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Linux 6.8 To Drop The SLAB Allocator, SLUB Optimizations Coming Too

Phoronix - Wed, 12/06/2023 - 03:54
Following the SLOB allocator removal earlier this year, the Linux 6.8 kernel in the new year is now positioned to remove the SLAB allocator. Additionally, the lone good-for-everything SLUB allocator is set to receive further optimizations...

GNOME Shell Lands Improved Icon & Text Scaling

Phoronix - Wed, 12/06/2023 - 00:55
GNOME Shell has merged a set of 35 patches to fix/improve icon and text scaling support, especially when using the Large Text mode for accessibility...

Fedora Workstation 39 Delivers Some Nice Gains For AMD Ryzen 7040 Series Graphics

Phoronix - Tue, 12/05/2023 - 22:32
Here are some benchmarks looking at the performance uplift in migrating from Fedora Workstation 38 to Fedora Workstation 39 on an AMD Ryzen 7040 "Phoenix" series laptop...

Intel, AMD, Red Hat / IBM, Meta & Others Launch The AI Alliance

Phoronix - Tue, 12/05/2023 - 22:00
The AI Alliance has launched as a consortium focused on advancing open, safe, and responsible AI...

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