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Macpaul Lin

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Macpaul Lin

Developed and extended hardware enablement for MediaTek MT8195 and MT8395 platforms in the geerlingguy/linux repository, focusing on UFS host controller support through updates to device drivers and device tree bindings. Leveraged C programming and Device Tree to introduce configurable features, such as the ability to disable MCQ in UFS hosts, and ensured correct hardware operation by aligning clock node requirements. In the flipperdevices/u-boot repository, addressed a critical compatibility issue by aligning the SCSI inquiry command length to the SPC-4 standard, improving UFS device detection and boot-time reliability. Demonstrated expertise in embedded systems, kernel development, and maintainable code practices.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

67%Features

Repository Contributions

4Total
Bugs
1
Commits
4
Features
2
Lines of code
49
Activity Months2

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Same Organization

@mediatek.com
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Sky HuangMember
Tim KuoMember
Tze-nan WuMember
Alice ChaoMember
Allan WangMember
Andrew PerepechMember
Benjamin LinMember
Chris LuMember
Peter ChiuMember

Work History

March 2026

1 Commits

Mar 1, 2026

March 2026 monthly summary for repository flipperdevices/u-boot. Delivered a critical compatibility fix: alignment of the SCSI inquiry command data length to 36 bytes (SPC-4) to ensure reliable device detection on UFS devices. This aligns with the Linux kernel default and reduces false negatives on devices such as Longsys, improving boot-time device discovery and storage path initialization. The work reduces support incidents related to storage enumeration and lays groundwork for future vendor-specific quirk handling.

July 2025

3 Commits • 2 Features

Jul 1, 2025

July 2025 monthly summary for geerlingguy/linux focusing on hardware enablement and configurability for MT8195/MT8395 UFS support.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness100.0%
Maintainability100.0%
Architecture100.0%
Performance100.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

CDevice Treeyaml

Technical Skills

C programmingDevice DriversDevice TreeDevice Tree BindingsEmbedded SystemsKernel Developmentdevice driver developmentembedded systems

Repositories Contributed To

2 repos

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geerlingguy/linux

Jul 2025 Jul 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

CDevice Treeyaml

Technical Skills

Device DriversDevice TreeDevice Tree BindingsEmbedded SystemsKernel Development

flipperdevices/u-boot

Mar 2026 Mar 2026
1 Month active

Languages Used

C

Technical Skills

C programmingdevice driver developmentembedded systems