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NVMe "Simple Copy" Offloaded Copy Support Being Prepared For The Linux Kernel

Phoronix - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 04:56
One of the NVMe specification additions that was ratified this year is the "simple copy" command that allows for copying multiple contiguous ranges to a single destination. That simple copy operation is offloaded to the SSD controller. The Linux kernel support for NVMe simple copy is now being prepared...

The Crossword Stumper - The New York Times

Google News - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 04:46
The Crossword Stumper  The New York Times

Vulkan 1.2.164 Released With Valve's Extension For Helping Direct3D 12 Implementation

Phoronix - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 00:00
Vulkan 1.2.164 is out today with the usual assortment of documentation fixes/clarifications plus two new extensions...

OpenRGB 0.5 Released With Support For More Devices

Phoronix - Mon, 12/07/2020 - 22:51
While most hardware vendors don't support Linux to the extent that any products with configurable RGB lighting controls will officially be supported, OpenRGB has been one of the successful community projects for allowing many different devices to enjoy configurable, cross-vendor. and open-source RGB lighting controls...

A Look At Linux 5.10 + Mesa 21.0-dev On Intel "Tiger Lake" Xe Graphics

Phoronix - Mon, 12/07/2020 - 22:01
For those that may find their hands on an Intel Tiger Lake laptop this holiday season with the "Gen12" Xe Graphics, here are some Linux OpenGL/Vulkan benchmarks in varying driver configurations if you are left wondering whether it makes sense upgrading your kernel or Mesa for better performance...

Webboot Is Becoming Quite Useful For Quickly/Easily Booting ISOs From The Web

Phoronix - Mon, 12/07/2020 - 21:03
The Webboot project has been in development now for more than one year as an easy means of booting Linux ISO images from the web. From this minimal boot environment users can configure their network connection and download a new ISO or use a pre-existing ISO. From there Webboot allows kexec'ing into that ISO for booting it up...

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