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Mesa Adds "Block On Depleted Buffers" Option To Reduce Latency

Phoronix - Tue, 10/25/2022 - 19:00
After the idea has been discussed for about a year, Mesa 22.3 has landed a new performance option called "block_on_depleted_buffers" to wait on buffers at the end of a swap to reduce latency -- a possible one frame advantage...

Linux 6.2 Aims To Ship Updated Zstd Implementation

Phoronix - Tue, 10/25/2022 - 18:24
While various Linux kernel components are increasingly making use of the Zstandard compression algorithm, the Zstd code in the kernel has tended to trail behind upstream. Fortunately, a push is underway to get Zstd 1.5.2 in the Linux 6.2 kernel cycle that kicks off at year's end...

memtest86+ v6.0 Released As Rewritten Open-Source RAM Tester

Phoronix - Tue, 10/25/2022 - 18:12
Memtest86+ v6.0 has been released for this open-source system memory (RAM) testing utility. Memtest86+ v6.0 is the first major release of this program in nearly a decade and comes as a complete rewrite to better deal with modern hardware...

sdl12-compat 1.2.60 Gets More Old Games Running Atop SDL2 For Modern Linux Gaming

Phoronix - Tue, 10/25/2022 - 17:57
sdl12-compat is the library implementation allowing old SDL 1.2 games/software to work atop SDL2. This sdl12-compat can allow for Wayland support if there is no other direct X11 usage by the software itself, native support for PipeWire, improved input controls, and the many other enhancements enjoyed with the much more modern SDL2 library. Released yesterday was sdl12-compat 1.2.60 as the newest stable release for this conversion/support library for vintage software...

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