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Linux File-System Proliferation A Burden: Requirements Laid Out For Any Future File-Systems

Phoronix - Mon, 05/04/2026 - 18:28
The growing number of file-systems within the Linux kernel source tree is causing an ongoing burden for upstream developers maintaining the virtual file-system (VFS) code around it and associated code. As a result of the continuing rise of new file-systems being proposed for the Linux kernel, documentation is being introduced to establish clear guidelines for getting new file-systems accepted into the mainline kernel...

Mesa Begins Seeing Patch Activity For AMD GFX12.1 Graphics

Phoronix - Mon, 05/04/2026 - 17:58
Since last November we've begun seeing new open-source driver activity for their next-gen GPU IP with their GFX12.1 graphics engine. GFX12 (12.0) was for the Radeon RX 9000 series RDNA4 hardware while GFX 12.1 is some new revision for yet-to-be-known products while there is also GFX13 bring-up and GFX12.5 too...

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