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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

[ANNOUNCE] trace-cmd 3.3.2 and libtracefs 1.8.4 have been released.

Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I received an email from my test suite that it failed while I was on the plane waiting for everyone to board. I ssh'd into my server with the Connect app, found it was a configuration issue, fixed the configuration and restarted the tests, before they closed the aircraft door!

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

This meme perfectly describes pretty much every interaction between Linus Torvalds and myself!

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I will be giving my 'printf("Hello World\n");' talk tomorrow, February 21st at 2pm at my Alma Mater. www.binghamton.edu/apps/messagi...

binghamton.edu

Dateline Announcements - Binghamton University

The official source for university news at Binghamton University.

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I think this is the first time I ever used the quadratic equation for a real purpose since college! 🤔 lore.kernel.org/lkml/2025020...

lore.kernel.org

Re: [PATCH] ftrace: Avoid potential division by zero in function_stat_show() - Steven Rostedt

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

This is the first time I sent a pull request to Linus *before* the merge window opens. Let's see how this pans out 😬

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Who are these people? I've been working from home since 2003. For me that means when I'm home, I'm working. I have to try not to work on weekends. To I woke up at 5am, found my test crashed overnight and went to fix it then. www.businessinsider.com/sneaky-rise-...

businessinsider.com

'Zero remorse': the sneaky rise of no-work Fridays

Remote workers are secretly taking three-day weekends — every weekend.

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Oh yeah! Wordle 1,306 2/6* 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Why do news articles have to bring companies into it? I'm friends with the Microsoft, Intel and AMD developers mentioned in this article and this conversation has nothing to do with who works for what company. It's just kernel devs having a normal day 😛 www.neowin.net/news/microso...

neowin.net

Microsoft pulls a Windows as it breaks Linux on Intel CPUs and angers AMD in the process

An unchecked Microsoft change broke the upcoming Linux 6.13 kernel on Intel and AMD CPUs, leading to annoyance and anger.

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I missed doing this in December, but started it now. I enabled the branch profiler to see how bad Linux uses likely()/unlikely(). Running on my server and workstation. See the results updated daily here: rostedt.org/branches/cur...

rostedt.org

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

If you can convert C into Rust, and Rust is memory safe because it catches memory errors at build time, can't you then just program in C and run this converter to find your memory errors and then you don't need Rust 🤔 www.infoworld.com/article/3732...

infoworld.com

Researchers build a bridge from C to Rust and memory safety

Computer scientists from Microsoft and Inria have developed a way to automatically translate C code to memory-safe Rust.

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I know I'm spiteful. I found out I was still paying the protection plan for my dead Pixel 3 for two years after it died. So I decided to ask for a replacement, even if I don't plan on ever using it. Now I have a working Pixel 3. Even if it's refurbished. Thank you Google Fi 😛

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

I always enjoy adding a "Fixes" tag that goes back to the 2.6.X series.

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Once again I triggered Linus's itch to code. The last time it was him rewriting eventfs, and this time he's rewriting vsnprintf()! lore.kernel.org/all/20241218...

lore.kernel.org

[PATCH] vsprintf: simplify number handling - Linus Torvalds

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Not every day you can say you were complemented by Linus Torvalds saying you had an "interesting idea". Always look for those silver linings! lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-...

lore.kernel.org

[PATCH 0/3] ring-buffer: Hardening of the persistent buffer

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Sometimes crazy hacks are pushing things a bit too far! 🫤 lore.kernel.org/all/20241214...

lore.kernel.org

[GIT PULL] ftrace: Fixes for v6.13 - Steven Rostedt

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Heading out to drive to a conference in DC, I went to pack up my Dell XPS laptop only to find that it was broken. When it boots with a message saying "Please set up your BIOS" you know that's not a good sign!

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Hmm, backporting some code to 5.10 for an older Chromebook, I found some trace events were not printing correctly. I think I found the cause, but it may also be a bug that's in the latest kernel but hasn't triggered by shear luck! But it's time for bed. I'll investigate it more come Monday.

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I bought an Emporia power monitor a while ago to measure what was taking up the most power in my house. Unsurprisingly, my office computers came up #1, and is about a third of the total of my entire home shop.emporiaenergy.com/collections/...

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Finally got fed up from #fitbit. Google has destroyed the app. So I'm moving over to the Garmin world. Just bought a Venu 3 ($100 off normal price!) and I'm trying it out. So far so good, but there's a few things I miss from fitbit, but not enough to go back.

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The problem with holidays, is that there's always too much email to get through when you go back to work! 😛

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Steven Rostedt @srostedt.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

System call trace points now can handle page faults. This means that system call parameters will be able to be read from trace points. Now I just need to implement it for the tracefs system. git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linu...

git.kernel.org

Merge tag 'trace-v6.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace - kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree

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