Projects in the topic kernel
The Linux kernel is a free and open-source, monolithic, modular, multitasking, Unix-like operating system kernel.

early stage kdump support a project by mbrugger Updated about 1 month ago. 17 hacker ♥️. 12 followers.
Model checking the BPF verifier a project by shunghsiyu Project Description Updated about 1 year ago. 9 hacker ♥️. 3 followers.
Create a DRM driver for VGA video cards a project by tdz Yes, those VGA video cards. The goal of this project is to implement a DRM graphics driver for such devices. While actual hardware is hard to obtain or even run today, qemu emulates VGA output. Updated almost 2 years ago. 6 hacker ♥️. 4 followers.
Linux on Cavium CN23XX cards a project by tsbogend Before Cavium switched to ARM64 CPUs they developed quite powerful MIPS based SOCs. The current upstream Linux kernel already supports some Octeon SOCs, but not the latest versions. Goal of this Hack Week project is to use the latest Cavium SDK to update the Linux kernel code to let it running on CN23XX network cards. Updated almost 2 years ago. 2 hacker ♥️. 2 followers.
FizzBuzz OS a project by mssola Project Description Updated about 1 month ago. 6 hacker ♥️. 5 followers.
Contributing to Linux Kernel security an idea by pperego Description Updated 9 days ago. 3 hacker ♥️. 3 followers. Has no hacker: grab it!
Modularization and Modernization of cifs.ko for Enhanced SMB Protocol Support a project by hcarvalho Creator: Enzo Matsumiya ematsumiya@suse.de @ SUSE Samba team Updated about 2 months ago. No love. 2 followers.
Officially Become a Kernel Hacker! an invention by m.crivellari Description My studies as well my spare time are dedicated to the Linux Kernel. Updated 29 days ago. 11 hacker ♥️. 2 followers.
Kill DMA and DMA32 memory zones a project by ptesarik Description Updated about 1 month ago. 4 hacker ♥️. 3 followers.
Improve UML page fault handler a project by ptesarik Description Improve UML handling of segmentation faults in kernel mode. Although such page faults are generally caused by a kernel bug, it is annoying if they cause an infinite loop, or panic the kernel. More importantly, a robust implementation allows to write KUnit tests for various guard pages, preventing potential kernel self-protection regressions. Updated about 1 month ago. 1 hackers ♥️. 2 followers.
Hacking on sched_ext an invention by flonnegren Description Updated 23 days ago. 1 hackers ♥️. 1 follower.
Improve various phones kernel mainline support (Qualcomm, Exynos, MediaTek) an idea by pvorel Similar to previous hackweeks ( https://hackweek.opensuse.org/projects/improve-qualcomm-soc-msm8994-slash-msm8992-kernel-mainline-support, https://hackweek.opensuse.org/projects/test-mainline-kernel-on-an-older-qualcomm-soc-msm89xx-explore-mainline-kernel-qualcomm-mainlining) try to improve kernel mainline support of various phones. Updated about 1 month ago. 2 hacker ♥️. 2 followers. Has no hacker: grab it!
Create DRM drivers for VESA and EFI framebuffers a project by tdz Description Updated about 1 month ago. 4 hacker ♥️. 2 followers.
RISC-V emulator in GLSL capable of running Linux an invention by favogt Description Updated 29 days ago. 11 hacker ♥️. 6 followers.
Modernize ocfs2 a project by goldwynr Ocfs2 has gone into a stage of neglect and disrepair. Modernize the code to generate enough interest. Updated about 1 month ago. 1 hackers ♥️. 1 follower.

early stage kdump support

a project by mbrugger

Updated about 1 month ago. 17 hacker ♥️. 12 followers.

Model checking the BPF verifier

a project by shunghsiyu

Project Description

Updated about 1 year ago. 9 hacker ♥️. 3 followers.

Create a DRM driver for VGA video cards

a project by tdz

Yes, those VGA video cards. The goal of this project is to implement a DRM graphics driver for such devices. While actual hardware is hard to obtain or even run today, qemu emulates VGA output.

Updated almost 2 years ago. 6 hacker ♥️. 4 followers.

Before Cavium switched to ARM64 CPUs they developed quite powerful MIPS based SOCs. The current upstream Linux kernel already supports some Octeon SOCs, but not the latest versions. Goal of this Hack Week project is to use the latest Cavium SDK to update the Linux kernel code to let it running on CN23XX network cards.

Updated almost 2 years ago. 2 hacker ♥️. 2 followers.

FizzBuzz OS

a project by mssola

Project Description

Updated about 1 month ago. 6 hacker ♥️. 5 followers.

Contributing to Linux Kernel security

an idea by pperego

Description

Updated 9 days ago. 3 hacker ♥️. 3 followers. Has no hacker: grab it!

Modularization and Modernization of cifs.ko for Enhanced SMB Protocol Support

a project by hcarvalho

Creator:
Enzo Matsumiya ematsumiya@suse.de @ SUSE Samba team

Updated about 2 months ago. No love. 2 followers.

Officially Become a Kernel Hacker!

an invention by m.crivellari

Description

My studies as well my spare time are dedicated to the Linux Kernel.

Updated 29 days ago. 11 hacker ♥️. 2 followers.

Kill DMA and DMA32 memory zones

a project by ptesarik

Description

Updated about 1 month ago. 4 hacker ♥️. 3 followers.

Improve UML page fault handler

a project by ptesarik

Description

Improve UML handling of segmentation faults in kernel mode. Although such page faults are generally caused by a kernel bug, it is annoying if they cause an infinite loop, or panic the kernel. More importantly, a robust implementation allows to write KUnit tests for various guard pages, preventing potential kernel self-protection regressions.

Updated about 1 month ago. 1 hackers ♥️. 2 followers.