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Intel Working On pmtctl Tool For Linux In Dealing With Platform Telemetry Data

Phoronix - Tue, 05/26/2026 - 17:55
A set if 17 patches were posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list for introducing a new tool in the kernel source tree, pmtctl. This new pmtctl tool is for interfacing with Intel Platform Monitoring Technology...

Btrfs Preps Huge Folios Support Ahead Of Linux 7.2

Phoronix - Tue, 05/26/2026 - 17:43
The past few Linux kernel cycles there has been experimental support for large folios with Btrfs while for Linux 7.2 it looks like this modern file-system will be taking things further with huge folios...

ML-KEM + X-Wing Patches Posted For Linux To Help With Post-Quantum Security

Phoronix - Tue, 05/26/2026 - 15:00
Linux cryptography expert Eric Biggers of Google posted a set of patches on Monday for providing proof-of-concept support for ML-KEM and X-Wing for post-quantum cryptography...

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