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Linux's sched_ext Sees A Bunch Of Bug Fixes Following Increased AI Code Review

Phoronix - Wed, 04/29/2026 - 23:47
Just days after the Linux 7.1-rc1 kernel release, the Linux kernel's extensible scheduler class "sched_ext" is seeing a lot of bug fixes. Many of these bug fixes aren't just from the Linux 7.1 merge window but a number date back many kernel cycles. This uptick in bug fixes for sched_ext is coming due to increased AI code review...

OpenCL Introducing Cooperative Matrix Extensions For Machine Learning

Phoronix - Wed, 04/29/2026 - 23:13
Back in 2023 the Vulkan API introduced its initial Cooperative Matrix extension and necessary SPIR-V integration for helping with machine learning / AI inferencing use. Since then the cooperative matrix support has continued to be built upon for helping Vulkan in AI/ML areas. Now the OpenCL API is also introducing similar cooperative matrix extensions...

Rust-Written Zed 1.0 Code Editor Released

Phoronix - Wed, 04/29/2026 - 23:02
Zed, the cross platform, open-source text/code editor written by the developers behind the Atom editor, has finally reached version 1.0...

Hygon C86-4G CPU Support Added To The GCC 17 Compiler

Phoronix - Wed, 04/29/2026 - 21:14
Merged today to the GCC Git compiler codebase, which will be for GCC 17 rather than the imminent GCC 16.1 stable release, is adding support for the Chinese-manufactured Hygon C86-4G-M4 / C86-4G-M6 / C86-4G-M7 series x86_64 processors...

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