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Patched Linux 5.11 Continues Looking Great For AMD Ryzen/EPYC Performance

Phoronix - Tue, 01/26/2021 - 00:37
While the initial AMD Linux 5.11 performance regression written about at the end of last year was of much concern given the performance hits to AMD Zen 2 / Zen 3 processors with the out-of-the-box "Schedutil" governor, with a pending patch the regression is not only addressed but in various workloads we continue seeing better performance than even compared to Linux 5.10. Here is the latest from several more days of extensive performance testing.

VKD3D-Proton Begins Working On DirectX 12 Ray-Tracing Atop Vulkan

Phoronix - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 23:25
Those working on VKD3D-Proton as the Direct3D 12 implementation atop the Vulkan API are beginning to work on DirectX Ray-Tracing support but it isn't yet ready for gamers...

Intel Alder Lake S Graphics Support Nearing The Mainline Linux Kernel

Phoronix - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 22:32
It looks like the open-source Intel kernel driver enablement work for the "Alder Lake S" processors coming to market late in the year will soon have the support mainlined in the kernel...

Apache Software Foundation Saw Assigned CVEs Up 24%, Security Issues Up 53% For 2020

Phoronix - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 22:07
The Apache Software Foundation that oversees 340+ Apache projects saw a measurable rise in security related issues during the course of 2020...

Vulkan 1.2.168 Released With Two New Extensions

Phoronix - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 19:24
Today's Vulkan 1.2.168 specification update brings the usual specification corrections/clarifications while also introducing two new KHR extensions...

UBports Aiming For An Exciting 2021 With Ubuntu Touch

Phoronix - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 17:37
Last week marked the last Q/A session for the UBports' Ubuntu Touch team working to advance the Linux smartphone platform where they laid out some of their upcoming objectives...

Explore binaries using this full-featured Linux tool

opensource.com - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 16:03

In 10 ways to analyze binary files on Linux, I explained how to use Linux's rich set of native tools to analyze binaries. But if you want to explore your binary further, you need a tool that is custom-made for binary analysis. If you are new to binary analysis and have mostly worked with scripting languages, 9 essential GNU binutils tools will help you get started learning the compilation process and what constitutes a binary.


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Use Joplin to find your notes faster

opensource.com - Mon, 01/25/2021 - 16:02

In prior years, this annual series covered individual apps. This year, we are looking at all-in-one solutions in addition to strategies to help in 2021. Welcome to day 15 of 21 Days of Productivity in 2021.

Staying productive also means (to some extent) being organized enough to find my notes and reference them on demand. This is a challenge not just for myself but for a lot of people I talk to.


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