Some hardware ports came onto the chopping block recently for this reason. Aug 06, 2012 linux kernel developer arnd bergmann is interviewed for this weeks 30 linux kernel developers in 30 weeks profile. Linux kernel developer arnd bergmann the report, released by the linux foundation, outlines the development process and highlights the ongoing work of some of these contributors. The obsolete cpu architectures set to be removed include blackfin, cris, frv, m32r, mn10300, meta metag, and tile. As a byproduct of this work, i documented for each of the file systems we support how long the ondisk format can work1. It is also the result of one of the largest cooperative software projects ever attempted, with some 15,600 individual. But what about debugging it, writing test suites, and tracking down. The top 10 developers and companies contributing to the linux. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The linux kernel is the lowest level of software running on a linux system. Oct 25, 2018 the end of time, 19 years to go arnd bergmann, linaro ltd software that uses a 32bit integer to represent seconds since the unix epoch of jan 1 1970 is affected by that variable overflowing on. This year the report also reflects on 25 years of linux kernel development as the linux and open source community gathers at linuxcon north america in toronto wednesday night for a gala celebration commemorating the day linus torvalds first released linux on aug. The end of time, 19 years to go arnd bergmann, linaro ltd software that uses a 32bit integer to represent seconds since the unix epoch of jan 1 1970 is affected by that variable overflowing on. Mar 17, 2018 longtime linux kernel developer arnd bergmann is working to drop a number of old and obsolete cpu architectures from the next kernel cycle, linux 4.
Oct 22, 2018 the end of time, 19 years to go arnd bergmann, linaro ltd. Arm socplatform maintainer arnd bergmann wrote in this weeks pull request, the 64bit i. Arnd bergmann posted a patch to remove blackfin, cris, frv, m32r, metag, mn10300, score, and tile. Arnd bergmann, an engineer working on the thorny y2038 problem in the. The obsolete cpu architectures set to be removed include blackfin, cris, fr. Arnd bergmann has been with linaro since almost the beginning. Integrity measurement architecture ima list linuxima. The following changes since commit e42617b825f8073569da76dc4510bfa019b1c35a. In other words, potentially seeing the initial nxp i. Aside from most 32bit binaries that use timestamps, this includes file systems e. Linux kernel enforcement statement the linux kernel. Linux ntfs file system support list linuxntfsdev archives.
Arnd bergmann found that the dvbusb core misused the device logging system, resulting in a useafterfree vulnerability, with unknown security impact. The following changes since commit bf16200689118d19de1b8d2a3c314fc21f5dc7bb. Linux developer arnd bergmann mentioned this feature in an email mailed to linus torvalds. To do this, he worked directly with the former maintainers of each port to make sure the code removal was done right and didnt break anything in the mainline kernel or anywhere else. He also gave his opinion on why these particular pieces of hardware had disappeared from use. First time i met arnd at a linux conference in boston. Mx8 has finally seen the light of day and will likely get added in the next merge window. Arnd bergmann upstream kernel hacker linaro linkedin. Linux is ready for the end of time wilders security forums.
Mar 29, 2019 in a surprise announcement last year, wave computing revealed their plans to open source mips architecture, and more specifically the new mips release 6 architecture. With this weeks arm socplatform updates for linux 4. Embedded linux conference 2016 and openiot summit 2016. It manages the hardware, runs user programs, and maintains the. Apr 02, 2018 the linux kernel, which is currently 20. Name arnd bergmann what role do you play in the community andor what subsystems do you work on. Longtime linux kernel developer arnd bergmann is working to drop a number of old and obsolete cpu architectures from the next kernel cycle, linux 4. Jan 30, 2020 arnd bergmann, an engineer working on the thorny y2038 problem in the linux kernel, posted to the mailing list that, yup, linux 5.
