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Intel Sapphire Rapids PECI Support Coming With Linux 6.6

Phoronix - Tue, 08/15/2023 - 17:00
The Intel Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) changes have been prepped for the upcoming Linux 6.6 kernel cycle and include extending support for including 4th Gen Xeon Scalable "Sapphire Rapids" server platforms...

Glibc Git Lands Another FMA-Optimized Function - 24% Mean Improvement

Phoronix - Tue, 08/15/2023 - 09:23
A few days ago Intel compiler expert H.J. Lu landed an FMA-optimized log2 function for the GNU C Library that could yield up to a 69% performance improvement on tested Intel Skylake processors. Merged today to Glibc Git was another FMA-optimized function...

Intel Making Improvements For CPU Microcode Updating Under Linux

Phoronix - Tue, 08/15/2023 - 02:55
Intel engineers are working on enhancing the x86_64 CPU microcode updating experience under Linux and in particular the work is ultimately around better supporting of late microcode loading on Linux for Intel systems with a primary focus on Intel servers / enterprise users...

Go 2 For "Breaking With The Past" Will Never Come

Phoronix - Tue, 08/15/2023 - 02:26
An update on the Go programming language roadmap was shared today that highlights some recent improvements for backward compatibility to Go and why the developers now no longer expect to ever have a "Go 2" release that would break compatibility with existing Go 1.x programs...

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