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PHP 8.2 Performance Continues Moving In The Right Direction

Phoronix - Tue, 05/24/2022 - 03:00
If release trends hold, we should be roughly half-way through the PHP 8.2 development cycle with the annual feature releases normally out toward the end of November. Given that, this weekend I decided to try out the state of PHP 8.2 Git and carry out some early benchmarks to get an idea where things are headed...

Virtual m68k Machine Proves Capable, Xtensa & C-SKY Archs See Updates Too

Phoronix - Tue, 05/24/2022 - 01:36
The Motorola 68000, Xtensa, and C-SKY processor architectures all saw notable additions for the in-development Linux 5.19 kernel...

Linux 5.19 Adding New Option For Easily Configuring An x86_64 Debug Kernel

Phoronix - Tue, 05/24/2022 - 00:00
The Linux 5.19 kernel is adding a new make x86_debug.config build target as a set of defaults in enabling a variety of recommended debugging features for x86/x86_64 kernel builds...

Intel Trust Domain Extensions Ready For Linux 5.19 (Intel TDX)

Phoronix - Mon, 05/23/2022 - 21:00
Sent in this morning for Linux 5.19 is AMD SEV-SNP support for that hardware feature introduced last year with AMD EPYC Milan 7003 series processors. Meanwhile Intel's alternative technology, Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) is coming with Xeon Scalable "Sapphire Rapids" and also with Linux 5.19 that functionality is being readied on the software side...

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