lwn-podcast

A new KASLR proposal surfaces

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

A Chrome tracking feature creates consternation.

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

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

Making   elections secure and fair is harder than it seems.

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

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

Brief news items from throughout the community.

BPF is being sped up in a number of ways.

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

Brief news items from throughout the community.

Should Fedora systems run fstrim by default?

Our traditional selection of unlikely predictions for the coming year.

Brief news items from throughout the community.

Reviewing our January predictions and closing out the year.

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

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

A proposal for arbitrary limits on several Python parameters.

By Jake Edge December 18, 2019

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

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

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