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Dynamic Kernel Stacks Proposed For Linux With Big Memory Savings

Phoronix - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:00
A "request for comments" patch series was posted on Monday for a new dynamic kernel stacks feature for Linux. Early testing has shown the potential for significant memory savings...

Intel FRED Merged For Linux 6.9 As An Important Improvement With Future CPUs

Phoronix - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:33
After two years of talking about Intel FRED as Flexible Return and Event Delivery for overhauling how transitions are done between privilege levels (CPU rings), the support code was finally in good shape for merging now with the Linux 6.9 kernel...

EMEA DE | Was bringt ein Open Source Program Office (OSPO)?

Red Hat News - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:00
Was bringt ein Open Source Program Office (OSPO)?Open-Source-Technologien stehen im Mittelpunkt der Digitalisierung und sind in der IT unerlässlich. Alle Unternehmen setzen Open-Source-basierte Lösungen ein und darüber hinaus leistet Open Source einen enormen Beitrag zur Wertschöpfung in der Europäischen Union. Laut auf einer Studie des Fraunhofer FSI und des Open Forum Europe lieferte Open Source im Jahr 2021 einen Anteil zwischen 65 und 95 Milliarden Euro zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt der EU.Unternehmen können massiv vom Wert der Open-Source-Technologien und -Communities profitieren. Dies e

Microsoft's DirectX Shader Compiler Sees Improved Linux Build Support

Phoronix - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 07:56
This is their LLVM/Clang-based shader compiler for compiling HLSL programs into the DirectX Intermediate Language (DXIL) that can then be fed to DirectX GPU drivers from the different vendors. While Microsoft Windows is obviously the main focus, today's update does improve the Linux build support...

Btrfs Enjoys Performance Optimizations With Linux 6.9

Phoronix - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 04:23
SUSE's David Sterba sent out the Btrfs updates today for the Linux 6.9 merge window. Besides stabilization and bug fixes there are also some minor performance optimizations to see with this next kernel...

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