The RISC-V microconferecnce has been accepted for
@linuxplumbersconf 2026 in Prague this October 5-7. The Call For Papers is currently open:
https://lpc.events/event/20/contributions/2333/ The microconference is composed of sessions between 15 to 30 minutes for a total of 3.5 hours of technical discussion.
Proposals can be submitted here:
https://lpc.events/event/20/abstracts/ #linuxkernel #riscv #linuxplumbers
Linux Plumbers Conference 2026
The Linux Plumbers Conference
(LPC) is a developer conference for the open source community. The LPC
brings together the top developers working on the plumbing of Linux -
kernel subsystems, core libraries, windowing systems, etc. - and gives them
three days to work together on core design problems. The conference is
divided into several working sessions focusing on different plumbing
topics, as well as a general paper track.
IndicoKernel memory management microconf at LPC 2026 is announced with the opening of CFP:
https://lore.kernel.org/[email protected]#linuxplumbers[ANNOUNCE/CFP] LPC 2026 Kernel Memory Management Microconference - David Hildenbrand (Arm)

Linux Plumbers Conference 2026
The Linux Plumbers Conference
(LPC) is a developer conference for the open source community. The LPC
brings together the top developers working on the plumbing of Linux -
kernel subsystems, core libraries, windowing systems, etc. - and gives them
three days to work together on core design problems. The conference is
divided into several working sessions focusing on different plumbing
topics, as well as a general paper track.
IndicoSyzkaller has been fuzzing Linux patchsets since August! It already caught more than 100 bugs before they were merged. At #LinuxPlumbers, Aleksandr Nogikh shared some stats and explained why your patchset may not be covered.
Website: https://ci.syzbot.org
Slides: https://lpc.events/event/19/contributions/2195/attachments/1876/4021/%5BLPC'25%5D%20syzbot%20ci.pdf
Recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69PjOqjltrs
After accelerating pod networking with netkit devices, @cilium will tackle the challenge of KubeVirt pods. At #LinuxPlumbers, Daniel Borkmann et al. explained what it will look like and the required changes.
Recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qy4TIaaIo4
Slides: https://lpc.events/event/19/contributions/2275/attachments/1946/4156/zero_copy.pdf
Justin Ngai presented a BPF regex engine to be able to match file paths and command lines in the kernel. He explained how it works, its limitations, and some of the challenges involved. #LinuxPlumbers
Recording: https://youtu.be/n0xMU3XkXYM
Slides: https://lpc.events/event/19/contributions/2176/attachments/1815/3947/LPC%202025%20-%20Justin%20Ngai-NEW.pdf