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Along with other exciting Intel kernel graphics driver updates submitted for the upcoming Linux 6.15 merge window, another batch of drm-intel-next code was sent out today to DRM-Next. This pull request is mostly around bug fixing and other low-level work but it does provide a new "dirty rect" feature being introduced with next-gen Intel Xe3 graphics...

In hopefully helping Asahi Linux reduce their downstream patch burden and helping to enhance the overall flow of new Apple Silicon related code into the mainline Linux kernel, another developer has agreed to serve as an official code reviewer over the ARM Apple bits within the Linux kernel...

Linux's ARM Apple Support Now Has Another Code Reviewer  Phoronix

Can Linux Enable Safer SDVs?  EE Times Europe

Nvidia Driver Written in Rust Could Arrive With Linux Kernel 6.15  It's FOSS News

Vibes won’t make your software successful  InfoWorld

AlmaLinux and the State of Open Source Enterprise Linux – benny Vasquez – ESW #397  SC Media

Kali laid bare: the most famous Linux hacking distro of all time  TechRadar

Rust drivers expected to become more common in Linux kernel  The Register

Strap in, get ready for more Rust drivers in Linux kernel  The Register

Typosquatted packages delivering malware to Linux and macOS systems  Security Magazine

The New Rust-Written NVIDIA "NOVA" Driver Submitted Ahead Of Linux 6.15  Phoronix

For quite a while Red Hat engineers have been developing the open-source, Rust-written NOVA driver to in effect serve as the successor to the reverse-engineered Nouveau driver that isn't too actively developed in more recent times. But unlike Nouveau's extensive range of NVIDIA GPU support, the NOVA driver is intentionally limited to the RTX 20 "Turing" GPUs and newer where there is the NVIDIA GPU System Processor (GSP) with the firmware support to leverage for an easier driver-writing experience. The very initial NOVA driver code was sent out on Sunday for DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 6.15 merge window...

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 9th, 2025  9to5Linux

Linus Torvalds released Linux 6.14-rc6 a few minutes ago as we work toward the stable Linux 6.14 kernel release later in March...

Linux 6.14-rc6 Released With More Panther Lake Additions, AMD Microcode Signing Fix  Phoronix

4 operating systems to avoid when upgrading from Windows 10  XDA Developers

On Friday AMD sent out another batch of AMDGPU and AMDKFD kernel driver feature patches destined for the upcoming Linux 6.15 kernel cycle. One notable feature in this late pull request is introducing a new "high precision" mode to be found with the GFX950 target, which is believed to be the upcoming Instinct MI350X series...

AMD Preparing "High Precision" Mode For Upcoming Instinct MI350X (GFX950)  Phoronix

Intel Preps Linux For "Platform Temperature Control" With Lunar Lake & Panther Lake SoCs  Phoronix