Project Description:We are building a team to work on the Free BSD Performance Monitoring Counter (PMC) framework, including hwmon, libpmc, and pmcstat.
The project includes development, testing, and cooperation with the upstream Free BSD open-source community to integrate new features into Free BSD.Responsibilities:
Develop and improve parts of the Free BSD PMC framework (hwmon, libpmc, pmcstat)
Investigate and fix performance and monitoring issues in the Free BSD kernel
Work with the upstream Free BSD community and integrate changes into mainline Free BSD
Support performance monitoring tools for modern AMD (Zen era) hardware
Participate in code reviews and technical discussionsMandatory Skills Description:
7 years of experience in relevant technical areas
Strong knowledge of Free BSD kernel architecture and internals
Excellent C programming skills
Strong understanding of x86 microarchitecture
Very good knowledge of performance monitoring on modern x86 systemsNice-to-Have Skills Description:
Previous contributions to upstream Free BSD kernel code
Experience with AMD Zen performance monitoring technologies (PMC, IBS, etc.)