Matthias Reichl
Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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Top SchoolMatthias Reichl is a systems engineer with 18 years of hands-on experience in embedded Linux, kernel drivers and low-level system architecture, currently based in Salzburg. He has significant open-source contributions to high-profile media-center projects like Kodi (xbmc) and lightweight OSes LibreELEC/CoreELEC, focusing on DRM/GBM video rendering, kernel overlays, IR remote decoders and device-specific driver fixes. Matthias blends consultancy and operational roles—running his own IT services firm for over a decade and delivering system engineering at consult24—bringing both customer-facing pragmatism and deep technical expertise. Known for solving platform-specific hardware problems, he also surfaces subtle integration bugs in complex video and input stacks that many others miss.
18 years of coding experience
Wirtschaftsinformatik, Wirtschaftsinformatik at Technical University ViennaDiplom und Reifeprüfung, Nachrichtentechnik / Technischeinfromatik, Diplom und Reifeprüfung, Nachrichtentechnik / Technischeinfromatik at HTL Wien 16 Ottagring
German, English, thailändisch
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Github Skills (25)
drm10
c-language10
rendering10
cmake10
c-programming10
linux-kernel10
kodi10
render10
kernel10
driver10
device-driver10
sys10
embedded10
cprogramming-language10
linux9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv
Jun 2016 - Jan 2023
Just enough OS for KODI
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer
Embedded Systems EngineerContributions:445 reviews, 1865 commits, 1442 PRs in 6 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Matthias primarily contributed to the low-level functionality of the LibreELEC operating system for Kodi. Their commits focused on enhancing compatibility with remote controls, particularly the Zotac IR remotes, by adding and modifying kernel patches related to IR decoding. They also updated Kodi and various dependencies.
kodilibreeleclinuxembeddedjeos
CoreELEC/CoreELEC
Mar 2017 - Dec 2022
A lightweight OS for KODI
Role in this project:Back-end & Embedded Systems Engineer
Back-end & Embedded Systems EngineerContributions:165 commits in 5 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Matthias primarily contributed to the coreelec/coreelec repository, a lightweight OS for KODI, by implementing and updating Linux kernel features and drivers. Their work involved fixing IR remote control decoders, adding support for kernel overlays to manage modules and firmware, and improving the performance of the Xbox DVD remote. Furthermore, the user modified build scripts and configurations to incorporate tools like 'perf' for development. The contributions show a focus on device-specific hardware and system-level modifications.
kodi
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