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Linux 6.12 To Optionally Display A QR Code During Kernel Panics  Phoronix

Submitted today via DRM-Misc-Next to DRM-Next for staging ahead of the Linux 6.12 merge window in mid-September is optional support for displaying a QR code within the DRM Panic handler infrastructure when a Linux kernel panic occurs...

Earlier this week I began with AmpereOne A192-32X benchmarks and will continue for the next several weeks in finally having hands-on with the 192-core AArch64 server processor using a Supermicro ARS-211M-NR R13SPD 2U server platform. In today's next phase of AmpereOne performance benchmarking is looking at how AmpereOne scales across 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, and 192 core counts plus seeing core-for-core at 128 cores how AmpereOne compares to the Ampere Altra Max M128-30 processor. Plus these AmpereOne benchmarks at varying core counts against the AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon competition.

How is Linux Powering the AI Moment?  AIM

Intel Enables Xe2 Lunar Lake & Battlemage Graphics By Default With Linux 6.12  Phoronix

If Ubuntu Exists, Why Use Another Ubuntu-Based Distro? Here Are 5 Reasons  How-To Geek

It's happening! The upcoming Linux 6.12 kernel cycle will be enabling the Xe2 graphics in Lunar Lake and Battlemage out-of-the-box / by-default. The Xe2 support within the open-source "Xe" kernel graphics driver appears to be stable enough now for enabling the support by default for Lunar Lake and Battlemage hardware with the next kernel version. The patches have been submitted...

Following the AMDVLK 2024.Q3.1 driver release from earlier in the month, AMDVLK 2024.Q3.2 is now available as the latest update to this official open-source AMD Radeon Vulkan driver for Linux systems...

With the Intel In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA) and Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA) introduced first with Xeon Scalable "Sapphire Rapids" processors, they can be a big performance win for some workloads but can be a pain to setup and with limited software support. It also turns out that since a security advisory issued earlier in the year, current Intel IAA and DSA accelerators aren't safe for use within virtual machines (VMs) and that issue doesn't appear to be resolved until Diamond Rapids and Granite Rapids D processors...

Intel's Current IAA & DSA Accelerators Aren't Safe For VMs Due To A Security Issue  Phoronix

It's crazy that Gallium Nine is already a decade old for providing a Direct3D 9 (D3D9) state tracker implementation for Gallium3D hardware drivers. Gallium Nine was useful years ago for speeding up Direct3D 9 support when using Wine on Linux for Windows games/applications but it hasn't been well maintained in years with DXVK pretty much taking over for efficiently mapping Direct3D atop the Vulkan API. It's time to unset Gallium Nine...

Azure Linux In, CentOS Out: LinkedIn Switches its Server Operating System  It's FOSS News

GNU Screen 5.0 Terminal Multiplexer Brings New Commands, Revamped Authentication  9to5Linux

Unlocking Linux Networking: Essential Insights on TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and Routing  Linux Journal

FOSS Weekly #24.35: COSMIC Desktop, Refresh OS, Konsole Tips and More Linux Stuff  It's FOSS

One of the several Rust for Linux kernel maintainers has decided to step away from the project. The move is being driven at least in part due to having to deal with increased "nontechnical nonsense" raised around Rust programming language use within the Linux kernel...

One Of The Rust Linux Kernel Maintainers Steps Down - Cites "Nontechnical Nonsense"  Phoronix

Mesa 24.2.1 was released today as the first bi-weekly point release to the newly-minted Mesa 24.2 stable series. This also marks the Mesa 24.1 series from last quarter drawing to a close with one last point release...

The very useful GNU Screen program for multiplexing terminals between processes is out with a shiny new feature release...

Windows Update Breaking Linux Dual-boots, Microsoft Shares Temp Fix  OMG! Ubuntu!