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Microsoft Hyper-V Nested Hypervisor Support Comes For Linux 6.3

Phoronix - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 03:00
Several months back I wrote about Microsoft working on nested hypervisor support for Hyper-V with the Linux kernel. That work is now ready to go for the in-development Linux 6.3 cycle...

GNU Linux-libre 6.2 Continues The De-Blobbing Battle

Phoronix - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 02:30
Building off yesterday's release of Linux 6.2, the GNU Linux-libre 6.2 kernel was published today by the GNU FSFLA folks maintaining this kernel downstream that strips out driver support dependent upon non-free software firmware/assets as well as dropping the ability to load closed-source kernel modules...

Plans Being Drafted To Upstream Intel's New "Xe" Linux Graphics Driver

Phoronix - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 00:00
While the Linux 6.3 merge window has just begun, what you won't find in this next kernel version is the Intel Xe DRM driver as the new kernel graphics driver being worked on by the company for their modern integrated and discrete graphics processors...

Intel Sends Out "La Jolla Cove Adapter" Linux Driver Patches As Part Of IVSC

Phoronix - Mon, 02/20/2023 - 22:07
Intel this weekend submitted their Linux device driver patches for review concerning their La Jolla Cove Adapter (LJCA) hardware...

Linux 6.3 Introducing Hardware Noise "hwnoise" Tool

Phoronix - Mon, 02/20/2023 - 20:26
As part of the tracing updates sent in for Linux 6.3 is the introduction of the new "hwnoise" tool within the kernel source tree for monitoring and quantifying hardware noise...

AMDVLK 2023.Q1.2 Vulkan Driver Released With Fixes, New Extension

Phoronix - Mon, 02/20/2023 - 19:52
Out today is AMDVLK 2023.Q1.2 as AMD's second open-source Vulkan Linux driver release of the year...

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