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Linux 6.2 Features: Stable Intel Arc Graphics. RTX 30 Support, Intel On Demand + IFS Ready

Phoronix - Wed, 12/28/2022 - 00:00
Now that the merge window for Linux 6.2 is over, here is a look at all the prominent features on deck for the Linux 6.2 kernel that will be released as stable in about eight weeks.

Restartable Sequences "RSEQ" Additions Expected For Linux 6.3

Phoronix - Tue, 12/27/2022 - 23:52
The Restartable Sequences "RSEQ" system call merged a few years ago into the Linux kernel and is now used by the GNU C Library and friends for faster user-space operations on per-CPU data. Now coming next year with Linux 6.3 is set to be some notable additions to the RSEQ support...

Intel Prepares Linux Batch TLB Flushing For Page Migration As A Big Performance Win

Phoronix - Tue, 12/27/2022 - 23:10
Intel engineer Huang Ying sent out a set of patches today to implement batch TLB flushing for page migration within the migrate_pages() function and is showing very promising results...

Kubernetes for Windows - thenewstack.io

Google News - Tue, 12/27/2022 - 22:10
Kubernetes for Windows  thenewstack.io

Phoronix.com Dark Mode Support Now Available

Phoronix - Tue, 12/27/2022 - 21:11
For a long while there has been requests for having a dark mode version of Phoronix.com available for reading content that matches your system's dark theme. The lightened work around Christmas and the holidays finally allowed for me to tackle that sought after feature with CSS dark mode integration...

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