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Intel Continues Finalizing UEFI Unaccepted Memory Support For Linux

Phoronix - Sat, 06/03/2023 - 20:34
With Intel TDX and AMD SEV-SNP for better securing virtual machines on the mainline Linux kernel, memory is accepted/initialized immediately at boot time by the VMs although the capability exists to have "unaccepted memory" where that memory is only dealt with by the VMs later on or on an as-needed basis. For two years now Intel engineers have been working on this unaccepted memory support and this week posted their thirteenth iteration of these fundamental Linux kernel patches...

Portable Computing Language 4.0 Adds Intel Level Zero API Driver

Phoronix - Sat, 06/03/2023 - 18:30
The Portable Computing Language "PoCL" began as an open-source CPU-based OpenCL implementation that has become quite a comprehensive implementation over the years. But in leveraging the LLVM/Clang compiler stack, over time PoCL has grown beyond just a CPU implementation to also support OpenCL execution on NVIDIA GPUs, AMD HSA-capable GPUs, and more. The latest now coming with PoCL 4.0 is support for Intel Level Zero execution for running this OpenCL implementation over Intel Arc Graphics GPUs...

Serpent OS Shines New Light On Solus Partnership, Pushing More D Language Code

Phoronix - Sat, 06/03/2023 - 18:18
Serpent OS started out as a new Linux distribution started by Ikey Doherty, the same developer that rose to fame for starting the Solus Linux distribution prior to a hiatus. Serpent OS was getting off the ground when the surprise full-circle announcement came in April that Solus Linux would build off Serpent OS...

KDE Plasma 6.0 Stability "Improving Daily"

Phoronix - Sat, 06/03/2023 - 18:03
KDE developer Nate Graham began his weekly development recap by noting that Plasma 6.0 development continues and its stability is improving daily as well as seeing new features...

How to Remove a Directory and File in Linux Using ‘rm’ Command

Tecmint - Sat, 06/03/2023 - 13:07
The post How to Remove a Directory and File in Linux Using ‘rm’ Command first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

The rm command is a UNIX and Linux command line utility for removing files or directories on a Linux system. In this article, we will

The post How to Remove a Directory and File in Linux Using ‘rm’ Command first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

AMDVLK vs. Mesa RADV Radeon Vulkan Driver Performance On Linux

Phoronix - Sat, 06/03/2023 - 00:00
Kicking off a number of interesting articles over the week ahead for the Phoronix 19th birthday week is a fresh look at how AMD's official open-source Linux Vulkan driver "AMDVLK" compares to Mesa's RADV Vulkan driver that tends to be more popular with Linux gamers and is the driver backed by Valve, Red Hat, and other stakeholders.

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