Philipp Deppenwiese

The Open-Source Firmware Foundation has been founded 6 month ago - we like to look back on the founding process, and like to invite guest to talk about workstreams within the OSFF, and the future of open-source firmware. Confirmed Guests: * Philipp and Chris summarize the past year, trying to bring the foundation to live and solving problems along the way. * Alex Matrosov is one of the first individuals leading the security workstream within the Open-Source Firmware Foundation * Bryan Cantrill, Co-Founder of Oxide, refers about open-source firmware and the rising importance of OSF within the industry * and some more.. Join in on 45 minutes of "behind the scenes" of the OSFF and general talks on why OSF is important. We will shim some light on these topics from an industry point-of-view. This session will be moderated by 9elements which will guide you through the discussion.

Other people: ronald g. minnich Christian Walter Fredrik Stromberg Alex Matrosov Bryan Cantrill

Let Linux do it: Linux as Firmware

Tired of reinventing the wheel by implementing drivers for firmware again and again? Not with LinuxBoot!

What? LinuxBoot is a firmware for modern servers that replaces specific firmware functionality like the UEFI DXE phase with a Linux kernel and runtime.

Why? LinuxBoot improves boot reliability by replacing lightly-tested firmware drivers with hardened Linux drivers. LinuxBoot improves boot time by removing unnecessary code, resulting in a 20x faster boot time (typical value). LinuxBoot allows customization of the initrd runtime to support site-specific needs (both device drivers as well as custom executables). LinuxBoot and its precursors are a proven approach for almost 20 years in military, consumer electronics, and supercomputing systems – wherever reliability and performance are paramount.

This talk replaces the talk "SITL bringup with the IIO framework" by Bandan Das