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== ZFS Experts ==
== ZFS experts ==
The following people have volunteered to be resources help answer questions in their specific areas of expertise.  The [[mailing list]] is also a general resource for code-related questions.  Individuals listed alphabetically by last name:
The following people have volunteered to help answer questions in their specific areas of expertise.  The [[mailing list]] is also a general resource for code-related questions.   


''Please add yourself here with a sentence about your experience with ZFS, a sentence about your areas of expertise, and a link to how to contact you (could be via your User: page on this site).''
Alphabetically by last name:


* [[User:mahrens | Matt Ahrens]]
=== [[User:mahrens | Matt Ahrens]] ===
** Co-founded the ZFS project at Sun in 2001; designed & implemented many features including snapshot & clones, send and receive, scrub/resilver.
Co-founded the ZFS project at Sun in 2001; designed & implemented many features including snapshot & clones, send and receive, scrub/resilver.
** Broad knowledge of ZFS, but most expertise in DMU, DSL, and ZAP.
 
* [[User:WillAndrews | Will Andrews]]
Broad knowledge of ZFS, but most expertise in DMU, DSL, and ZAP.
** Spectra Logic & FreeBSD ZFS team member since November 2011, minor role in the OS X port since late 2012.
 
** Primary areas of focus are in DMU & ZVOL, involving I/O performance, bug fixes, & portability.
=== [[User:WillAndrews | Will Andrews]] ===
* [[User:behlendorf | Brian Behlendorf]]
 
** ZFS on Linux maintainer; implemented the SPL and adapted ZFS for the Linux kernel.
Spectra Logic & FreeBSD ZFS team member since November 2011, minor role in the OS X port since late 2012.
** Broad knowledge of Linux kernel internals and ZFS in general.
 
*[[User:gibbs | Justin T. Gibbs]]
Primary areas of focus are in DMU & ZVOL, involving I/O performance, bug fixes, & portability.
** Member of Spectra Logic's team working on ZFS enhancements, including [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtY3vpX-cdM Optimizing ZFS for Block Storage]
 
** Broad knowledge of FreeBSD internals, FreeBSD's integration of ZFS, and the DMU and vdev layers.
=== [[User:behlendorf | Brian Behlendorf]] ===
*[[User:delphij | Xin Li]]
 
** Developer at FreeBSD and FreeNAS projects, working at iXsystems; Worked on FreeBSD's ZFS effort since 2009.
ZFS on Linux maintainer; implemented the SPL and adapted ZFS for the Linux kernel.
** Broad knowledge of FreeBSD internals and FreeBSD's integration with ZFS.
 
* [[User:lundman | Jorgen Lundman]]
Broad knowledge of Linux kernel internals and ZFS in general.
** Added ZFS support to [http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot U-Boot] and initial ZFS on Linux port to ARM.
 
** Working on ZFS on Linux port to Apple OS X [https://github.com/zfs-osx zfs-osx]
=== [[User:gibbs | Justin T. Gibbs]] ===
* [[User:Matuska | Martin Matuska]]
 
** FreeBSD ZFS team member since 2010; keeping FreeBSD in sync with illumos and fixing small bugs
Member of Spectra Logic's team working on ZFS enhancements, including [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtY3vpX-cdM Optimizing ZFS for Block Storage].
** Most expertise in porting of illumos changes to FreeBSD
 
* [[User:Csiden | Chris Siden]]
Broad knowledge of FreeBSD internals, FreeBSD's integration of ZFS, and the DMU and vdev layers.
** Implemented zpool feature flags and background destroy of filesystems.
 
** Most expertise in Feature Flags, ztest, and illumos development process.
=== [[User:delphij | Xin Li]] ===
* [[User:Gwilson | George Wilson]]
 
** ZFS developer since 2005; implemented single-copy ARC and many SPA-layer performance enhancements.
Developer at FreeBSD and FreeNAS projects, working at iXsystems; Worked on FreeBSD's ZFS effort since 2009.
** Most expertise in SPA (space maps, ZIO pipeline, block allocation, etc), ARC, and corrupt pool recovery.
 
