Introduction and interest in contributing to glibc

Adhemerval Zanella Netto adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Thu May 21 16:28:37 GMT 2026



On 20/05/26 18:13, Gokhan wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> My name is Gokhan Sezer. I am a computer engineer from Boğaziçi University, and I have been working for the last three years in the HFT industry, mostly on performance-sensitive systems. 
> 
> My current work involves kernel-bypass networking and custom PCIe drivers for FPGA communication, so I have some practical experience with hardware/software interaction and debugging performance-critical paths.
> 
> I would appreciate any pointers to good starter tasks, active areas where help is needed, or issues suitable for a new contributor.
> 
> Best regards,
> Gokhan Sezer
> 

Hi Gokhan,

Unfortunately the wiki TODOs are outdated [1], so I am not sure they would be
useful.  One option would to check on the bugzilla and triage some bugs [2].

There is also some backlog on the patchwork for reviewing [3] (although it
would require some knowledge of the project).

[1] https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/HomePage
[2] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=SUSPENDED&bug_status=WAITING&bug_status=REOPENED&list_id=103164&product=glibc&query_format=advanced
[3] https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/list/


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