial distribution to the 4. Patch workflow with mutt 2019 linux kernel monkey log. Linus torvalds returns to linux after time off for being a. Linux kernel developer and maintainer greg kroah hartman takes on a short tour of his workspace. He talked about meltdown and specter, two of the most critical security vulnerabilities and their impact to linux kernel. Top linux kernel developer greg kroah hartman gave a new 30minute interview with tfir during the open source summit, 2019. Openbsd was right linux kernel developer greg kroahhartman. Greg kroah hartman linux stable tree mirror at github june 15, 2019. As of april 20 he is the linux kernel maintainer for the stable branch, the staging subsystem, usb, driver core, debugfs, kref, kobject, and the sysfs kernel subsystems, userspace io with hans j.
Jun 11, 2008 greg kroah hartman is a linux kernel maintainer for the usb, driver core, sysfs, and debugfs portions of the kernel as well as being one half of the stable kernel release team. The linux kernel hidden inside windows 10 techtalk by. Oct 28, 2019 german taxpayers faced with 800k windows 7 support bill due to deutschland dithering. Additionally, the i2o sig was seen as hostile to open source and insensitive to small players because it charged high fees for participation and was dominated by. Linux kernel in a nutshell by greg kroah hartman there are two different raid management tools. Nxe1 on old processors that lack the load efer controls, because it may help avoiding a slow msr write. Greg is a fellow at the linux foundation and is responsible for the linux kernel stable releases. It is not merely a matter of aesthetics that programs should be written in a particular style. When you plug a device into a linux system and it works out of the box, the credit goes to kroah hartman. Oct 15, 2016 the linux kernel hidden inside windows 10 techtalk by alex ionescu at blackhat usa 2016 slides for the presentation s. Kroah hartman, who was speaking at the open source summit in lyons, has opened up on the subject before. I know we can restrict normal users but is there a way to restrict the main root user from doing so without disabling the root user. It also works well as i have lots of different terminal windows open in the same directory when doing this and i can quickly toggle between them. He discusses security in the postspectre world, remembers when microsoft joined the linux distros mailing list, and acknowledges goodnaturedly that he and richard stallman.
Oct 29, 2019 kroah hartman, a kernel maintainer, described some postspectre mds examples, like ridl, fallout and zombieland. He is currently responsible for the stable linux kernel releases, and is a maintainer of the usb, tty, and driver core subsystems in the. Write and submit your first linux kernel patch youtube. While the cycle hasnt seen the most commits ever, it. This has been a 3 month journey to get to this point. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 40 million developers.
Most devices supported by activesync are supported out of the box. Greg kroahhartman, the temporary head of the linux project, has released version 4. Greg kroah hartman, the stable linux kernel maintainer, could have prefaced his open source summit europe keynote speech, mds, fallout, zombieland, and linux, by. Why cant i use a large text file with this code from github. Linux kernel development, greg kroahhartman git merge. Greg kroahhartman lts kernel release for 2019 august 14, 2019. He also created linuxhotplug, the udev project, and the linux driver project. Here is the keynote by greg kroahhartman at coreos fest, berlin. The resulting linux kernel has been marked by constant growth throughout its history. Linus torvalds lovehate relationship with the gpl zdnet. We did talk about the fact that now greg kroah hartman has write rights to my kernel tree, and if will be easier to just share the.
Github profile with open source code and presentations i. Greg kroah hartman s ols keynote posted jul 25, 2006 14. Greg kroah hartman issues enforcement statement after chap wins a few million euros with questionable claims by simon sharwood 18 oct 2017 at 01. Millions of people use github to build amazing things together. Linus torvalds isnt worried about microsoft taking over linux. Rather there is a psychological basis for writing programs in a conventional manner. While the cycle hasnt seen the most commits ever, it did introduce the new code of conduct. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information.
According to the new report from the linux foundation penned by kernel contributor greg kroah hartman, linux foundation vice president of marketing and. Hello all, hope everyone is keeping safe through the crises im a linux beginner to intermediate user, and would like to ask if any of you could recommend a good book to help me understand the linux kernel. German taxpayers faced with 800k windows 7 support bill due to deutschland dithering. Linus torvalds and greg kroahhartman both have new linux in. This bug was initially discovered by syzbot syzkaller bot in the month of. Greg kroah hartman is a fellow at the linux foundation. They lunux greatly on optimizing and bugfixing the i 2 o subsystem to run smoothly on 2. I love the bsds, they have some great code and developers. Is there a way to restrict the root user from using certain programs eg. Linux stable tree mirror at github greg kroahhartman. Top linux developer on intel chip security problems. Greg kroahhartman delivering his keynote at coreos fest, berlin there are over 10,800 lines of code added, 5,300 lines of code removed and over 1,875 lines of code modified. Github is the best place to share code with friends, coworkers, classmates, and complete strangers.
Linux stable tree mirror at github linux kernel monkey log. Greg kroahhartman gkh is a major linux kernel developer. Greg kroah hartman, a leading linux developer and maintainer of the linux stable branch, however, started the heat. Jul 06, 2016 the linux kernel is the largest collaborative software development projects ever. This driver can be used to connect to compaq ipaq, hp jornada, casio em500 and other pdas running windows ce 3. Oracle patched the bug last month but attacks began after proofofconcept code was published on github. Greg kroahhartman 429 russell king 398 david miller 390 eric dumazet 337 kernel releases 3. Shuah khan becomes the third linux foundation fellow.