lwn-podcast: Recent Episodes

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A new KASLR proposal surfaces

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Now that the kernel work to support 32-bit systems past 2038 is mostly   done, what will be required to get Debian into shape?

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A Chrome tracking feature creates consternation.

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A new kernel document on how to make kernel   documentation better.

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What, if anything, should replace Pagure in the Fedora   project's workflow?

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Making   elections secure and fair is harder than it seems.

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Bradley Kuhn   explores the intersection of online poker playing and free software.

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A linux.conf.au keynote on when our expertise can blind us

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Brief news items from throughout the community.

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BPF is being sped up in a number of ways.

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Kernel developers give up on providing "true" random numbers.

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Brief news items from throughout the community.

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Should Fedora systems run fstrim by default?

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Our traditional selection of unlikely predictions for the coming year.

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Brief news items from throughout the community.

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Reviewing our January predictions and closing out the year.

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Another baby step toward a solution to the problems with get_user_pages().

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Combining the convenience of buffered I/O with the performance of direct I/O.

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A proposal for arbitrary limits on several Python parameters.

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By Jake Edge

December 18, 2019

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• OpenBSD system-call-origin   verification: a new anti-ROP approach from OpenBSD.
• Debian votes on init systems: the   voting to determine the Debian project's position on init systems (and   systemd in particular) has begun.
• The end of the 5.5 merge window:   another 6,000 patches worth of new stuff goes into the kernel.
• Developers split over split-lock   detection: should this feature be on by default, even if it might   break some applications?
• Working toward securing PyPI   downloads: the process of securing the Python Package Index is slow   and halting.
• New features for the Kubernetes   scheduler: what the core Kubernetes developers are up to.

https://lwn.net/Articles/806418/bigpage

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• A static-analysis framework for GCC:   bringing a much-needed diagnostic feature to the GCC compiler.
• 5.5 Merge window, part 1: what the   first 6,300 changesets brought into the mainline for 5.5.
• Virtio without the "virt": the   virtio specification isn't just for software anymore.
• Fixing SCHED_IDLE: a longstanding   but little-used scheduler feature is finally being worked into shape.
• Fedora's modularity mess: the Fedora   modularity initiative has run into a number of obstacles without clear   solutions.
• Creating Kubernetes distributions:   can a Kubernetes distribution become more like a Linux distribution?

https://lwn.net/Articles/805305/bigpage

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• LSM stacking and the future: the   long-running security-module stacking project is finally reaching   fruition.
• A recap of KVM Forum 2019: many   topics from the 2019 KVM Forum meeting.
• Enhancing KVM for guest protection and   security: various approaches to securing virtualized guests from each   other and from the host system.
• Some near-term arm64 hardening   patches: several security improvements for the arm64 architecture   that should land soon.
• Keeping memory contents secret: the   problem of protecting memory contents from snooping.
• The Yocto Project 3.0 release: new   features in this distribution release, including a much more efficient   build system.

https://lwn.net/Articles/804784/bigpage