geerlingguy/linux
Jul 2025 – Aug 2025
2 Months active
Languages Used
C
Technical Skills
Device DriversEmbedded SystemsKernel DevelopmentRISC-V ArchitectureACPI
Anup Patel
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Anup Patel
Amit Patel contributed to the geerlingguy/linux repository by developing a kernel parameter, irqchip.riscv_imsic_noipi, which allows users to disable IMSIC software-injected IPIs on RISC-V systems. This feature, implemented in C with a focus on kernel development and device drivers, reduces MMIO trap overhead and improves trap latency under high load, enhancing performance predictability for edge and cloud environments. In a subsequent update, Amit addressed error handling in the RISC-V ACPI driver by ensuring raw Linux errno values are used, improving hardware error reporting accuracy. The work demonstrated a deep understanding of embedded systems and RISC-V architecture.
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Bugs
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Commits
2
Features
1
Lines of code
39
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August 2025
1 Commits
Aug 1, 2025August 2025: Delivered a critical bug fix to the RISC-V ACPI FFH_CPPC_CSR error handling in geerlingguy/linux. The fix uses the raw Linux errno from cppc_ffh_csr_read() and cppc_ffh_csr_write() instead of mapping through sbi_err_map_linux_errno(), correcting error propagation and ensuring hardware errors are reported accurately by the driver. The change was committed as ACPI: RISC-V: Fix FFH_CPPC_CSR error handling (5b3706597b90a7b6c9ae148edd07a43531dcd49e). No new features introduced in this iteration; primary focus was reliability and correctness under RISC-V ACPI.
1 Commits
Aug 1, 2025August 2025: Delivered a critical bug fix to the RISC-V ACPI FFH_CPPC_CSR error handling in geerlingguy/linux. The fix uses the raw Linux errno from cppc_ffh_csr_read() and cppc_ffh_csr_write() instead of mapping through sbi_err_map_linux_errno(), correcting error propagation and ensuring hardware errors are reported accurately by the driver. The change was committed as ACPI: RISC-V: Fix FFH_CPPC_CSR error handling (5b3706597b90a7b6c9ae148edd07a43531dcd49e). No new features introduced in this iteration; primary focus was reliability and correctness under RISC-V ACPI.
August 2025
July 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jul 1, 2025Monthly summary for 2025-07: Focus on performance optimization and kernel configurability in geerlingguy/linux. Delivered a new kernel parameter irqchip.riscv_imsic_noipi to opt-out of IMSIC IPIs, reducing MMIO trap overhead on RISCV IMSIC configurations and improving overall trap latency under high load. This work enhances hardware compatibility and performance predictability for edge and cloud environments.
July 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jul 1, 2025Monthly summary for 2025-07: Focus on performance optimization and kernel configurability in geerlingguy/linux. Delivered a new kernel parameter irqchip.riscv_imsic_noipi to opt-out of IMSIC IPIs, reducing MMIO trap overhead on RISCV IMSIC configurations and improving overall trap latency under high load. This work enhances hardware compatibility and performance predictability for edge and cloud environments.
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Correctness100.0%
Maintainability100.0%
Architecture100.0%
Performance90.0%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
C
Technical Skills
ACPIDevice DriversEmbedded SystemsKernel DevelopmentRISC-V Architecture
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