Nick Desaulniers / is on Nostr

Linux kernel and LLVM hacker at Google.

Last Notes

2025-02-14 17:34:29

Last day at #Google
In 9 years I got to:
- do bringup on Nexus and Pixel phones
- work on Tensorflow's JIT compiler targeting TPUs (XLA)
- Build the Linux kernel with Clang, LLD, and LLVM binutils
- Organize LLVM Distributor's Conf and the Toolchain track at Linux Plumbers Conf
- Keynote LLVM Dev meeting
- Hack on a new libc
- Participate in embargoed vuln remediation
- Host interns, travel
I think I was able to make :linux: and LLVM slightly better. Made great friends, too :omya_google:

2024-09-27 21:17:53

POSIX 2024 Changes
https://sortix.org/blog/posix-2024/

2024-09-13 02:41:26

> The end result is that you end up making mental lists of maintainers you will deal with and maintainers you won't. This has been a thing forever in kernel development as far as I know, it's just getting extra painful with #Rust because we get extra animosity from certain maintainers who also don't want to lose their position of control in the C world over time, and who see another programming language they don't want to learn as a threat.
https://lwn.net/Articles/988809/
#linux #lkml

2024-09-07 05:41:30

> Estimates vary wildly, but one of the more conservative takes suggests the market for generative AI could be worth between $2.6 trillion and $4.4 trillion annually, according to global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/09/06/meta-platforms-amazon-alphabet-tesla-generative-ai/?source=iedfolrf0000001
Damn, McKinsey is organizing this AI fever dream? Why is it always McKinsey EVERY TIME??? Sure would hate to have a CEO that worked there...🫥

2024-06-12 23:15:50

Oh look, #Microsoft 's C++ library maintainer contributing to LLVM 's libc++. You don't see that every day. Cool
https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/94977

2024-06-01 01:37:30

A top secret meeting is kicking off in Madrid with the CEOs of Google DeepMind, Anthropic and Microsoft AI in attendance
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/05/30/bilderberg-google-deepmind-microsoft-ai-anthropic-among-elite-guests.html
Anyone know if this is before or after the Eyes Wide Shut bunga bunga party colocated event? Asking for a friend

2024-06-01 01:06:17

Why your #Linux kernel bug report might be fruitless
Via @npub1cm7…32y8
https://linux-regtracking.leemhuis.info/post/frequent-reasons-why-linux-kernel-bug-reports-are-ignored/

2024-05-29 01:35:23

Evolution of the ELF object file format
https://maskray.me/blog/2024-05-26-evolution-of-elf-object-file-format

2024-05-24 04:17:32

Author of a memory profiling project (bytehound) that made the front page of HN comments about a trick they use to preprocess DWARF for faster unwinds than via frame pointer (or raw DWARF). Clever!
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40456666

2024-02-02 20:00:27

@npub136u…wm2a just pointed out to me that _BitInt(x) is a thing (C23 addition).
Need an 7bit int?
_BitInt(7) x;
make that unsigned?
unsigned _BitInt(7) x;
🤯

2023-12-28 16:27:01

Linux Foundation now spends only 2% of their revenue on #Linux
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5049241/linux-foundation-now-spends-only-2-of-their-revenue-on-linux

2023-10-30 03:44:29

Check out @npub1kn9…zhq5 's Keynote at The #Linux Foundation Member Summit:
"What Kernel Maintainers Do — And Why They Need Help"
https://www.youtube.com/live/kuRyYJaXThY?si=KRnsal_moXojHDGt&t=10937