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Gustavo A. R. Silva :tux:

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I talked for more than two hours (135 mins to be precise) about upstream Linux kernel hardening at Okayama University this afternoon. 🐧👨🏽‍💻🎙 I just uploaded my slides here: https://embeddedor.com/blog/presentations/#Enhancing_spatial_safety_Better_array-bounds_checking_in_C_and_Linux_Okayama_University_%E2%80%93Guest_talk I really enjoyed the session. The students were amazing. They were well prep39 views I talked for more than two hours (135 mins to be precise) about upstream Linux kernel hardening at Okayama University this afternoon. 🐧👨🏽‍💻🎙 I just uploaded my slides here: https://embeddedor.com/blog/presentations/#Enhancing_spatial_safety_Better_array-bounds_checking_in_C_and_Linux_Okayama_University_%E2%80%93Guest_talk I really enjoyed the session. The students were amazing. They were well prep "During one of my presentations at Open Source Summit Japan🇯🇵 the past year, I talked about a bug I found while addressing -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues in the Linux kernel. [...] [...] not-at-end FAMs are a compiler extension that may cause undefined behavior, and compilers don't handle the sizes of objects containing them consistently. For this reason, they are now deprecated..[...]"🐧 15 views "During one of my presentations at Open Source Summit Japan🇯🇵 the past year, I talked about a bug I found while addressing -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues in the Linux kernel. [...] [...] not-at-end FAMs are a compiler extension that may cause undefined behavior, and compilers don't handle the sizes of objects containing them consistently. For this reason, they are now deprecated..[...]"🐧 While reviewing one of the patches sent to the linux-hardening list this afternoon, I spotted a bug I introduced in the same code two years ago (on March 5 2024, to be precise). Over nearly a decade contributing to the Linux kernel, I’ve discovered and fixed many years-old bugs, and it’s always a special feeling. This time is no different. Here to fix what I break! 🙌🏼 https://embeddedor.com/blog/212 views While reviewing one of the patches sent to the linux-hardening list this afternoon, I spotted a bug I introduced in the same code two years ago (on March 5 2024, to be precise). Over nearly a decade contributing to the Linux kernel, I’ve discovered and fixed many years-old bugs, and it’s always a special feeling. This time is no different. Here to fix what I break! 🙌🏼 https://embeddedor.com/blog/2 "100 -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues in linux-next Today I woke up to the great news that we now have "only" 100 -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues left to be addressed in linux-next. I started fixing these issues a couple of years ago after running into a memory corruption bug caused by a flexible-array member in the middle of a structure. I discovered this bug while reviewing my slides 10 views "100 -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues in linux-next Today I woke up to the great news that we now have "only" 100 -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues left to be addressed in linux-next. I started fixing these issues a couple of years ago after running into a memory corruption bug caused by a flexible-array member in the middle of a structure. I discovered this bug while reviewing my slides

📊 Post engagement

Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jan 11latest
9
Avg engagement / post
3–10
Typical post (engagement)
1.9%
Engagement vs followers
52/100
Consistent reach
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 3 and 10 likes + reposts (median 8) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.

