Benjamin Block
Linux Kernel Developer at IBM
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolBenjamin Block is a Linux kernel developer with nine years of experience focused on storage area networks and the Linux storage stack for IBM Z mainframes. As the maintainer of the zFCP device driver and contributor to s390-tools, he combines deep kernel-space expertise with practical user-space tooling support in a large international R&D setting. His background spans both embedded and enterprise projects—from integrating Lightweight Profiling into perf at AMD to adding Intel TXT support to the Jailhouse hypervisor—demonstrating a knack for low-level systems and hardware-feature integration. He holds a BSc and MSc in Computer Science with top grades and a history of shipping production drivers and kernel firmware work. Colocated in Stuttgart, he thrives working independently or across distributed teams on challenging, performance-sensitive infrastructure.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, 1.2, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, 1.2 at Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig (FH)Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, 1.2, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, 1.2 at Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau
German, English
Github Skills (114)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ibm-s390-linux/s390-tools
Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
Tools for use with the s390 Linux kernel and device drivers
Contributions:2 reviews, 15 commits, 9 comments in 9 months
kerneldriverslinux-kernellinux
aosp-mirror/kernel_common
Dec 2016 - Nov 2022
Contributions:58 commits in 6 years
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