GSOC'26: Interest in Project:Emulating missing linux syscalls (350h)

[Piyush Patle <piyushpatle228%gmail.com@localhost>]

Hi,

My name is Piyush, and I’m an engineering student with a strong interest in operating systems and kernel development. I have been actively working with Linux kernel internals and low-level system programming, and I’m currently looking to contribute to NetBSD kernel development.
I’m particularly interested in the Linux syscall emulation work under compat_linux, specifically identifying missing Linux system calls that prevent certain binaries from running and contributing toward implementing the required support in NetBSD’s compatibility layer.
I would like to work on this project and begin by reproducing failures using Linux binaries, tracing missing functionality, and studying the existing compat_linux implementation before proposing patches.
I’d greatly appreciate guidance on:

1. suitable initial binaries or known failing workloads,
2. currently prioritized or missing syscalls,
3. and any recommended starting points in the compat_linux subsystem.

Please let me know how I can best get started and coordinate with ongoing efforts.

Thank you for your time.

Best regards,
Piyush