Crafting a Linux kernel scheduler in Rust

In the realm of operating systems, the heart of performance lies in the CPU scheduler: a critical component responsible for managing the execution of tasks on a system.
Playing around with CPU scheduling policies has always been a dream for many kernel hackers and OS enthusiasts. However, such material typically remains within the domain of a few core kernel developers with extensive years of experience.
What if we could bring this dream to life and make it really accessible, thanks to sched-ext, eBPF and Rust?

LEVEL: Advanced

Place
RustLab Deep
Length
40 min
When
November 10th, 2024
15:00

Abstract

In the realm of operating systems, the heart of performance lies in the CPU scheduler: a critical component responsible for managing the execution of tasks on a system.

Playing around with CPU scheduling policies has always been a dream for many kernel hackers and OS enthusiasts. However, such material typically remains within the domain of a few core kernel developers with extensive years of experience.

What if we could bring this dream to life and make it really accessible, thanks to sched-ext, eBPF and Rust?

This talk will cover the design and implementation details of scx_rustland: a fully functional Linux scheduler written in Rust, that runs entirely in user-space.

RustLab is a conference made by Develer.
Develer is a company based in Campi Bisenzio, near Florence. Our motto is : "Technology to give life to your products". We produce hardware and software to create exceptional products and to improve industrial processes and people's well being.
In Develer we have passion for the new technologies and we offer our clients effective solutions that are also efficient, simple and safe for the end users. We also believe in a friendly and welcoming environment where anybody can give their contribution. This passion and this vision are what we've been driven to organize our conference "made by developers for developers".

Subscribe to our newsletter

We hate spam just as much as you do, which is why we promise to only send you relevant communications. We respect your privacy and will never share your information with third parties.
©2024 RustLab | The international conference on Rust in Florence-Design & devCantiere Creativo-Made withDatoCMS