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Linux 7.0 Scores +12% In UDP Network Performance Test From Manually Inlining Function

Phoronix - Wed, 02/11/2026 - 19:32
The core timer changes to the Linux 7.0 kernel score a rather nice performance improvement in a UDP receive network stress test from inlining a function that compilers haven't been able to tackle with their optimizations...

Upstream Wine Making Progress On Patches For Satisfying Adobe Photoshop

Phoronix - Wed, 02/11/2026 - 19:08
There were recently patches for getting the Adobe Photoshop 2025 installer to work on Linux under Wine. Those patches were picked up by Wine-Staging and now more traction is coming for getting those patches into the upstream Wine codebase, some of which have now been merged...

Compiler-Driven Static Analysis Locking Context Checking Merged For Linux 7.0

Phoronix - Wed, 02/11/2026 - 18:56
The locking code changes have been merged for the Linux 7.0 kernel and it introduces support for a new compiler-driven feature being introduced on the compiler side with the upcoming LLVM Clang 22...

Google Chrome 145 Released With JPEG-XL Image Support

Phoronix - Wed, 02/11/2026 - 08:26
Back in 2022 Google deprecated and then removed JPEG-XL image support from the Chrome/Chromium browser codebase and now in 2026 it's back. Last month I wrote about JPEG-XL decoding merged back to Chromium/Chrome and that has rolled out today as part of today's Chrome 145 stable debut...

Linux 7.0 Scheduler Updates Land Time Slice Extension, Performance & Scalability Work

Phoronix - Wed, 02/11/2026 - 06:28
Merged today for the Linux 7.0 kernel are some pretty exciting scheduler changes: new features and never-ending work around scheduler performance optimizations and greater scalability with today's increasingly high core count systems...

Go 1.26 Introduces Two Language Changes, New Performance Improvements

Phoronix - Wed, 02/11/2026 - 04:20
For programmers fond of the Go programming language, Go 1.26 is out today with two language changes, performance improvements, and other alterations to this Google-backed programming language...

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