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XFS Large Extent Counts Feature No Longer Considered Experimental

Phoronix - Tue, 06/20/2023 - 18:42
As another feature on the way for the upcoming Linux 6.5 kernel cycle is the large extent counts feature of the XFS file-system no longer being treated as "experimental" but is now considered safe to deploy...

Linux 6.5 Preps For IBM POWER's "DEXCR"

Phoronix - Tue, 06/20/2023 - 18:14
Patches being queued ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.5 kernel merge window prepare initial support for DEXCR that is found in recent Power ISA specifications...

Libreboot To Provide New Firmware ROMs With CPU Microcode Removed

Phoronix - Tue, 06/20/2023 - 18:00
CPU microcode updates are commonly done in the name of security fixes and resolving functionality issues.. In recent years, CPU microcode updates have been a much more common -- and important -- occurrence. While all modern CPUs rely on microcode it's just a matter of whether the version used is baked into the hardware or an updated version loaded by the BIOS or OS at boot time, a "vocal minority" of users are unhappy with CPU microcode being included in Libreboot ROMs. Thus moving forward there will be alternative builds of Libreboot for different motherboards with the CPU microcode stripped out in the name of software freedom...

The Ultimate Guide to Handling Filenames with Special Characters in Linux

Tecmint - Tue, 06/20/2023 - 13:25
The post The Ultimate Guide to Handling Filenames with Special Characters in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

We come across files and folder names very regularly. In most of the cases file/folder name are related to the content of the file/folder and

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