Last August, BayLibre sent eight of its collaborators to the Open Source Summit Europe, the Linux Foundation’s flagship open-source conference in Amsterdam (Netherlands). Over three packed days, we delivered six technical talks from five different speakers, participated in sponsored sessions and workshops, represented BayLibre in multiple open-source communities… and had fun together! It was an amazing opportunity as usual, not just to share what we are building, but to reconnect with the wider open-source ecosystem.
Table of Contents
- Our talks & sessions
- BayLibre representation at co-located events
- Why this matters for BayLibre
- Looking forward
- Thank You
Our talks & sessions
Our speakers covered a range of topics, reflecting key areas we are passionate about: Embedded Linux, Zephyr, Yocto and CI/CD workflows.
Here are some highlights:
Embedded Linux Conference (ELC)
Why Won’t My CPU Sleep? Debugging cpuidle Mysteries on ARM SoCs
by Kevin Hilman, CTO & co-founder (co-presented with Dhruva Gole, Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Texas Instruments)
In this talk, Kevin and Dhruva dive into the challenges of debugging CPUIdle on ARM SoCs and offers practical solutions.
Full video available here
Do It Faster: How We Supercharged Linux to Work with Blazing Fast ADCs for IIO
by Trevor Gamblin, Senior Software Engineer
In this talk, Trevor explains how BayLibre optimized Linux to work with Analog Devices’ blazing-fast analog-to-digital converters (ADCs).
Full video available here
Powering Up Lab Automation with labgrid and CI
by Trevor Gamblin (co-presented with Tim Orling, Principal Software Engineer at Konsulko Group)
In this session, Trevor and Tim demonstrate how to use Labgrid and Continuous Integration (CI) to build robust and efficient lab automation for embedded systems, making development and testing faster and more reliable. This is a must-watch for anyone looking to streamline their lab setup and CI workflows.
Full video available here
Zephyr Developer Summit
Cryptography Support in Zephyr: Recent Changes and Upcomings
by Valerio Setti, Senior Software Engineer and Zephyr TSC representative
In this session, Valerio dives into the latest developments in the Zephyr RTOS cryptography subsystem and provides a sneak peek into what’s coming next. This is a must-watch for anyone building secure embedded systems.
Full video available here
Running Zephyr in a Light Bulb
by Alexandre Bailon, Senior Software Engineer and co-founder
Alexandre explores how to develop a Zephyr firmware for an existing connected light bulb, focusing on a solution that is more robust, secure, and privacy-respecting than many commercial alternatives. Watch the full talk to learn how open-source software can power a smarter, more secure home.
Full video available here
ZMS: a New Lightweight Storage System
by Riadh Ghaddab, Senior Software Engineer and Zephyr maintainer
In this talk, Riadh, Senior Software Engineer at BayLibre and Zephyr Project maintainer, presents this new storage system that he designed, a crucial solution for embedded systems where space and resources are limited.
Full video available here
Open Source Leadership
Sponsored session
In this this session Kevin Hilman, alongside Stefan Müller-Klieser (Group Leader, Phytec), Jon Oster (Principal Product & Security Architect, Toradex), Jason Kridner (President and Founder, BeagleBoard.org Foundation), Thomas Petazzoni (Co-founder, Bootlin) & Andrei Aldea / Neha Francis / Vishnu Singh (Texas Instruments), focused on how to bring products to life with upstream software.
Full video available here
BayLibre representation at co-located events
In addition to our main conference talks, our team members played key leadership and community roles at co-located events and workshops:
- Zephyr Project TSC (Technical Steering Committee): Valerio Setti represented BayLibre, contributing to governance and future strategic direction
- Yocto Project Developer Day: Trevor Gamblin was a BayLibre representative and presented a talk, as a maintainer, outlining the recent agreement to make RISC-V a fully supported architecture within the Yocto Project community trhrough RISC-V International and RISE Project funding and support.
- KernelCI workshop: Kevin Hilman led a hands-on session as part of the KernelCI project, drawing in developers interested in continuous integration for kernel testing.
Why this matters for BayLibre
This kind of engagement goes to the heart of who we are at BayLibre. Here are some reasons why being at OSS Europe, among other conferences, is more than just giving talks:
- Community & contribution: We don’t see open source just as a tool, it’s a community ecosystem. Whether it’s Linux, Zephyr, Yocto, AOSP,… we believe in being active contributors, not just users. Events like OSS Europe allow us to exchange ideas, learn about the latest work, and contribute back—code, patches, feedback, and more.
- Face-to-face is irreplaceable: There’s something special about meeting people in person, from collaborators, maintainers, users, partners, speakers and other companies. Conversations over coffee, hallway encounters, serendipitous brainstorming, these generate ideas and trust that often lead to long-standing collaborations.
- Shared moments within the team: Events like this also strengthen us internally. It was as always an opportunity for our attendees to work together, share knowledge, get inspired, and return with renewed energy. These shared experiences build mutual respect, bring out latent ideas, and help us grow professionally and personally.
Looking forward
Our participation at OSS Europe is not a one-off. We see it as part of a continuous journey. Plans are already underway for increased contributions to Linux Kernel, Zephyr Project, Yocto Project, AOSP, CI/CD infrastructure (KernelCI and related tooling).
Thank You
We’d like to thank the organizers of OSS Europe, the Linux Foundation, all the speakers, maintainers, contributors, and attendees who made the event special. To our friends in the community: it was a pleasure catching up, learning together, and pushing open source forward.
Here’s to many more conferences, more ideas, more code, and more open collaboration.