KernelUploadsApplication

About me

I am a Kernel Engineer on the Ubuntu Kernel Team at Canonical.

I was first introduced to Linux back in the early 90's when a high school teacher lent me his copy of Slackware. It was on thirty-three 3.5" disks, and it was quite the chore to get it running on my 486 at the time.

I remember the process of downloading a new kernel tarball, and planning an evening or two to configure and compile the kernel. I also remember how much effort it was to manually calculate the modelines to get XFree86 running.

My first contribution to open source software happened while I was at university, in the lrzsz software package.

When I graduated from University, I spent about a decade working on various other Unix's. I worked on network protocols, filesystems, and memory management systems.

One day, I asked a friend about was a good Linux distribution would be for me to install as I needed to run some things on my home computer. He recommended Ubuntu. It blew me away how much the installation process had changed and how user friendly it had become.

I ended up switching jobs, and I ended up working on device drivers for Linux from 2010 until 2021. My distribution of choice has remained an Ubuntu based distribution.

What I do

I joined Canonical in 2021, and I am on the kernel team. So, I work on Ubuntu kernels. But more specifically, I am responsible for the Ubuntu kernels for Intel IOTG systems.

Links

Activity

https://bugs.launchpad.net/~philcox

Sponsoring

Here is a table of packages I've had sponsored.

