About Me

Hi! I’m Xiaolei Wang, a Linux kernel developer passionate about graphics programming, embedded systems, and open source software.

What I Do

• 🔧 Linux kernel development and device drivers
• 💻 Graphics programming and media subsystem
• 📝 Contributing to open source projects
• 🎯 Embedded systems and IoT development

Background

I work on the Linux media subsystem, focusing on camera drivers and video processing. My recent contributions include modernizing the OV5647 camera driver with CCI register access helpers and new streaming APIs.

Current Projects

• OV5647 Driver Modernization: Converting legacy camera drivers to use modern kernel APIs
• Media Subsystem: Contributing to the Linux media framework
• Embedded Graphics: Working on graphics acceleration for embedded platforms

Technical Interests

• Linux kernel internals
• Device driver development
• Computer graphics and image processing
• Embedded systems programming
• Open source hardware

Recent Contributions

You can find my latest kernel patches on the Linux Media mailing list and follow my work on various media device drivers.

Contact

• Email: xiaolei.wang@windriver.com
• GitHub: github.com/wangxiaolei12
• LinkedIn: Xiaolei Wang

This Blog

This blog is built with Jekyll and hosted on GitHub Pages, inspired by clean, minimalist design principles. I write about kernel development, graphics programming, and my journey in open source software.

The source code for this blog is available on GitHub.

Last updated: May 2026