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Linux 5.15 Released With Initial Intel DG2/Alchemist + Xe HPG Code, New NTFS Driver

Phoronix - Mon, 11/01/2021 - 06:05
Linus Torvalds went ahead and released Linux 5.15 today on Halloween rather than delaying the kernel for another week...

The 15 Most Interesting Linux 5.15 Kernel Features From NTFS3 To KSMBD & DAMON

Phoronix - Mon, 11/01/2021 - 01:55
Back in September at the end of the Linux 5.15 merge window was our Linux 5.15 feature overview but given the time since then and that the Linux 5.15 stable kernel will likely be released this evening, here is a recap of the most interesting changes in this new kernel version...

Trinity Desktop R14.0.11 Released For Continuing To Improve Upon KDE 3.5

Phoronix - Sun, 10/31/2021 - 20:30
The Trinity Desktop Environment as a decade-old project that forked from the KDE 3.5 desktop continues persevering bit-by-bit to improve this once widely enjoyed desktop environment...

Memory Folios Looks For Inclusion In Linux 5.16

Phoronix - Sun, 10/31/2021 - 20:00
After memory folios failed to make it into Linux 5.15, this low-level change to the kernel memory management code that has possible performance implications is looking to land for Linux 5.16...

SDL2 Begins Landing More Workable RISC OS Support

Phoronix - Sun, 10/31/2021 - 18:20
Back in February 2020 SDL2 began seeing early work for RISC OS support. Now being merged this weekend to this key library used by many cross-platform games is now more functioning support for the RISC OS Arm-based operating system...

Performance Optimizations, Other "Big" Work For Linux 5.16 To The Block Code

Phoronix - Sun, 10/31/2021 - 17:44
Linux block subsystem maintainer and IO_uring lead developer Jens Axboe has prepared his various pull requests ahead of the upcoming Linux 5.16 merge window...

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