[ANNOUNCEMENT/CFP] LPC 2026 sched_ext Microconference

[ANNOUNCEMENT/CFP] LPC 2026 sched_ext Microconference

[Andrea Righi]

We are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals (CFP) for the sched_ext 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/270/

This microconference provides an opportunity for the community to discuss
upcoming sched_ext development and outline future strategies for improving
integration within the Linux ecosystem.

Topics suggested for discussion include (but are not limited to):
 - Hierarchical cgroup sub-schedulers
 - Integration with SCHED_DEADLINE (DL server interface and related improvements)
 - Proxy execution support
 - Device-aware scheduling policies (e.g., GPU auto-affinitization)
 - Composable schedulers and reusable scheduler libraries (leveraging BPF arenas)
 - Scheduling strategies for gaming and latency-sensitive workloads
 - Tickless scheduling and CPU isolation
 - Improved tooling for tracing and visualizing scheduler performance

Proposals can be submitted here (select "sched_ext: The BPF extensible scheduler
class 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, feel free to contact the microconference leads:
 - Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
 - Changwoo Min <changwoo@igalia.com>

We look forward to your proposals!

-Andrea