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Patches Ready For Getting DisplayPort Over USB Type-C Working For More Intel Hardware

Phoronix - Sat, 08/21/2021 - 20:51
Red Hat's Hans de Goede continues doing a commendable job improving the Linux support for various laptops with key improvements. One of the latest efforts by this longtime kernel developer has been about getting DisplayPort over USB Type-C connections working for more Intel hardware...

Another Round Of Intel CET Patches, Still Working Toward Linux Kernel Integration

Phoronix - Sat, 08/21/2021 - 18:40
While Intel is normally very punctual in providing support for major new CPU features under Linux and often landing them well in advance of general hardware availability, their work around Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) has taken a long longer than normal and is still going through new rounds of code review to get accepted into the mainline Linux kernel...

"NAX" Linux Security Being Worked On For Helping Fend Off Fileless Malware Attacks

Phoronix - Sat, 08/21/2021 - 18:04
Due to the growing threat posed by file-less malware attacks where malware code is executed from anonymous executable memory pages that aren't backed by data on the file-system, the "NAX" Linux security module has been seeing work recently for helping to protect against such scenarios...

KDE Plasma Introduces A New Overview Effect, Many Wayland Fixes

Phoronix - Sat, 08/21/2021 - 17:45
It's been another busy week in KDE land with the seemingly never ending improvements to the Plasma Wayland session as well as introducing some new features like a new Overview Effect...

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