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Back in 2020 Intel engineers working on the Linux kernel added split lock detection to provide a warning when an atomic operation spans multiple cache lines and requires a global bus lock for atomicity. A warning is now deemed not useful enough so instead the intent moving forward is to "make life miserable" for such misbehaving user-space applications by slowing down the performance with hopes of the app developers better handling their code...

Linux 5.19 To "Make Life Miserable" In Slowing Down Bad Behaving Split-Lock Apps  Phoronix

An uncomplicated introduction to Uncomplicated Firewall  ZDNet

Linux 5.18 Release Could Be Bad News for Overclockers  MUO - MakeUseOf

Why sudo is so important in Linux and how to use it  ZDNet

Malicious Python Repository Package Drops Cobalt Strike on Windows, macOS & Linux Systems  DARKReading

Alpine Linux 3.16 Improves NVMe Support, Adds GNOME 42 and KDE Plasma 5.24 LTS  9to5Linux

If release trends hold, we should be roughly half-way through the PHP 8.2 development cycle with the annual feature releases normally out toward the end of November. Given that, this weekend I decided to try out the state of PHP 8.2 Git and carry out some early benchmarks to get an idea where things are headed...

Linux Trojan XorDdos Attacks Surge, Targeting Cloud, IoT  DARKReading

XORDdos malware is targeting Linux devices  Tech Monitor

XORDdos malware is targeting Linux devices  Tech Monitor

The 8 Best Linux Apps for Photographers  MUO - MakeUseOf

The Motorola 68000, Xtensa, and C-SKY processor architectures all saw notable additions for the in-development Linux 5.19 kernel...

MS Office Alternative Software for Linux Market Booming Worldwide With Leading Key Players -Google, SG WORK, SoftMaker (FreeOffice), Apple Inc, Kingsoft, Yozodcs, WordPerfect, Tencent, Shimo, yiqixie.com – The Daily Vale  The Daily Vale

The Linux 5.19 kernel is adding a new make x86_debug.config build target as a set of defaults in enabling a variety of recommended debugging features for x86/x86_64 kernel builds...

Is Google finally bringing camera access to Linux on ChromeOS  Chrome Unboxed

New Linux Laptops Come with Right-to-Repair and More  thenewstack.io

NVIDIA Releases Linux GPU Kernel Modules As Open-Source With Dual GPL/MIT License, Starting With The R515 Driver Release  MarkTechPost

NVIDIA Releases Linux GPU Kernel Modules As Open-Source With Dual GPL/MIT License, Starting With The R515 Driver Release  MarkTechPost

Liquid Cooled Workstation Market Trends Analysis and Growth Projection till 2028 | EKWB Doo, Pogo Linux, BIZON – The Daily Vale  The Daily Vale