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Google Sends Patches For AMD Zen / Zen 2 RAPL PowerCap Support

Phoronix - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 20:07
Building off the work sent out by Google engineers in recent months and merged for Linux 5.8 around RAPL support for AMD Zen / Zen 2 CPUs with supporting the "runtime average power limiting" counters on Linux similar to Intel's longstanding support, that work has continued now with Zen RAPL support in the PowerCap driver...

Intel Making It Easier To Flash Ethernet Device Firmware On Linux

Phoronix - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 18:41
For those using the Intel ICE Linux network driver that is used for the likes of the E800 series, it's now going to be easier updating the device firmware from Linux...

How to Install WordPress with Apache on Debian and Ubuntu

Tecmint - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 16:25
Writing an Apache or WordPress introduction will do no good due to the fact that both of them, combined together, are one of the most used Open Source Web Servers on the Internet today,

Bypass your Linux firewall with SSH over HTTP

opensource.com - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 15:01

With the growth of connectivity and remote jobs, accessing remote computing resources becomes more important every day. But the requirements for providing external access to devices and hardware make this task complex and risky. Aiming to reduce this friction, ShellHub is a cloud server that allows universal access to those devices, from any external network.


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How learning Linux introduced me to open source

opensource.com - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 15:00

When I entered the engineering program as a freshman in college, I felt like a frivolous teenager. In my sophomore year, and in a fortunate stroke of serendipity, I joined Zairza, a technical society for like-minded students who collaborated and built projects separate from the academic curriculum. It was right up my alley. Zairza provided me a safe space to learn and grow and discover my interests. There are different facets and roadways to development, and as a newbie, I didn't know where my interests lay.


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L1d Flushing Patches Revived After It Was Rejected From Linux 5.8 As "Beyond Stupid"

Phoronix - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 14:57
Worked out in recent months by an Amazon engineer was optional L1 data cache flushing on context switches to allow for greater computer security in an era of data sampling vulnerabilities and other data leakage issues via side channels. It was sent in for Linux 5.8 but Linus Torvalds characterized it as "beyond stupid" and not being convinced by it. Well, now it's been revised but isn't yet clear if it will appease Torvalds for mainline inclusion...

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