Steven Rostedt
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Steven Rostedt
@srostedt.bsky.social
Creator of localmodconfig
Linux Plumbers in-person tickets are sold out! But you can still add yourself to the wait-list. Read the blog for more details.
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Linux Plumbers Conference
The Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) is a developer conference for the open source community. The LPC brings together the top developers working on the plumbing of Linux - kernel subsystems, core libra...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Linux Plumbers 2025 in Tokyo's Call for Proposals is nearing its end!
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Linux Plumbers Conference
The Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) is a developer conference for the open source community. The LPC brings together the top developers working on the plumbing of Linux - kernel subsystems, core libra...
lpc.events
September 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
All Linux Plumbers Microconferences have been accepted for 2025!
You can now submit to a specific MC topic of your choosing.
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Linux Plumbers Conference
The Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) is a developer conference for the open source community. The LPC brings together the top developers working on the plumbing of Linux - kernel subsystems, core libra...
lpc.events
July 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Linux Plumbers Refereed track and Microconference proposals are now open for submission!
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Linux Plumbers Conference
The Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) is a developer conference for the open source community. The LPC brings together the top developers working on the plumbing of Linux - kernel subsystems, core libra...
lpc.events
May 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
[ANNOUNCE] trace-cmd 3.3.2 and libtracefs 1.8.4 have been released.
April 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I received an email from my test suite that it failed while I was on the plane waiting for everyone to board. I ssh'd into my server with the Connect app, found it was a configuration issue, fixed the configuration and restarted the tests, before they closed the aircraft door!
March 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This meme perfectly describes pretty much every interaction between Linus Torvalds and myself!
February 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I will be giving my 'printf("Hello World\n");' talk tomorrow, February 21st at 2pm at my Alma Mater.

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The official source for university news at Binghamton University.
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February 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I think this is the first time I ever used the quadratic equation for a real purpose since college! 🤔

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Re: [PATCH] ftrace: Avoid potential division by zero in function_stat_show() - Steven Rostedt
lore.kernel.org
February 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is the first time I sent a pull request to Linus *before* the merge window opens. Let's see how this pans out 😬
January 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Who are these people? I've been working from home since 2003. For me that means when I'm home, I'm working. I have to try not to work on weekends. To I woke up at 5am, found my test crashed overnight and went to fix it then.
www.businessinsider.com/sneaky-rise-...
'Zero remorse': the sneaky rise of no-work Fridays
Remote workers are secretly taking three-day weekends — every weekend.
www.businessinsider.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Oh yeah!

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January 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Why do news articles have to bring companies into it? I'm friends with the Microsoft, Intel and AMD developers mentioned in this article and this conversation has nothing to do with who works for what company. It's just kernel devs having a normal day 😛
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Microsoft pulls a Windows as it breaks Linux on Intel CPUs and angers AMD in the process
An unchecked Microsoft change broke the upcoming Linux 6.13 kernel on Intel and AMD CPUs, leading to annoyance and anger.
www.neowin.net
January 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I missed doing this in December, but started it now. I enabled the branch profiler to see how bad Linux uses likely()/unlikely(). Running on my server and workstation. See the results updated daily here:
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January 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you can convert C into Rust, and Rust is memory safe because it catches memory errors at build time, can't you then just program in C and run this converter to find your memory errors and then you don't need Rust 🤔

www.infoworld.com/article/3732...
Researchers build a bridge from C to Rust and memory safety
Computer scientists from Microsoft and Inria have developed a way to automatically translate C code to memory-safe Rust.
www.infoworld.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I know I'm spiteful. I found out I was still paying the protection plan for my dead Pixel 3 for two years after it died. So I decided to ask for a replacement, even if I don't plan on ever using it. Now I have a working Pixel 3. Even if it's refurbished. Thank you Google Fi 😛
January 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is one of the best articles I've read that compares C to other languages.
www.infoworld.com/article/2261...
Why the C programming language still rules
The C language has been a programming staple for decades. Here’s how it stacks up against C++, Java, C#, Go, Rust, Python, and the newest kid on the block—Carbon.
www.infoworld.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I always enjoy adding a "Fixes" tag that goes back to the 2.6.X series.
December 24, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Once again I triggered Linus's itch to code. The last time it was him rewriting eventfs, and this time he's rewriting vsnprintf()!
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[PATCH] vsprintf: simplify number handling - Linus Torvalds
lore.kernel.org
December 18, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Not every day you can say you were complemented by Linus Torvalds saying you had an "interesting idea". Always look for those silver linings!
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[PATCH 0/3] ring-buffer: Hardening of the persistent buffer
lore.kernel.org
December 17, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Sometimes crazy hacks are pushing things a bit too far! 🫤
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[GIT PULL] ftrace: Fixes for v6.13 - Steven Rostedt
lore.kernel.org
December 17, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Heading out to drive to a conference in DC, I went to pack up my Dell XPS laptop only to find that it was broken. When it boots with a message saying "Please set up your BIOS" you know that's not a good sign!
December 10, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Hmm, backporting some code to 5.10 for an older Chromebook, I found some trace events were not printing correctly. I think I found the cause, but it may also be a bug that's in the latest kernel but hasn't triggered by shear luck! But it's time for bed. I'll investigate it more come Monday.
December 7, 2024 at 4:59 AM
I bought an Emporia power monitor a while ago to measure what was taking up the most power in my house. Unsurprisingly, my office computers came up #1, and is about a third of the total of my entire home
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December 4, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Finally got fed up from #fitbit. Google has destroyed the app. So I'm moving over to the Garmin world. Just bought a Venu 3 ($100 off normal price!) and I'm trying it out. So far so good, but there's a few things I miss from fitbit, but not enough to go back.
December 3, 2024 at 4:51 PM