Paul McKenney

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Paul McKenney

IBM Linux Technology Center

Biography

Paul E. McKenney has been coding for almost four decades, more than half of that on parallel hardware, where his work has earned him a reputation among some as a flaming heretic. Over the past decade, Paul has been an IBM Distinguished Engineer at the IBM Linux Technology Center. Paul maintains the RCU implementation within the Linux kernel, where the variety of workloads present highly entertaining performance, scalability, real-time response, and energy-efficiency challenges. Prior to that, he worked on the DYNIX/ptx kernel at Sequent, and prior to that on packet-radio and Internet protocols (but long before it was polite to mention Internet at cocktail parties), system administration, business applications, and real-time systems. His hobbies include what passes for running at his age along with the usual house-wife-and-kids habit.

Linux Plumbers Conference 2017

Proposals for this user

* LKMM Installation and Use Workshop

Get LKMM installed and make use of it! (slides)
Linux-Kernel Memory Model Workshop 05/18/2017
Paul McKenney

* LKMM overview

Quick overview of Linux kernel memory model: How to install and use (slides)
Linux-Kernel Memory Model Workshop 05/18/2017
Paul McKenney

Linux Plumbers Conference 2017 Refereed Talks

Proposals for this user

* Decoding Those Inscrutable RCU CPU Stall Warnings

This presentation will help you determine why stall warnings happen and what you can do about them.
Refereed Presentations 05/02/2017
Paul McKenney

* How will Linux handle quantum computing?

What must Linux do for quantum computing and vice versa, and where is quantum computing most likely to succeed? (slides)
Refereed Presentations 05/13/2017
Paul McKenney