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June 23 - 25, 2025
Denver, Colorado
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The Life of a Kernel Bugfix - Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo, Igalia
Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:20pm - 5:00pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2D
Ever wonder how a bug fix lands on the kernel you are running on your system?

Would you like to know how to effectively get such fixes in the hands of most users?

From the time it gets submitted for review until an update is available in a distro, a lot of processes need to be followed and many people are involved.

The talk will go over some of these processes, some of the obstacles that may get in the way and how to make it easier for the people who do the work to get these fixes into the hands of as many people as possible.
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Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo

Kernel developer, Igalia
Cascardo has contributed to the Linux kernel for more than 15 years, initially as a volunteer and as a consultant, and later as part of teams at companies like IBM, Red Hat, Canonical, and now at Igalia. Mostly contributing bug fixes, Cascardo has been one of the top 4.19.x backporters... Read More →
Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:20pm - 5:00pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2D
  Linux

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