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AMD Guided Autonomous Mode Submitted For Linux 6.4

Phoronix - Tue, 04/25/2023 - 02:52
As anticipated the AMD P-State driver extension building out the Guided Autonomous Mode of operation has been sent in as part of the CPU frequency scaling / power management changes for the in-development Linux 6.4 kernel...

Fedora 39 Looks To Boost vm.max_map_count To Help Windows Games With Steam Play

Phoronix - Tue, 04/25/2023 - 01:15
Fedora 39 this autumn is looking at boosting its vm.max_map_count default to better match the behavior of SteamOS / Steam Deck and allowing more Windows games to run out-of-the-box with Steam Play...

Linux 6.4 Allows For Optional CA Enforcement Of The Machine Keyring

Phoronix - Mon, 04/24/2023 - 23:50
With the Linux 6.4 kernel there is the ability being introduced so that the machine keyring can optionally only store CA-enforced keys...

Red Hat Begins Cutting "Hundreds Of Jobs"

Phoronix - Mon, 04/24/2023 - 22:45
The tech layoffs have now reached Red Hat with "hundreds of jobs" being cut and the initial round of layoffs being announced today...

3Dfx Voodoo 1 & 2 Glide Linux Driver Retired, Other X.Org Code Officially Retired

Phoronix - Mon, 04/24/2023 - 21:00
In clearing up the state of various X.Org packages that have been effectively unmaintained for years, an attempt is being made to better communicate the status of some "retired" X.Org packages that Linux distributions should work towards removing as they are no longer being maintained...

SELinux In Linux 6.4 Removes Run-Time Disabling Support

Phoronix - Mon, 04/24/2023 - 20:30
After being deprecated for several years, Security Enhanced Linux "SELinux" beginning with the Linux 6.4 kernel can no longer be run-time disabled...

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