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XanMod's Linux 5.10 Kernel Helping Tap Extra Performance With The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Phoronix - Wed, 01/20/2021 - 00:57
For those wondering how the likes of the XanMod and Liquorix kernel spins are competing these days with the mainline Linux kernel, here are some fresh benchmarks looking at these popular derivatives of the Linux kernel. XanMod in particular atop Ubuntu can easily help squeeze extra performance out of the system as shown by these benchmarks on an AMD Ryzen 9 5900X desktop.

GNOME 40 Will Now Handle XWayland On-Demand By Default

Phoronix - Tue, 01/19/2021 - 22:36
Back in 2019 support was added to GNOME 3.34 to allow starting XWayland on-demand. With this opt-in feature, XWayland support would only be started up when needed (on-demand) for running X11 clients. That support has now matured enough where for the upcoming GNOME 40 it will be enabled by default...

Pioneer DJM-750 DJ Mixer Handling For Linux Is En Route

Phoronix - Tue, 01/19/2021 - 20:28
With Linux 5.11 came Pioneer DDJ-RR DJ controller support while for Linux 5.12 additional Pioneer DJ equipment will be supported...

Linux 5.12 To Add Atomics Support To The Promising eBPF

Phoronix - Tue, 01/19/2021 - 18:52
The eBPF in-kernel virtual machine that allows for handling sandboxed "programs" within the Linux kernel continues on its stellar upward trajectory...

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