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Linux 6.19 Merges "klp-build" As New Livepatch Module Generation Solution

Phoronix - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 02:00
Merged as part of the objtool changes for the Linux 6.19 kernel is introducing the "klp-build" script as a new solution to generate livepatch modules using a source .patch file as the input. This klp-build effort was spearheaded by Josh Poimboeuf with ideas learned from the out-of-tree Kpatch project over the past decade...

TornadoVM 2.0 Released For Java On NVIDIA PTX, OpenCL & SPIR-V Devices

Phoronix - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 01:23
TornadoVM 2.0 is out today as the newest feature release for this OpenJDK and GraalVM plug-in that allows Java programs to run on heterogeneous hardware. TornadoVM targets continue to be OpenCL, NVIDIA PTX, and SPIR-V compatible devices for a range of accelerator support for use from conventional Java code...

Linux 6.19 To Allow File-Systems To Increase The Writeback Chunk Size

Phoronix - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 23:12
Linux has maintained a default 4MB minimum writeback chunk size but with the in-development Linux 6.19 kernel it will allow file-systems to override that minimum value. This in turn can help avoid fragmentation and yield a better experience for zoned rotation media and other uses...

NVIDIA 590.44.01 Beta Linux Driver Released With Wayland Improvements

Phoronix - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 22:08
NVIDIA today released the 590.44.01 Linux driver build as the first beta of their R590 series driver branch for Linux customers...

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