📰 Open-Source exFAT Programs 1.4.3 Improves Fsck & Mkfs

Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel release expected on Sunday, a new release of the exFAT file-system user-space programs was released overnight...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/exfatprogs-1.4.3

#kernel #linux #opensource

📰 Patches Posted For Fixing The Linux DRM Scheduler's Fair Policy

Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel release expected out on Sunday, the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem was forced to revert their "fair" scheduler policy default new for this kernel. Due to a last minute user-reported regression, FIFO returns as the default DRM scheduler policy for Linux 7.2. But patches are now available for addressing that regression and thus hopefully for Linux 7.3 there will be the fair scheduler becoming the default...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Patches-Fix-DRM-Fair

#kernel #linux

📰 Features Coming For Linux 7.3 From Optimizing Intel Hybrid CPUs To Old AMD Athlon XPs

With Linux 7.2 expected to see its stable debut Sunday, here is a look at what I have been monitoring as changes expected to be submitted during the Linux 7.3 merge window that will open on Monday...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Features-Preview

#amd #intel #linux

📰 Omarchy 4.0 Linux Distro Released With Desktop Shell Now Implemented Via Quickshell

Omarchy as the Arch Linux distribution developed by David Heinemeier Hansson "DHH" / Basecamp is out today with Omarchy 4.0 as the distro's biggest release to date...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Omarchy-4.0-Released

#arch #distro #linux

📰 AMD Posts Massive 109 Patch Series For GFX 12.1 RAS Support On Friday Evening

AMD has a tendency to send out large feature patch series for their open-source Linux drivers on Friday afternoons/evenings. Today we were greeted by a set of 109 patches working on RAS support for the upcoming AMD GFX12.1 target...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GFX12.1-RAS-Patch-Series

#amd #linux #opensource

📰 The Epic Games Launcher is coming to Linux, but the Heroic team isn't too worried

Heroic's home turf advantage may make it the winner of the two.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-epic-games-launcher-is-coming-to-linux-but-the-heroic-team-isnt-too-worried/

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📰 Intel's Jay Graphics Shader Compiler Now Passing Vulkan CTS With Xe2/Xe3 Hardware

Last year Alyssa Rosenzweig joined Intel to work on their Linux graphics drivers after previously serving as a contractor for Valve on their graphics stack and also previously leading the Mesa driver work for the Asahi Linux Apple Silicon graphics support. Since joining Intel, she has been leading the development of Jay as a new SSA-based shader compiler for Intel graphics hardware to be used by the Mesa Iris Gallium3D and ANV Vulkan drivers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Jay-Compiler-Xe2-Xe3-CTS

#intel #linux

📰 Late Sound Fixes For Linux 7.2 Bring More Device Quirks, Intel Nova Lake HDMI-In Capture

Ahead of the presumed Linux 7.2 stable kernel release tomorrow, some last minute sound fixes/quirks have been merged for this next kernel version...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Last-Sound-Fixes-Linux-7.2

#intel #kernel #linux

📰 Marek Olšák's 19 Latest Patches Further Optimizing RADV & ACO

Legendary Mesa Radeon Gallium3D driver developer Marek Olšák who was a longtime AMD employee and then joined Valve's Linux graphics driver team earlier this year has continued his focus now on perfecting his art around the RADV Vulkan driver and ACO shader compiler...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-ACO-19-More-Patches-Valve

#amd #linux

📰 tlbi= Boot Option Submitted Ahead Of Linux 7.2 Kernel Release

Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel stable release expected to occur in the coming hours, a last minute "x86/urgent" pull request was submitted with one patch for adding the new tlbi= boot option...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-x86-urgent-tlbi

#kernel #linux