🔥 Top post: I talked for more than two hours (135 mins to be precise) about · 39 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.41 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 1 text · 11 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
5.2×
Follows 91 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post I talked for more than two hours (135 mins to be precise) about upstream Linux kernel hardening at Okayama University this afternoon. 🐧👨🏽‍💻🎙 I just uploaded my slides here: https://embeddedor.com/blog/presentations/#Enhancing_spatial_safety_Better_array-bounds_checking_in_C_and_… ★ 39
I just arrived in Vancouver for my first FOSSY conference! 🇨🇦 🙌🏼 https://2026.fossy.ca/ #fossy #fossy2026 #Vancouver ★ 5 New speaker gift! 🐧🎤👨🏽‍💻 #Linux #OpenSource ★ 1 Just did a thing... 🇰🇷 👀 🤞 #OSSummit #LinuxFoundation ★ 2 "During one of my presentations at Open Source Summit Japan🇯🇵 the past year, I talked about a bug I found while addressing -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues in the Linux kernel. [...] [...] not-at-end FAMs are a compiler extension tha… ★ 15 If you’ve contributed a few patches to the kernel but haven’t submitted in a while, give it another go. You never know what opportunities the future might bring.🐧🙌🏼 ★ 3 16 years ago today, after watching a presentation on YouTube titled "Write and Submit your first Linux Kernel Patch"[1] by @gregkh, I submitted my first patch[2] to the Linux kernel. 🙂 I didn't really have much idea of what I was doing, an… ★ 9 "-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end and a misalignment bug in the Linux kernel During one of my presentations at Open Source Summit Japan🇯🇵 the past year, I talked about a bug I found while addressing -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues in t… ★ 2 "100 -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues in linux-next Today I woke up to the great news that we now have "only" 100 -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues left to be addressed in linux-next. I started fixing these issues a couple of year… ★ 10 While reviewing one of the patches sent to the linux-hardening list this afternoon, I spotted a bug I introduced in the same code two years ago (on March 5 2024, to be precise). Over nearly a decade contributing to the Linux kernel, I’ve d… ★ 12 I'll be speaking at @everythingopen tomorrow afternoon. 🐧 👨‍💻 🎙️ "Upstream Kernel Hardening: Progress on enabling -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end" https://2026.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/12/ Linux Kernel Self-Protection Proje… ★ 6 I had a great time at Open Source Summit and Linux Plumbers Conference in Japan last December. 🇯🇵🐧 Here are the links to my two presentations about upstream Linux kernel hardening: ▫️"Enhancing spatial safety: Better array-bounds checking … ★ 8

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
fosstodon.org
A open-source software server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
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On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 9 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.4× per week.

🕵️ Fake follower check

Estimated
75/100
Good Credibility score
92%
Real Real audience
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  • Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Engagement (~1.9% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (3+ years old).

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

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I just arrived in Vancouver for my first FOSSY conference! 🇨🇦 🙌🏼 https://2026.fossy.ca/ #fossy #fossy2026 #Vancouver New speaker gift! 🐧🎤👨🏽‍💻 #Linux #OpenSource Just did a thing... 🇰🇷 👀 🤞 #OSSummit #LinuxFoundation "During one of my presentations at Open Source Summit Japan🇯🇵 the past year, I talked about a bug I found while addressing -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues in the Linux kernel. [...] [...] not-at-end FAMs are a compiler extension that may cause undefined behavior, and compilers don't handle the sizes of objects containing them consistently. For this reason, they are now deprecated..[...]"🐧 16 years ago today, after watching a presentation on YouTube titled "Write and Submit your first Linux Kernel Patch"[1] by @gregkh, I submitted my first patch[2] to the Linux kernel. 🙂 I didn't really have much idea of what I was doing, and after submitting a few more similar patches that same year (2010), I stopped. Years later, in 2017, I picked it up again, and haven't stopped since: https://e "-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end and a misalignment bug in the Linux kernel During one of my presentations at Open Source Summit Japan🇯🇵 the past year, I talked about a bug I found while addressing -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues in the Linux kernel. [...] [...] not-at-end FAMs are a compiler extension that may cause undefined behavior, and compilers don't handle the sizes of objects contain "100 -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues in linux-next Today I woke up to the great news that we now have "only" 100 -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end issues left to be addressed in linux-next. I started fixing these issues a couple of years ago after running into a memory corruption bug caused by a flexible-array member in the middle of a structure. I discovered this bug while reviewing my slides While reviewing one of the patches sent to the linux-hardening list this afternoon, I spotted a bug I introduced in the same code two years ago (on March 5 2024, to be precise). Over nearly a decade contributing to the Linux kernel, I’ve discovered and fixed many years-old bugs, and it’s always a special feeling. This time is no different. Here to fix what I break! 🙌🏼 https://embeddedor.com/blog/2

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