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0x17: XDP workshop
by Jamal Hadi Salim 23 Sep '23

23 Sep '23

Aleksander Łobakin et al will chair the classical XDP workshop. XDP metadata is the main agenda discussion item, but more items will be added over time. Please reach out to the chairs if you want to add other discussion items. cheers, jamal

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0x17: Tutorial, Lightweight Approach to Kickstart Development of a NIC Driver
by Jamal Hadi Salim 22 Sep '23

22 Sep '23

So your NIC hardware is not ready but you need to write the driver.... In this tutorial, David Ahern will guide us to a lightweight approach for developing S/W and H/W in parallel. As H/W design discussions progress, a simplified software model can be built in parallel, capturing the essence of the data pipeline and descriptors. When run with the Linux networking stack, design proposals can be examined from a S/W perspective with actual data based on a networking load. David will show how to integrate a S/W only device model with Linux and the networking stack - from mimicking PCI probe and init, creating a netdevice, configuring queues and using those queues to send and receive data. Namespaces are used to imitate hosts and allow end-to-end connectivity, facilitating a complete, closed-loop datapath cheers, jamal

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0x17: Reminder, Early bird registration still on
by Jamal Hadi Salim 21 Sep '23

21 Sep '23

Folks, A reminder that early bird registration is open for another 9 days. https://netdevconf.info/0x17/pages/registration.html The earlier you register the better for us as an organizing committee in terms of planning (we have to feed you for example and the caterers tend to be mean when you change the numbers on them ;->). So register sooner than later please! cheers, jamal

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0x17: Tutorial, Introduction to time synchronization pt. 3
by Jamal Hadi Salim 21 Sep '23

21 Sep '23

Maciej Machnikowski is back for the trilogy on time synchronization! Our esteemed instructor, Maciej, builds on his previous two sessions[1][2] to teach us more on this important topic. In this session he will discuss the latest advancements in linuxptp 4.0, such as dynamic clock reconfiguration in ts2phc or support for virtual clocks in the tool and the Linux Kernel. The tutorial will go into the fundamental concepts of Precision Time Measurement (PTM), which offers a pathway to enhance the synchronization of time between the Network Interface Card (NIC) and the Central Processing Unit (CPU), and briefly introduce kernel APIs dedicated to supporting it. Maciej will segway into a discussion about practical techniques for effectively monitoring a PTP-synchronized system and conducting tests on a PTP Hardware Clock (PHC) through the utilization of diverse tools. Notably, tools like "phc_ctl" and "testptp" offer distinct capabilities. And finally this tutorial will conclude with a practical example of deploying ptp4l and phc2sys in combination with chronyd or ntpd to synchronize the system clock to NTP and PTP time sources using a timemaster tool. cheers, jamal 1. https://netdevconf.info/0x15/session.html?Introduction-to-time-synchronizat… 2. https://netdevconf.info/0x16/sessions/talk/introduction-to-time-synchroniza…

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0x17: FRR workshop
by Jamal Hadi Salim 20 Sep '23

20 Sep '23

Donald Sharp will chair the classical FRR workshop. Current agenda includes: - Recent Scale/Memory optimizations for BGP - Conversion of BGP bestpath and multipath processing and relation to Nexthop Group Integration - Zebra changes to further accommodate the separation of the data plane. - Recent releases and what people would like to see from FRR itself in the future Reminder: Early bird rates for registration are still on! cheers, jamal

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0x17: TLS handshake for in-kernel consumers BoF
by Jamal Hadi Salim 19 Sep '23

19 Sep '23

Chuck Lever will chair the TLS handshake for in-kernel consumers BoF. Current agenda includes discussions on: - Why kernel consumers want TLS handshake - Alternative approaches to providing TLS handshake in the kernel - The netlink upcall and the user space agent implemented - Thoughts on the use of TPM, NIC offload, keyrings, and other technologies Of course not to forget that the BoF will include open discussions, questions, and possibly rotten projectiles (only soft fruits allowed!) cheers, jamal

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0x17: Registration open!
by Jamal Hadi Salim 18 Sep '23

18 Sep '23

Folks, Registration for 0x17 is now open! Please visit: https://netdevconf.info/0x17/pages/registration.html cheers, jamal

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0x17: Bronze sponsor, NVIDIA!
by Jamal Hadi Salim 15 Sep '23

15 Sep '23

We are pleased to welcome back NVIDIA (https://www.nvidia.com/) as a bronze sponsor for Netdev conf 0x17! Thank you for your sponsorship! NVIDIA is the leader in open networking with end-to-end solutions for SmartNICs, DPUs, open optics, and accelerated data center switches. NVIDIA is committed to open-source at all layers of the software and hardware stack with open networking initiatives like Linux Networking, SwitchDev, DENT, and the SONiC network operating systems and believes that open-source has the power to accelerate innovation and benefits everyone. cheers, jamal

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0x17: Netfilter Mini workshop
by Jamal Hadi Salim 13 Sep '23

13 Sep '23

Pablo Neira Ayuso will chair the classical Netfilter workshop at 0x17. A miscellany of updates in the Netfilter subsystem landscape will be discussed. cheers, jamal

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0x17: silver sponsor, Intel!
by Jamal Hadi Salim 12 Sep '23

12 Sep '23

Intel® is returning as a silver sponsor! Open Source Software isn’t just important for Intel, it’s absolutely critical for their success in data center networking and edge computing. For many years Intel has been one of the leading contributors to Linux kernel and Linux networking technologies. They continue in their tradition of enthusiastic support and participation in Netdevconf with this silver sponsorship. cheers, jamal

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