Date

Sponsor

Sponsoree

Package

Version

Distribution

2021-11-16 16:19

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-azure

5.11.0-1022.23

hirsute

2021-11-16 16:52

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-meta-azure

5.11.0.1022.23

hirsute

2021-11-16 16:52

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-signed-azure

5.11.0-1022.23

hirsute

2021-11-16 16:53

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-azure

5.11.0-1022.23

hirsute

2021-11-16 16:53

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-azure

5.11.0-1022.23

hirsute

2021-11-18 19:41

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-azure-5.11

5.11.0-1022.23~20.04.1

focal

2021-11-18 19:58

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-meta-azure-5.11

5.11.0.1022.23~20.04.22

focal

2021-11-18 19:59

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-signed-azure-5.11

5.11.0-1022.23~20.04.1

focal

2021-11-18 20:00

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-azure-5.11

5.11.0-1022.23~20.04.1

focal

2021-11-18 20:00

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-azure-5.11

5.11.0-1022.23~20.04.1

focal

2021-12-01 20:29

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-oracle

5.11.0-1023.24

hirsute

2021-12-01 21:08

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-meta-oracle

5.11.0.1023.24

hirsute

2021-12-01 21:09

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-signed-oracle

5.11.0-1023.24

hirsute

2021-12-01 21:09

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-oracle

5.11.0-1023.24

hirsute

2021-12-01 21:09

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-oracle

5.11.0-1023.24

hirsute

2021-12-02 16:22

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-oracle-5.11

5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1

focal

2021-12-02 17:00

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-meta-oracle-5.11

5.11.0.1023.24~20.04.16

focal

2021-12-02 17:01

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-signed-oracle-5.11

5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1

focal

2021-12-02 17:01

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-oracle-5.11

5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1

focal

2021-12-02 17:01

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-oracle-5.11

5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1

focal

2022-01-25 19:11

Kleber Sacilotto de Souza

Philip Cox

linux-oracle-5.11

5.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1

focal

2022-01-25 19:39

Kleber Sacilotto de Souza

Philip Cox

linux-meta-oracle-5.11

5.11.0.1028.31~20.04.20

focal

2022-01-25 19:39

Kleber Sacilotto de Souza

Philip Cox

linux-signed-oracle-5.11

5.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1

focal

2022-01-25 19:40

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-oracle-5.11

5.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1

focal

2022-01-25 19:40

Kleber Sacilotto de Souza

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-oracle-5.11

5.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1

focal

2022-03-09 14:22

Marcelo Cerri

Philip Cox

linux-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1003.5

jammy

2022-03-09 14:55

Marcelo Cerri

Philip Cox

linux-meta-intel-iotg

5.15.0.1003.5

jammy

2022-03-09 14:56

Marcelo Cerri

Philip Cox

linux-signed-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1003.5

jammy

2022-03-09 14:56

Marcelo Cerri

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1003.5

jammy

2022-03-09 14:56

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1003.5

jammy

2022-03-09 15:24

Marcelo Cerri

Philip Cox

linux-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1003.5~20.04.1

focal

2022-03-09 16:12

Marcelo Cerri

Philip Cox

linux-meta-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0.1003.5~20.04.4

focal

2022-03-09 16:12

Marcelo Cerri

Philip Cox

linux-signed-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1003.5~20.04.1

focal

2022-03-09 16:13

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1003.5~20.04.1

focal

2022-03-09 16:13

Marcelo Cerri

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1003.5~20.04.1

focal

2022-03-10 14:50

Kleber Sacilotto de Souza

Philip Cox

linux-gke

5.4.0-1066.69

focal

2022-03-10 15:17

Kleber Sacilotto de Souza

Philip Cox

linux-meta-gke

5.4.0.1066.76

focal

2022-03-10 15:18

Kleber Sacilotto de Souza

Philip Cox

linux-signed-gke

5.4.0-1066.69

focal

2022-03-11 17:04

Kleber Sacilotto de Souza

Philip Cox

linux-gke-5.4

5.4.0-1066.69~18.04.1

bionic

2022-03-11 17:34

Kleber Sacilotto de Souza

Philip Cox

linux-meta-gke-5.4

5.4.0.1066.69~18.04.30

bionic

2022-03-11 17:35

Kleber Sacilotto de Souza

Philip Cox

linux-signed-gke-5.4

5.4.0-1066.69~18.04.1

bionic

2022-04-07 18:19

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1004.6

jammy

2022-05-30 17:31

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-meta-intel-iotg

5.15.0.1006.8

jammy

2022-05-30 17:31

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-signed-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1006.8

jammy

2022-05-30 17:33

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1006.8

jammy

2022-05-30 17:33

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1006.8

jammy

2022-05-30 17:46

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1006.8

jammy

2022-05-31 20:12

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1006.8~20.04.1

focal

2022-05-31 20:30

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-meta-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0.1006.8~20.04.6

focal

2022-05-31 20:32

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-signed-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1006.8~20.04.1

focal

2022-05-31 20:33

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1006.8~20.04.1

focal

2022-05-31 20:33

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1006.8~20.04.1

focal

2022-08-31 14:25

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1015.20

jammy

2022-08-31 19:45

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-meta-intel-iotg

5.15.0.1015.16

jammy

2022-08-31 19:45

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-signed-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1015.20

jammy

2022-08-31 19:45

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1015.20

jammy

2022-08-31 19:45

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1015.20

jammy

2022-09-02 12:44

Stefan Bader

Philip Cox

linux-meta-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0.1015.20~20.04.10

focal

2022-09-06 14:48

Tim Gardner

Philip Cox

linux-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1015.20~20.04.2

focal

2022-09-06 16:41

Tim Gardner

Philip Cox

linux-signed-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1015.20~20.04.2

focal

2022-09-06 16:43

Tim Gardner

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1015.20~20.04.2

focal

2022-09-06 16:43

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1015.20~20.04.2

focal

2022-09-13 12:25

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1016.21

jammy

2022-09-13 14:10

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-meta-intel-iotg

5.15.0.1016.17

jammy

2022-09-13 14:13

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-signed-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1016.21

jammy

2022-09-13 14:16

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1016.21

jammy

2022-09-13 14:16

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-intel-iotg

5.15.0-1016.21

jammy

2022-09-13 17:06

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1016.21~20.04.1

focal

2022-09-13 17:28

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-meta-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0.1016.21~20.04.11

focal

2022-09-13 17:28

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-signed-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1016.21~20.04.1

focal

2022-09-13 17:29

Ubuntu Kernel Ancillary Bot

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-signatures-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1016.21~20.04.1

focal

2022-09-13 17:29

Khaled El Mously

Philip Cox

linux-restricted-modules-intel-iotg-5.15

5.15.0-1016.21~20.04.1

focal

Source: Ubuntu Sponsorship Miner

Upload Rights

I am requesting upload rights for the kernel package set for all active series, which include all of the “linux*” packages.

Endorsements

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Stefan Bader (smb)

General Feedback

I have been reviewing a bunch of kernels for Philip and beside the generic rant below I did not find anything to complain. Any minor issues in the beginning were quickly resolved and what I can remember, if there was anything unclear it got addressed immediately. I also would trust Philip to carefully consider what he will be doing. So I am recommending Philip to receive the PPU rights for kernel packages.

Suggestions for Improvement

When producing kernels I would appreciate a little more thoughtfulness (this is not limited to Philip, I just want to start putting more emphasis on it) when it comes to the changelog. Too often I see entries like "[Config] Updateconfigs for foo" which are meaningless. Was the option enabled, disabled, dropped? If someone reads this in the changelog it is like saying "Mehmeh, I changed something but I don't tell you what".

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Tim Gardner (rtg)

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I've reviewed a number of kernels and dependent packages produced by Phil. Once the initial learning curve mistakes were made, Phil has produced packages without error. I am sure Phil will carefully consider what he is uploading. I am recommending Phil to receive PPU upload rights for kernel and dependent packages.

Tim Gardner Oct 19, 2022

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Marcelo Cerri (mhcerri)

General Feedback

I have reviewed kernels and dependents packages prepared by Phil and I trust his skills to prepare, update and fix kernel packages as he has shown very capable in those tasks. He is also very cautious, asking questions and looking for advice when necessary. Phil has my endorsement for his kernel package upload rights.

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As a sponsor, just copy the template below, fill it out and add it to this section.

TEMPLATE

== <SPONSORS NAME> ==
=== General feedback ===
## Please fill us in on your shared experience.
## How many packages did you sponsor?
## How would you judge the quality?
## How would you describe the improvements?
## Do you trust the applicant?

=== Specific Experiences of working together ===
Please add good examples of your work together, but also cases that could have handled better.
=== Areas of Improvement ===

PhilipCox/KernelUploadsApplication (last edited 2022-11-10 18:22:20 by mhcerri)