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Intel Lands An AV1 QSV Encoder In FFmpeg

Phoronix - Sun, 10/30/2022 - 19:00
While Intel contributed oneVPL support to FFmpeg this summer that can be used for video encoding/decoding to AV1 and other formats, this past week Intel engineers contributed an AV1 encode Quick Sync Video (QSV) encoder too for FFmpeg. This AV1 encode path using their Media SDK with QSV is ultimately building atop oneVPL...

Sigstore Reaches GA For Working To Secure The Open-Source Software Supply Chain

Phoronix - Sun, 10/30/2022 - 18:00
Sigstore that is backed by Google, Red Hat, GitHub, and other prominent organizations with an aim to secure the open-source software supply chain has reached general availability and issued the "v1.0" releases for their key software components...

OneXPlayer Linux Platform Driver Sent Out For AMD-Powered Gaming Handheld

Phoronix - Sun, 10/30/2022 - 17:48
For those interested in the OneXPlayer handheld gaming consoles, a x86 platform driver for the Linux kernel has been posted for getting working sensor support on the AMD-powered OneXPlayer Mini...

108 Patches Sent Out In Latest Revision Of Intel TDX KVM Support For Linux

Phoronix - Sun, 10/30/2022 - 17:20
Back in Linux 5.19 the initial code for Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) was merged while still an ongoing matter is getting the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) integration merged that is now up to its tenth revision and spans 108 patches...

FreeBSD Re-Introduces WireGuard Support Into Its Kernel

Phoronix - Sat, 10/29/2022 - 23:28
Back in late 2020 FreeBSD initially landed WireGuard support ahead of FreeBSD 13. But then during the FreeBSD 13 release candidate phase, the WireGuard driver was removed over concerns over the quality of the initial implementation...

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