It is deployed on a wide variety of computing systems, from personal computers, mobile devices, mainframes, and supercomputer to embedded devices, such as routers, wireless access points, private branch exchanges, settop boxes, fta receivers, smart tvs, personal video recorders. One of the developers leading the effort to address this problem is arnd bergmann. I picked this because it is a fairly isolated problem, as the inode time stamps are rarely assigned to any other time values. Compliance with the reciprocal sharing obligations of gpl2. We stood on a boat drinking our beers, speaking english. The top 10 developers and companies contributing to the. Nov 17, 2017 linux kernel developer arnd bergmann the report, released by the linux foundation, outlines the development process and highlights the ongoing work of some of these contributors. These corrections are now in the forthcoming linux 5. In a surprise announcement last year, wave computing revealed their plans to open source mips architecture, and more specifically the new mips release 6 architecture. Linux kernel enforcement statement as developers of the linux kernel, we have a keen interest in how our software is used and how the license for our software is enforced. Linux developers have seen this coming for decades. Arnd bergmann works for linaro as one of the maintainers of the armsoc tree, through which the platform specific code for arm based socs are merged. So, linux kernel developer arnd bergmann and others have been working on a repair. Arnd bergmann, an engineer working on the thorny y2038 problem in the linux kernel, posted to the mailing list that, yup, linux 5.
Linaro is a collaborative engineering organization consolidating and optimizing open source software and tools for the arm architecture. The chinese csky 32bit cpu architecture will be added to the indevelopment linux 4. Software that uses a 32bit integer to represent seconds since the unix epoch of. The issue became when it became 2000 because that would be stored as 00 in the program. It manages the hardware, runs user programs, and maintains the overall security and integrity of the whole system, according to the recent linux kernel development report. Linux kernel developer arnd bergmann is interviewed for this weeks 30 linux kernel developers in 30 weeks profile. Reiserfs is a generalpurpose, journaled computer file system initially designed and implemented by a team at namesys led by hans reiser. The linux kernel community came close this year to setting a new record for the number of changes merged in a single release, according to the latest linux kernel development report released today by the linux foundation kernel version 4. On sunday, before deciding on merging the new csky cpu support code to the kernel, linus torvalds was looking for longtime lowlevel kernel developer arnd bergmann to comment on the code. Reiserfs is currently supported on linux without quota support licensed as gplv2. What are your favorite productivity tools for software development. Arnd bergmann subject patch 0016 remove eight obsolete architectures. Wave computing announces the first mips open source release. By arnd bergmann thursday, february 6, 2020 8 mins read with the linux5.
Software that uses a 32bit integer to represent seconds since the unix epoch of jan 1 1970 is affected by that variable overflowing on jan 19 2038, often in a catastrophic way. The y2038 problem in the linux kernel, 25 years of java, and. The company has now started to deliver the goods with the release of the first mips open program components specific components of the first release include. In this article, arnd bergmann of linaro answers a few questions about his work on the kernel. Work has been going on to avoid that overflow in the linux kernel, with. Hes worked on the kernel across many cpu architectures over his career is and currently.
The linux kernel is a free and opensource, monolithic, unixlike operating system kernel. Peter chen, leo li, grygorii strashko, russell king arm linux, catalin marinas, yoshihiro shimoda, linux. Arnd bergmann submitted a patch to remove the linux ports for a variety of architectures, including blackfin, cris, frv, m32r, metag, mn10300, score and tile. The year 2038 problem is also called unix millenium bug or y2k38 bug which might cause problems in the data storage situations, such situations where time values are stored or calculated as a signed 32bit integer. The company has now started to deliver the goods with the release of the first mips open program components. Jul 05, 2018 arnd bergmann submitted a patch to remove the linux ports for a variety of architectures, including blackfin, cris, frv, m32r, metag, mn10300, score and tile. This presentation will provide and overview of the existing technology and upcoming standard and how they tie into the linux. Linux is ready for the end of time software news nsane. It is deployed on a wide variety of computing systems, from personal computers, mobile devices, mainframes, and supercomputer to embedded devices, such as routers, wireless access points, private branch exchanges, settop boxes, fta receivers, smart tvs, personal video recorders, and nas appliances. Bergmann shares with us his focus areas at the moment as well as some specific advice for newbies. Aug 22, 2016 celebrating the 25th anniversary of linux.
The end of time, 19 years to go arnd bergmann, linaro ltd. As a longtime kernel contributor, he has worked on many cpu architectures and subsystems before that, and his current side interests. The y2038 problem in the linux kernel, 25 years of java. Arnd bergmann works for linaro as one of the maintainers of the. Shuah khan becomes the third linux foundation fellow. All things linux and gnulinux this is neither a community exclusively about the kernel linux, nor is exclusively about the gnu press j to jump to the feed.
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