Hello everyone,

We are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals (CFP) for the Gaming
on Linux microconference track at the 2026 edition of the Linux Plumbers
Conference (LPC), taking place in Prague, Czechia, from October 5–7,
2026:

https://lpc.events/event/20/sessions/269/

This microconference provides an opportunity for the community to
discuss ongoing efforts and future strategies for kernel features
related to improving the gaming on Linux experience and ecosystem.

Topics suggested for discussion include (but are not limited to):

- Tracking workchain-granularity deadline detection in CPU schedulers
  for improved latency and frame rates
- The current state of upstreaming a GPU cgroup controller
- Using the cgroup v2 MM controller to manage GPU-mapped DRAM
- Autonomous kernel-level performance monitoring and improvement for
  gaming on Linux workloads
- Latest developments in resource management on gaming devices using
  Orchestrator
- Improvements in debug data collection
- Current challenges in standardized benchmarking of gaming on Linux
- Distro support for Gaming on Linux

As this MC continues to mature and find its rhythm, we hope to emphasize
this year's discussions on concrete problems in the kernel and
surrounding ecosystems that need to be addressed to enable Linux to
become the preeminent gaming platform.

Proposals can be submitted here (select "Gaming on Linux MC" as the
track):

https://lpc.events/event/20/abstracts/

Please submit your proposals by July 24th, 2026 to give us time to
schedule talks in advance of the conference.

Note that the primary purpose of a microconference talk is open
discussion, not formal presentations. Slides should be brief and only
provide context. Each 15-30 minute topic is intended to encourage
brainstorming and discuss open issues, not necessarily to resolve them.

For any questions, please feel free to contact the microconference
leads:

- David Vernet <void@manifault.com>
- André Almeida <andrealmeid@igalia.com>

We look forward to your proposals!