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Faster CRC32C & AEGIS-128 Crypto Performance On Linux 6.13 With Intel/AMD CPUs

Phoronix - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 19:34
The crypto subsystem updates were merged yesterday for the in-development Linux 6.13 kernel. Among other crypto improvements are new optimizations for some algorithms when running on Intel and AMD x86_64 processors...

Multigrain Timestamps Try Again For Linux 6.13 - Now With Less Performance Impact

Phoronix - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 19:10
Merged last year for Linux 6.6 was multi-grain(ed) timestamps to address the current coarse-grained timestamps when updating creation time and modification time that a lot of I/O activity can happen in the once-per-jiffy timestamp. Just a few weeks in the Linux 6.6 kernel, multi-grain timestamps were removed due to bugs. The multigrain code went back to be reworked and now just over one year later the code has been re-merged into the mainline Linux kernel...

Corsair Void Headset & Kysona M600 Lightweight Gaming Mouse Support In Linux 6.13

Phoronix - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 19:00
The HID subsystem updates have been submitted for the Linux 6.13 kernel cycle...

Lazy Preemption Merged Along With Other Scheduler Improvements For Linux 6.13

Phoronix - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 09:43
All of the scheduler feature changes were merged today for the Linux 6.13 kernel, including the introduction of the lazy preemption model...

The EU Cyber Resilience Act - what you need to know

Red Hat News - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 08:00
Today marks a new milestone in European cybersecurity: the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has been published in the EU’s Official Journal, bringing significant changes for businesses operating in the EU. But what does this mean for companies and users alike, and how is Red Hat positioned to support your needs in the new landscape?The CRA is a robust new legislative framework aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity of (hardware and software) products with digital elements - everything from smart home devices to complex operating systems in critical national infrastructure. The CRA enters into force

FLTK 1.4 Released With Wayland & HiDPI Display Support

Phoronix - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 05:53
FLTK 1.4 is out as the newest version of the Fast Light Toolkit that has been around since the late 90's...

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