Contributions to the Linux Kernel

Martin Karsten

IRQ Suspension

I have worked towards a kernel modification that adds an IRQ suspension mechanism to the Linux kernel, based on the idea in our Sigmetrics 2024 paper. I have made various small contributions during this work: The resulting patch series has been accepted for the Linux kernel: Complete patch

Jonathan Corbet has written a nice and succinct summary on LWN.net.

Joe Damato has given related presentations to the Linux Networking community:

The overall research & development story has received a fair bit of media coverage: For reference, full submission history with cover letters:

last updated Mar 17, 2025 - Martin Karsten