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SNIA Developer Conference September 15-17, 2025 | Santa Clara, CA

Damien Le Moal

Distinguished Engineer

Western Digital

Damien Le Moal manages the open-source system software group in Western Digital Research. He is a regular contributor to Linux kernel block, scsi and device-mapper subsystems and the author of zonefs.

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HDD Innovation for Hyperscale: CDLs, SMR, Depop and SCSI Advancements in Linux

Hyperscale storage demands are pushing HDD technologies to new levels of sophistication and industry collaboration. This technical session brings together Damien Le Moal (Western Digital) and Rick Kutcipal (Broadcom, STA Board) to deliver a joint update on emerging and maturing HDD features designed to meet hyperscaler requirements. Topics will include the latest developments in Command Duration Limits (CDLs), drive depopulation (depop), and Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR), as well as the state of SCSI protocol support in Linux. Attendees will gain insight into vendor collaboration (WDC, Toshiba, Seagate) and host-side enablement via Broadcom's HBA and initiator work. With Linux kernel support now production-ready for many of these features, this talk highlights what’s available today, what’s next, and how developers can best take advantage.

Damien Le Moal
Distinguished Engineer
Western Digital
Rick Kutcipal
At-Large Director, Board of Directors
SNIA SCSI Trade Association (STA)
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