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Dell & Lenovo Keyboard Quirks Addressed In Linux 6.7

Phoronix - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 19:50
The HID subsystem updates for the Linux 6.7 kernel don't bring any shiny new features or notable hardware support additions, but there is a clean-up to the Logitech HID++ (logitech-hidpp) driver probing code as well as some notable quirks/fixes to different hardware...

IO_uring FUTEX Support In Linux 6.7 For A Nice Performance/Efficiency Boost

Phoronix - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 19:30
In addition to the continued FUTEX2 improvements that landed in Linux 6.7, another pull request merged last week for the new kernel bring FUTEX support to IO_uring...

Mesa 24.0 Gets Asahi AGX Gallium3D To OpenGL 3.3 For Apple Silicon Hardware

Phoronix - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 14:00
A set of 53 patches were upstreamed on Monday for syncing Mesa 24.0-devel against the latest Asahi AGX Gallium3D driver changes carried by Asahi Linux. This in turn is a big push for getting more of the open-source OpenGL functionality into Mesa for enjoying Linux on Apple M1 and M2 hardware...

25 Interesting GNU/Linux Facts You Probably Didn’t Know

Tecmint - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 13:31
The post 25 Interesting GNU/Linux Facts You Probably Didn’t Know first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Linux, the open-source operating system, has a rich and fascinating history. While many are familiar with its core principles and widespread use, there are lesser-known

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More FUTEX2 Bits Land In The Linux 6.7 Kernel

Phoronix - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 13:00
Last week's locking set of changes for the Linux 6.7 kernel add new interfaces for the FUTEX2 system call ABI. This work is making FUTEX2 more extendable and addressing some of the prior limitations...

Open-Source AMD OpenSIL Continues Making Progress To Eventually Replace AGESA

Phoronix - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 09:03
Back at the OCP Summit in Prague earlier this year AMD detailed openSIL for advancing open-source system firmware by opening up the CPU siliccon initialization process. An update was provided at the OCP San Jose event in October around the AMD OpenSIL effort...

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