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Linux DRM Firmware Repo Established For Queuing New GPU Firmware

Phoronix - Sun, 08/20/2023 - 22:05
The linux-firmware.git Git repository on the kernel.org Git repository has been the de facto location for collecting all of the microcode/firmware files needed by upstream Linux kernel drivers. The linux-firmware.git repository is the centralized repository for all firmware files, including the GPU/DRM graphics drivers. Now though a dedicated DRM firmware repository is being established as a staging area for new GPU firmware prior to being picked up by linux-firmware.git...

Linux 6.5-rc7 Released: Stable Linux 6.5 Expected Next Week

Phoronix - Sun, 08/20/2023 - 21:17
Linus Torvalds released the Linux 6.5-rc7 test kernel today, a few hours ahead of schedule...

Box64 0.2.4 Released - Some x86-64 Games Now Playable On RISC-V

Phoronix - Sun, 08/20/2023 - 00:16
A new release of Box64 is now available, the Linux x86_64 emulator for running programs and games on non-x86_64 architectures like ARM/AArch64 and RISC-V...

Intel ISPC 1.21 Released With Meteor Lake Xe-LPG Support

Phoronix - Sat, 08/19/2023 - 21:32
Intel ISPC 1.21 is now available as the newest feature update to this Implicit SPMD Program Compiler for a C language variant focused on single program, multiple data (SPMD) programming for exploiting the full potential of modern CPUs and GPUs...

FreeBSD 14 Alpha 2 Available For Testing - The Last Series For 32-bit Platforms

Phoronix - Sat, 08/19/2023 - 21:22
Last week the FreeBSD 14 alpha phase kicked off and available today is the second weekly alpha release for this upcoming major BSD operating system update...

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