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Linux 5.9 Dropping Xen 32-bit PV Guest Support

Phoronix - Fri, 08/14/2020 - 22:07
Back in Linux 5.4 Xen 32-bit PV guest support was deprecated while now for Linux 5.9 it's set to be removed entirely. Last year's deprecation comes with the 32-bit usage dwindling in general but PVH being preferred to PV, Meltdown mitigations not being present, and the code not seeing much activity. Now for Linux 5.9 that support is being gutted...

Wine Developer Begins Experimenting With macOS ARM64 Support

Phoronix - Fri, 08/14/2020 - 21:52
Over the months ahead with Apple preparing future desktops/laptops with their in-house Apple silicon built on the ARM 64-bit architecture, Wine developers are beginning to eye how to support these future 64-bit ARM systems with macOS Big Sur...

Linux 5.9 Brings Safeguard Following NVIDIA's Recent "GPL Condom" Incident

Phoronix - Fri, 08/14/2020 - 18:47
Stemming from the recent discussions over NVIDIA NetGPU code that relied on another shim for interfacing between NVIDIA's proprietary driver and the open-source kernel code, a new patch is on the way for Linux 5.9 to fight back against such efforts...

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