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PCMCIA/CardBus To USB Drivers On The Chopping Block With Linux 6.4

Phoronix - Wed, 03/22/2023 - 03:30
Earlier this month I wrote about Linux 6.4 planning to start removing old, unused, and unmaintained PCMCIA drivers. That began with the PCMCIA "char" drivers queued for removal in this upcoming kernel cycle and now joining them are removing two PCMCIA/CardBus to USB adapter drivers...

Raja Koduri Departing Intel To Start New Software Company

Phoronix - Wed, 03/22/2023 - 02:05
Prominent Intel leader Raja Koduri who currently serves as the company's Chief Architect is leaving to focus on a new software start-up...

Intel CET Shadow Stack Support Set To Be Introduced With Linux 6.4

Phoronix - Wed, 03/22/2023 - 01:00
After being in development for years, Intel's shadow stack support is set to be merged for the upcoming Linux 6.4 cycle. The shadow stack support is part of Intel's Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) security functionality...

OpenJDK Java 20 Released With Latest Vector API, Scoped Values

Phoronix - Tue, 03/21/2023 - 23:23
Promoted to general availability (GA) status today is the OpenJDK Java 20 update with a number of new features...

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