AMD P-State Driver Introducing New Features With Linux 7.1
…s "-next" branch until the Linux 7.1 merge window opens up later in April. First up is the AMD CPPC Performance Priority feature set for inclusion in Linux 7.1. The…
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ARM Linux Server Performance Up More Than 7x Geo Mean In 8 Years, As Much As 15x With NVIDIA Vera CPU
…The Ampere eMAG as what was Ampere Computing's first generation data center / server processor was quite interesting with its 32 Skylark cores. You can see my 2018 review of Ampere eMAG…
Intel's Cache Aware Scheduling Inches Closer To Being Merged For Linux
…Tim Chen noted on the patch cover letter: "Compared with cache-aware v4, the major change in the first part is storing the LLC effective size in the per-CPU bottom sched…
Linux 7.1 Lands High Resolution Timer "HRTIMER" Overhaul
…especially the hrtick scheduler timer. - Better timer locality decision - Simplification of the evaluation of the first expiry time by keeping track of the neighbor timers in the RB-tree by providing a…
Linux 7.2 To Integrate The AMDGPU "Power Module" To Better Align With Windows
…As covered on Phoronix when this power module was first presented in patch form, the aim is to better management power features like the backlight and Panel Self Refresh in a similar…
Patches For Linux 7.1 May Have Negative Impact On 32-bit Systems
…The first patch changes some vfs function arguments, so check that one out carefully. With this change, we may be able to shrink some inode structures. For instance, struct nfs_inode has…
Linux 7.0-rc6 Released With The Fixes Still Coming In Heavy
…Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is set to be among the first distributions in April shipping with Linux 7.0. Linux Kernel Adds Documentation For What Qualifies As A Security Bug, Responsible AI…
Jay: A New Open-Source Shader Compiler Being Developed For Intel GPUs
…the future looks bright for Mesa compilers on Intel :-)" A very promising first step for Jay. It will be exciting as Jay matures and becomes viable for experimental testing. Jay is written…
AMD Introducing New Linux Driver For Their Halo Box: For Its RGB LED Light Bar
…This week is the first time I am seeing new Linux driver activity specifically referencing this exciting AMD "Halo Box" system. The AMD Ryzen AI Halo box shown off at CES is…
Gaim 3 Is In Development For Restoring The Original Gaim Instant Messaging App In GTK4
…Given the date at first I was wondering if it was an April Fool's announcement. But there is prior discussions in recent months around restoring Gaim, such as this update last…