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Reiser4/Reiser5 File-System Driver Updated For Linux 5.13

Phoronix - Mon, 08/23/2021 - 12:00
While Linux 5.14 stable is expected next weekend, the Reiser4 (and experimental Reiser5) file-system driver code has been finally updated for compatibility with the Linux 5.13 kernel series...

Linux On The Apple M1 Can Now Boot To The GNOME Desktop But Lacking Acceleration

Phoronix - Mon, 08/23/2021 - 08:02
Running Linux on the Apple M1 with various out-of-tree patches is now capable of booting to a GNOME desktop albeit lacking any OpenGL/graphics acceleration...

Linux 5.14 Stable Likely Coming Next Weekend, 5.14-rc7 Released Today

Phoronix - Mon, 08/23/2021 - 05:41
The Linux 5.14 cycle is playing out smoothly and will likely lead to the Linux 5.14 stable kernel release happening next weekend...

Intel Posts Patches Bringing Up DG2/Alchemist Discrete Video Memory For Linux

Phoronix - Mon, 08/23/2021 - 01:07
Since the start of July we've seen Intel beginning Linux support patches for their DG2 graphics card that is now known by the "Alchemist" codename. There's been several rounds of DG2 patches since they started publicly pushing out the code -- including some notable work like DisplayPort 2.0 bring-up -- while sent out this Sunday is another important piece of the puzzle: getting the device memory (the dedicated vRAM) actually working with the open-source driver...

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