Writing

2021

Git Alias function syntax

Git aliases are an easy way to customize commands, however it is tempting to be more expressive and use shell script functions. This is supported, but the syntax and escaping can be hard to overcome. Read full post

Applying mailing list patches with 'git b4'

b4 helps improve the workflow for mailing list based Linux kernel development, but doesn't offer direct git integration. Let's whip up a 'git b4' alias. Read full post

2018

Running Docker privileged inside of LXC / LXD

Being able to run Docker containers inside of LXC containers comes in quite handy due to them solving slightly different issues. Read full post

2016

XDC 2016

Highlights from the 2016 X.org Developers conference. Read full post