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Linux's sched_ext Will Prioritize Idle SMT Siblings For Better Performance

Phoronix - 1 hour 20 min ago
A change to the Linux kernel's extensible scheduler class "sched_ext" for allowing nifty scheduler implementations via BPF programs will begin to prioritize SMT siblings to help with better performance...

Qt 6.11 Toolkit Released With "The Same 3D Capabilities As A Game Engine"

Phoronix - 3 hours 46 min ago
Qt 6.11 is out as the latest version of this cross-platform toolkit used by the KDE desktop and widely by both open-source and closed-source applications...

Ubuntu Maker Canonical Joins The Rust Foundation

Phoronix - 3 hours 56 min ago
Canonical announced today that they have joined the Rust Foundation as a Gold Member...

AMD Posts Latest "pghot" Code For Overhauling Linux Hot Page Tracking & Promotion

Phoronix - 4 hours 8 min ago
One of the core Linux infrastructure improvements that AMD engineers have been working on recently is pghot as a hot-page tracking and promotion subsystem. This proposed addition to the Linux kernel could be quite beneficial especially for those using modern AMD EPYC servers with CXL and multiple memory tiers...

Arm Ethos U85 NPU Now Supported By EthosU Gallium3D Driver

Phoronix - 4 hours 28 min ago
Merged overnight for Mesa 26.1 is enabling the Arm Ethos U85 NPU within the EthosU Gallium3D driver so that with Mesa's TEFLON framework can begin taking on AI workloads...

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