Re: TOF elections for 2026H1

With this being the most nominated-for election in TOF history, I would
strongly encourage candidates to reply to this email with a [brief]
campaign: who are you, what work have you done for the community, why do
you want to be on the TOF, etc.


Hi everyone,

I'm Jagpal Singh Gill (GitHub-Id: jagpalgill) working at Meta Inc, and I'm running for a TOF seat in this election.

My contributions to OpenBMC:

I've been an active upstream contributor since 2023 and I currently serve as owner/maintainer for the following repos/features:


  *   phosphor-health-monitor -- Led a full rewrite: health metrics framework, hysteresis, threshold configuration, storage/tmpfs monitoring.
  *   phosphor-bmc-code-mgmt -- Major rework of the firmware update stack: new async D-Bus update interface, led the effort to develop a common layer used by different update service daemons.
  *   phosphor-modbus -- Implemented sensor, inventory, firmware data collection over serial.
  *   entity-manager -- Owner for Meta platform configurations.
  *   dbus-sensors -- Maintainer for LeakDetector and CableMonitor.

Beyond these, I've contributed to bmcweb (Redfish update service, multipart form handling, Manager Diagnostic Data), phosphor-dbus-interfaces (new interfaces for health metrics, leak detection, firmware update, valves, pumps, cables), and sdbusplus (async fd sender/receiver, async mutex). I actively review contributions from engineers across the OpenBMC community across multiple repos.

What I'd focus on:


  *   Ensuring new designs are reviewed thoroughly and are architecturally consistent.
  *   Helping the community navigate the growing complexity of liquid cooling, modular chassis, and next-gen platform requirements.
  *   Making the design proposal and review process more accessible to new and existing contributors.

Thanks for your consideration.

Regards
Jagpal Singh Gill