Alpine Linux Persistence and Storage Summit
September 28 to October 1 2026
Lizumerhütte, Tyrol, Austria
Details
We proudly announce the Alpine Linux Persistence and Storage Summit (ALPSS) 2026!
The goal of this conference is to discuss the hot topics in Linux storage and file systems, such as persistent memory, NVMe, multi-pathing, raw or open channel flash and I/O scheduling in a cool and relaxed setting with spectacular views in the Austrian alps.
We plan to have a small selection of short and to the point talks, and lots of room for discussion in small groups, as well as ample downtime to enjoy the surrounding.
Mon 28.09.2026
| Time | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 - 14:00 | Optional Lunch near Innsbruck Central Station | |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Meet at Innsbruck Central Station | |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Transfer to Lager Walchen | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Meet at parking lot Walchen (Militärlager Walchen) for direct arrivals | |
| 15:30 - 18:00 | Hike to the lodge | |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Check-in | |
| 18:30 - 18:45 | Welcome from the PC, Introduction | |
| 18:45 - 19:15 | Keynote Session by Werner "The Diagram" Fischer | |
| 19:15 - 22:00 | Dinner, Drinks and Socializing |
Tue 29.09.2026
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00 - 08:00 | Breakfast | |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | CCR/CQT Support For NVMe | Mohamed Khalfella |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | NVMe/TCP Boot - UEFI and Qemu updates | John Meneghini and Michal Rabek |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Tea Break | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Extending nvme-cli Without Forking the Ecosystem | Brandon Busacker |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | nvme-discovered | Michal Rabek and Tomas Bzatek |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | nvme-cli Project Update | Daniel Wagner |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Tea Break | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | MD fast-raid5 for SSD Arrays | (Coly) Yong Li |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Lightning Talks | |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 - 19:00 | ad hoc BOFs and hallway track (or hiking on your own) | |
| 19:00 - 22:00 | Dinner, Drinks and Socializing |
Wed 30.09.2026
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00 - 08:00 | Breakfast | |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Towards Shared Storage Benchmarks | Hans Holmberg |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Patch Review in the Times of AI | Alexei Starovoitov |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Tea Break | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | File System Data Checksums Revisited | Christoph Hellwig |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Data Placement for Zoned Storage via eBPF | Naohiro Aota |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | AnUBIFS - Another UBI Filesystem | Richard Weinberger |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Tea Break | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | New Tooling in the World of Zoned Storage | Wilfred Mallawa |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Using tlp-tool to Analyze PCIe AER TLP Headers | Maciej Grochowski |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 - 19:00 | ad hoc BOFs and hallway track (or hiking on your own) | |
| 19:00 - 22:00 | Dinner, Drinks and Socializing |
Thu 01.10.2026
| Time | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00 - 08:00 | Breakfast and checkout | |
| 08:30 - 10:00 | Hike to the base | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Transfer to Innsbruck Central Station |
Attendance
Attendance is free except for the accommodation and food at the lodge, but the number of seats is strictly limited. If you are interested in attending please reserve a seat by mailing us your favorite topic(s).
If you are interested in giving a short and crisp talk please also send an abstract.
📨 alpss-pc@penguingang.atLocation
Innsbruck itself is well connected to the train networks of Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. It also has a small international airport and is easily reachable from the major hub airports at Munich, Vienna and Zurich.
The Lizumerhütte is an Alpine Society lodge in a high alpine environment. A hike of approximately 2 hours is required to the lodge, and no other accommodations are available within walking distance.
🌐 https://www.lizumer-huette.at