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Linux 6.8 To Introduce New Intel Xe & PowerVR Graphics Drivers, Prepare For New AMD & Intel CPUs

Phoronix - Sun, 01/07/2024 - 23:02
Linux 6.7 should be released later today as the first stable kernel of 2024. In turn the Linux 6.8 merge window will then open tomorrow and run for the next two weeks. For those curious about the features expected for Linux 6.8, here's an early look at some of the changes expected to land for that next kernel cycle...

Memtest86+ 7.0 Released With IMC Polling & Initial ECC Polling

Phoronix - Sun, 01/07/2024 - 22:14
Debuting in late 2022 was memtest86+ 6.0 as a rewrite of this long-used open-source RAM tester. Coming out today is memtest86+ 7.0 as the latest major update to this leading PC memory testing solution...

OpenBLAS 0.3.26 Brings More x86_64 Optimizations, Better LoongArch64 & ARM64

Phoronix - Sun, 01/07/2024 - 21:49
OpenBLAS 0.3.26 was released this week as the newest feature update to this open-source Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS) library...

Linux 6.7 Set For Release With Bcachefs File-System, Intel Meteor Lake Graphics In Good Shape

Phoronix - Sun, 01/07/2024 - 19:49
The Linux 6.7 kernel is expected to be released as stable later today following the one week delay due to the end-of-year holidays. Here's a reminder about some of the best features in Linux 6.7...

Mesa RADV Driver Baking Improvements For VKD3D-Proton With AMD FSR3

Phoronix - Sun, 01/07/2024 - 19:36
Landing in Mesa 24.0-devel this week alongside other exciting changes is some pending work for enhancing VKD3D-Proton and AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3) support for the RADV Vulkan driver...

GNOME Shell & Mutter 46 Alpha Released

Phoronix - Sun, 01/07/2024 - 19:26
In preparing for the GNOME 46 Alpha release, this morning the "46.alpha" builds of GNOME Shell and Mutter were published...

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