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New ASUS, Dell & OneXPlayer Hardware Support In Linux 7.0-rc3

Phoronix - Sat, 03/07/2026 - 03:15
A pull request sent out today and already merged to Linux Git ahead of Sunday's Linux 7.0-rc3 has some new hardware driver support additions for the likes of ASUS, HP, Dell, and OneXPlayer...

ZimaBoard 2: An Interesting Intel-Powered Linux Home Mini Server

Phoronix - Sat, 03/07/2026 - 00:11
For those looking for a low-power, well-built small office / home office Linux server with interesting connectivity options, the ZimaBoard 2 is an interesting option that has been available for some months now and powered by the Intel N150 processor. Besides the interesting single board hardware and well built aluminum chassis, the offering is rounded out by being preloaded with ZimaOS as a Linux-based "personal cloud OS" to easily get hosting for your own SOHO server needs.

Linux 7.0 Slab Fix On The Way For A "Severe Performance Regression"

Phoronix - Fri, 03/06/2026 - 22:23
Sent out today was this week's batch of Slab allocator fixes for the Linux 7.0 development kernel. Making this pull notable is fixing a "severe performance regression" with a ~64% performance drop having been noted in late February...

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