* [[User:Ryao | Richard Yao]]
Broad knowledge of FreeBSD internals and FreeBSD's integration with ZFS.
** The Gentoo Linux ZFS maintainer since January 2012; many miscellaneous improvements to Linux port
 
** Most expertise in Linux integration and ZFS on Linux development process.
=== [[User:lundman | Jorgen Lundman]] ===
* [[User:Aron | Aron Xu]]
 
** Work on ZFS on Linux support in Debian as co-maintainer.
Added ZFS support to [http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot U-Boot] and initial ZFS on Linux port to ARM.
 
Working on [[Distributions#ZFS-OSX | ZFS on Linux port to Apple OS X.
 
=== [[User:Matuska | Martin Matuska]] ===
 
FreeBSD ZFS team member since 2010; keeping FreeBSD in sync with illumos and fixing small bugs.
 
Most expertise in porting of illumos changes to FreeBSD.
 
=== [[User:Csiden | Chris Siden]] ===
 
Implemented zpool feature flags and background destroy of filesystems.
 
Most expertise in Feature Flags, ztest, and illumos development process.
 
=== [[User:Gwilson | George Wilson]] ===
 
ZFS developer since 2005; implemented single-copy ARC and many SPA-layer performance enhancements.
 
Most expertise in SPA (space maps, ZIO pipeline, block allocation, etc), ARC, and corrupt pool recovery.
 
=== [[User:Aron | Aron Xu]] ===
 
Work on ZFS on Linux support in Debian as co-maintainer.
 
=== [[User:Ryao | Richard Yao]] ===
 
The Gentoo Linux ZFS maintainer since January 2012; many miscellaneous improvements to Linux port.
 
Most expertise in Linux integration and ZFS on Linux development process.
 
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''Please add yourself above with a sentence about your experience with ZFS, a sentence about your areas of expertise, and a link to how to contact you (could be via your User: page on this site).''

Revision as of 07:20, 21 September 2013

ZFS experts

The following people have volunteered to help answer questions in their specific areas of expertise. The mailing list is also a general resource for code-related questions.

Alphabetically by last name:

Matt Ahrens

Co-founded the ZFS project at Sun in 2001; designed & implemented many features including snapshot & clones, send and receive, scrub/resilver.

Broad knowledge of ZFS, but most expertise in DMU, DSL, and ZAP.

Will Andrews

Spectra Logic & FreeBSD ZFS team member since November 2011, minor role in the OS X port since late 2012.

Primary areas of focus are in DMU & ZVOL, involving I/O performance, bug fixes, & portability.

Brian Behlendorf

ZFS on Linux maintainer; implemented the SPL and adapted ZFS for the Linux kernel.

Broad knowledge of Linux kernel internals and ZFS in general.

Justin T. Gibbs

Member of Spectra Logic's team working on ZFS enhancements, including Optimizing ZFS for Block Storage.

Broad knowledge of FreeBSD internals, FreeBSD's integration of ZFS, and the DMU and vdev layers.

Xin Li

Developer at FreeBSD and FreeNAS projects, working at iXsystems; Worked on FreeBSD's ZFS effort since 2009.

Broad knowledge of FreeBSD internals and FreeBSD's integration with ZFS.

Jorgen Lundman

Added ZFS support to U-Boot and initial ZFS on Linux port to ARM.

Working on [[Distributions#ZFS-OSX | ZFS on Linux port to Apple OS X.

Martin Matuska

FreeBSD ZFS team member since 2010; keeping FreeBSD in sync with illumos and fixing small bugs.

Most expertise in porting of illumos changes to FreeBSD.

Chris Siden

Implemented zpool feature flags and background destroy of filesystems.

Most expertise in Feature Flags, ztest, and illumos development process.

George Wilson

ZFS developer since 2005; implemented single-copy ARC and many SPA-layer performance enhancements.

Most expertise in SPA (space maps, ZIO pipeline, block allocation, etc), ARC, and corrupt pool recovery.

Aron Xu

Work on ZFS on Linux support in Debian as co-maintainer.

Richard Yao

The Gentoo Linux ZFS maintainer since January 2012; many miscellaneous improvements to Linux port.

Most expertise in Linux integration and ZFS on Linux development process.


Please add yourself above with a sentence about your experience with ZFS, a sentence about your areas of expertise, and a link to how to contact you (could be via your User: page on this site).