Linux Memory Management Summit 8-9 August

There has not been a memory management specific event for several years, so we are going to try an MM summit again this year. While they are distinct events, we are leveraging the format and logistics of the successful Linux Storage and Filesystems summit this year. There are common interests on a technical level as well, so we do have the possibility for joint sessions.

This year we'll hold the MM summit jointly with the Linux Storage and Filesystems summit on the two days before LinuxCon in Boston (that's Sunday and Monday) at the Renaissance Hotel:

http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon

We're planning to hold some sessions jointly and split into three tracks (Filesystems, Storage and MM) for others, so we're encouraging proposals for discussion that cover areas relevant to all three groups as well as more specific technical topics.

Suggestions for agenda topics should be sent to

[email protected]

and optionally cc the Linux list which would be most interested in it:

SCSI: [email protected]
FS: [email protected] (plus relevant fs specific list)
MM: [email protected]

Please tag your subject with [LSF/MM TOPIC] so those of us who're not very organised can find them easily in our inboxes. The agenda topics and attendees will be selected by the programme committee, but the final agenda will be by formed by consensus of the attendees on the day.

We'll try to cap attendance at around 20 per track to facilitate discussions although the final numbers will depend on the room sizes at the venue.

Requests to attend should be sent to:

[email protected]

please summarise what you'll bring to the meeting, and what you'd like to discuss. please also tag your email with [ATTEND] so there's less chance of it getting lost in the large mail pile.

Presentations are allowed to guide discussion, but are strongly discouraged. There will be no recording or audio bridge, however written minutes will be published as in previous years:

2009:
http://lwn.net/Articles/327601/
http://lwn.net/Articles/327740/
http://lwn.net/Articles/328347/

Prior years:
http://www.usenix.org/events/lsf08/tech/lsf08sums.pdf
http://www.usenix.org/publications/login/2007-06/openpdfs/lsf07sums.pdf

If you have feedback on last year's meeting that we can use to improve this year's, please also send that to:

[email protected]

Thanks,
Nick

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I should add some detail about the submission process, seeing as it is new to us memory management people (including me). The reality is that with limited places available, our program committee will have to select which proposals to accept. However I do like the idea of asking people to think about what they can bring to and take from the meeting.

You don't have to be developing anything revolutionary, just be interested in discussing ways to solve a problem, getting feedback on your ideas, or giving feedback to other people.

Keep in mind that we will have a lot of clever vfs, filesystems, and storage people nearby so it is a good chance to interact with them. However topics that don't involve fs or storage are also most welcome.

Thanks,
Nick

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