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Mesa Vulkan KHR_present_wait Support Extended To Wayland

Phoronix - Thu, 05/04/2023 - 00:48
VK_KHR_present_wait is an extension originally started by Keith Packard working for Valve on improving the Linux graphics stack. The VK_KHR_present_wait extension allows for waiting for present operations to complete and can be used for monitoring/pacing the application by managing the number of images not yet presented. This Vulkan extension had been supported by Mesa Vulkan drivers under X.Org and now is being enabled for Wayland environments too...

Framework Provides New Details On Its Upgradeable/DIY AMD Ryzen Laptop

Phoronix - Wed, 05/03/2023 - 22:30
Back in March Framework Laptop announced an AMD Ryzen upgradeable laptop model but were initially light on details. Today they've revealed more information on this forthcoming product as well as opening up pre-orders...

Raspberry Pi OS Updated - Now Powered By Linux 6.1 LTS, Updated libcamera

Phoronix - Wed, 05/03/2023 - 22:10
Raspberry Pi has released a new version of Raspberry Pi OS as their Debian Linux based distribution currently built atop the Debian 11 "Bullseye" base...

Ubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" Opens For Development

Phoronix - Wed, 05/03/2023 - 20:13
Following last month's release of Ubuntu 23.04, the "Lunar Lobster", Ubuntu 23.10 development is now officially opened under the "Mantic Minotaur" codename...

Watch: AMD openSIL For How AMD Is Working On Open-Source Firmware

Phoronix - Wed, 05/03/2023 - 18:35
One of the most exciting open-source software announcements so far this year has been around AMD openSIL for providing open-source CPU silicon initialization that works with the likes of Coreboot. The video from the AMD openSIL announcement in Prague is now available for those interested in learning more about this AMD open-source firmware effort...

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