The UNIX Filesystem API is profoundly broken, and user-settable symbolic links are to blame. In this talk I will explain how CVE-2021-20316 made me realize how symbolic links, introduced in 4.2BSD Unix from U.C. Berkeley, broke the previously elegant UNIX file system API and file system design. The design and implementation of symbolic links has caused years worth of security flaws and API patches to fix a conceptually broken idea. I also propose a modest suggestion in order to help Linux step away from this mess to a more secure by-design future.

A new class of cloud and datacenter infrastructure is emerging into the marketplace. This new infrastructure element, often referred as Data Processing Unit (DPU) or Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU), takes the form of a server hosted PCIe add-in card or on-board chip(s), containing one or more ASIC’s or FPGA's, usually anchored around a single powerful SoC device. The DPU/IPU-like devices have their roots in the evolution of SmartNIC devices but separate themselves from that legacy in several important ways.

Hear from the experts on the latest from NVMe including implementation experiences.

The SNIA Technical Council believes that it is important for storage developers to learn about the emerging technology of Data Processing Units (DPUs). We have created a task force to provide an overview and answer the following questions. What is a DPU? Why might storage developers want to adopt DPUs in their products or services? What tools and libraries do you provide for developers? Which parts are open source? What development languages are supported? Following the panel presentations, we will open the floor to questions from the participants.

We will have some experts regarding the EDSFF specifications to discuss related topics. We may also have a few experts regarding connectors and cables.

We will guide the group to discuss the 1.0 specification, what it means for the industry, and where we go from here.

BoF will discuss and seek participant input on SNIA Emerald V5.0 workload generator replacements for system testing, seek new workloads for EPA Energy Star related work, and review new Device Level Test Specification.

The SNIA SMB3 Interoperability (IO) Lab will take place Monday, September 12 through Wednesday, September 14, 2022, co-located with the Storage Developer Conference (SDC) in Fremont, CA.  The purpose of the IO Lab is for vendors to bring their implementations of SMB3 to test, identify, and fix bugs in a collaborative setting with the goal of providing a forum in which companie