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FreeBSD Vendor Summit, November, 2011

This page describes the November 2011 FreeBSD Vendor Summit, taking place in Sunnyvale, California. This is a by-invitation event. FreeBSD committers are welcome to register themselves using this wiki; non-committers need to contact gnn@freebsd.org to attend.

The information on this page is subject to change; please check back for updates.

Sponsors

The vendor summit would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors.

NetApp is providing space for the summit.

Location

The Vendor Summit will be held at:

NetApp 1240 Crossman Ave. (bldg. #11) Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Event Room: Stanford

Map

Schedule

The FreeBSD vendor summit takes place over two days, the 3rd and 4th of November 2011. On November 3rd we are having a full day of meetings, see below, covering a range of topics which are pertinent to building products with FreeBSD. November 4th we are hosting tutorials. Tutorials cost $200 USD each.

Tutorial Descriptions

Writing and Adapting Device Drivers for FreeBSD (Baldwin)

This course provides an introduction to several of the in-kernel device driver APIs in FreeBSD. Topics include APIs to interact with hardware as well as those used to export functionality to other parts of the system. Hardware APIs discussed will include device probe and attach, I/O resources, and DMA. Consumer APIs include character devices, network interfaces, and disk devices.

Filesystem Technology in the FreeBSD 9.0 Kernel (KirkMcKusick)

This course will provide a firm background in the filesystem implementation in the FreeBSD kernel. It will have a brief introduction to the kernel I/O structure. It will cover the interface to support multiple filesystems (vnodes/VFS). It will provide an overview of ZFS and an in-depth discussion of the implementation of the fast filesystem (UFS) and its capabilities including journaled soft updates and snapshots. The presentation will emphasize code organization, data structure navigation, and algorithms. It will not cover the machine specific parts of the system such as device drivers.

Detailed Schedule

Please arrive by 8:45am for the morning sessions so that we can get started around 9:00am. Attendees can pick up badges throughout the day.

November 3rd, Thursday

November 4th, Friday

Attendees

In order to attend, you must register in advance; this allows us to size rooms, order food, provide beverages, and make dinner reservations. We appreciate your cooperation in letting us know your plans well in advance of the event.

Developer Attendees

(Please keep sorted alphabetically by last name.)

Guest Attendees

Please keep this list alphabetized by attendee last name.

Meal Requirements

Travel Information

Hotels

For those who are traveling to the meeting you may want to check out one of these two hotels, which are located not far from the summit venue.

Country Inns Sunnyvale

The Plaza Suites is a little further away (santa clara), but still close, and a step up:

Plaza Suites