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Opportunistic Memory Reclaim Support Proposal Updated For The Linux Kernel

Phoronix - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 18:45
Canonical kernel engineer Andrea Righi has sent out an updated patch series implementing opportunistic memory reclaim support as a way of forcing the kernel to attempt to reclaim system memory...

Windows x64 Binaries Can Now Run On POWER9 Under Linux With Hangover

Phoronix - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 17:00
Windows x86 binaries can now run on POWER9 hardware under Linux with Wine thanks to Hangover...

Code more, debug less with virtual environments in Python

opensource.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 15:02

If you've ever shared a neat computer trick, a complex application, or something in between with a friend, then you've probably uttered the phrase, "Well, it works on my computer." No matter how advanced computers become, there seem to be recurrent problems related to the differences in what any two machines have configured or installed. There are ongoing attempts to solve this, and for Python developers, one of the best ways to prevent it is to use virtual environments.


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How the Linux kernel handles interrupts

opensource.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 15:01

Interrupts are an essential part of how modern CPUs work. For example, every time you press a key on the keyboard, the CPU is interrupted so that the PC can read user input from the keyboard. This happens so quickly that you don't notice any change or impairment in user experience.


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I'm a POWER user

opensource.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 15:00

The IBM POWER processor architecture is now over 30 years old. Although it arrived in February 1990 with a closed source operating system and closed source applications on top, it gradually embraced open source. I became a POWER user soon after it launched and an open source user and contributor just two years later.


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Intel Continues Bringing Up DMA-BUF Support For RDMA

Phoronix - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 14:54
Presumably with Xe-HP in mind, Intel engineers continue working on adding DMA-BUF support to the Linux kernel's RDMA code...

Setup Passwordless SSH Login for Multiple Remote Servers Using Script

Tecmint - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 13:29

SSH Key-based authentication (also known as public-key authentication) allows for password-less authentication and it is a more secure and a much better solution than password authentication. One major advantage of SSH password-less login, let

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How Red Hat continues to shape the future of software-defined hardware-accelerated datacenter

Red Hat News - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 12:00

How Red Hat and NVIDIA are collaborating to bring blended technologies, like the NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU, to help with AI workloads and more.

Red Hat extends collaboration with NVIDIA to optimize infrastructures across the hybrid cloud

Red Hat News - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 12:00

As an increasing number of applications and related complexity put unprecedented demands on computing infrastructures, our customers are realizing that the future of computing needs to be more heterogeneous in nature; a single technology, no matter how innovative, cannot address all the requirements of modern, let alone future computing.  

Free Software Foundation Celebrates Its 35th Birthday

Phoronix - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 12:00
The Free Software Foundation on Sunday marked thirty five years since its founding by Richard Stallman...

Linux 5.9-rc8 Released To Provide An Extra Week Of Testing

Phoronix - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 08:25
While normally the Linux kernel sees its stable releases after about seven weeks worth of release candidates, today Linux 5.9-rc8 was issued in allowing an extra week of testing...

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