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NXP Posts New Linux Accelerator Driver For Their Neutron NPU

Phoronix - Thu, 02/26/2026 - 22:01
The Linux kernel continues seeing more open-source kernel drivers emerge for supporting different AI accelerators / NPUs. The newest open-source driver breaking cover today is from NXP and is for enabling their Neutron neural processing unit...

Linux 7.1 Looks To Support Extended Attributes On Sockets For New GNOME & systemd Functionality

Phoronix - Thu, 02/26/2026 - 21:08
While the Linux 7.0 feature merge window ended this past weekend and that next kernel release won't debut as stable until April, there are already features out on the horizon that are being positioned for likely merging into the Linux 7.1 kernel assuming no issues appear or objections raised by Linus Torvalds. One of the features already looking like it will be submitted for Linux 7.1 is supporting extended attributes on sockets...

Fwupd 2.0.20 Brings New Hardware Support

Phoronix - Thu, 02/26/2026 - 20:27
Fwupd/LVFS lead developer Richard Hughes of Red Hat today released Fwupd 2.0.20 with continuing to advance firmware updating on Linux systems...

ZCULL Support For Nouveau + NVK Brings Some Small Performance Gains

Phoronix - Thu, 02/26/2026 - 19:10
Merged yesterday to Mesa 26.1 for the open-source NVIDIA Vulkan driver "NVK" is ZCULL support for more efficient rendering and bringing some small performance gains to this open-source NVIDIA driver stack...

Intel Vulkan Driver Sees Some Minor Optimizations For DX12 Games On Linux

Phoronix - Thu, 02/26/2026 - 18:57
Merged to Mesa 26.1-devel this week is a minor improvement to the Intel "ANV" Vulkan driver providing some slight enhancements to DirectX 12 games running on Linux by way of Valve's Steam Play with VKD3D-Proton...

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