Denis Kirjanov
Linux Kernel Geek at loosely-knit team of kernel hackers across the Net
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Top SchoolDenis Kirjanov is a Linux kernel specialist with 26 years of systems experience, focused on kernel internals, networking, and multi-architecture support across x86, POWER and IA64. He has driven kernel development and maintenance for enterprise distributions and open-source communities, including release backports, CVE branch co-maintenance, and long-term subsystem stewardship such as network drivers and block layers. His background spans high-performance computing, cryptographic hardware drivers, SELinux/SEPG integrations, and custom OS enhancements in security-sensitive environments. Comfortable debugging complex locking and data-corruption issues, Denis combines deep low-level analysis with practical backporting and porting skills—an engineer who routinely moves fixes from research into mainstream kernels. Notably, he has maintained niche network drivers and contributed kernel work for Power architecture and specialized cryptographic hardware, reflecting both breadth and focused expertise.
26 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
master's degree, Computer Networks, master's degree, Computer Networks at Moscow State University of Service
English, German, Russian, Chinese
Github Skills (22)
moto8
fabric5
adapter5
xilinx5
kernel4
linux-kernel4
gtk3
xorg3
linux3
console2
xcb2
busybox2
window-manager2
cli2
wayland2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
kda88/rmon
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
kda88/Centos6Plus
Sep 2021 - Oct 2021
Contributions:1 push in 10 days
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