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CAKE_MQ Slated For Linux 7.0 To Adapt SCH_CAKE For Today's Multi-Core World

Phoronix - Mon, 01/19/2026 - 23:55
Queued into the Linux networking subsystem's "net-next" branch ahead of the Linux 6.20~7.0 merge window next month is cake_mq as a multi-queue aware variant of the sch_cake network scheduler. The intent with cake_mq is to better scale the network traffic rate shaper across multiple CPU cores...

How NVIDIA GB10 Performance With the Dell Pro Max GB10 Compares To The GH200

Phoronix - Mon, 01/19/2026 - 22:37
Earlier this month we looked at the Dell Pro Max GB10 performance up against AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" with the superior performance for the green team for performance and power efficiency. For those wondering how the Dell Pro Max GB10 performance comes up for the much talked about NVIDIA GH200, here are some comparison benchmarks.

Revocable Resource Management Appears On Track For Linux 7.0

Phoronix - Mon, 01/19/2026 - 21:56
A new feature that appears ready for introduction in the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle is revocable resource management...

New Patches Provide HDMI VRR & Auto Low Latency Mode Gaming Features For AMD Linux GPU Driver

Phoronix - Mon, 01/19/2026 - 19:38
Support for newer HDMI features in the open-source AMD Linux graphics driver have been limited due to being blocked by the HDMI Forum. There are though some new HDMI gaming features being enabled via new AMDGPU kernel driver patches that are coming outside of AMD and based on public knowledge and/or "trying things out until they work/break" for functionality like HDMI Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and Auto Low Latency Mode...

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