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Intel engineer Chen Yu posted a fresh round of Linux kernel patches working on cache-aware scheduling/load-balancing for this functionality being sought after both by Intel and AMD. The new patches should address some performance regressions observed in the prior patches...

For those making use of the Network File System (NFS), the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel is bringing some nice improvements both for the NFS server and client code...

Linux developer receives public warning from Torvalds  Techzine Global

Debian 13 arrives with major updates for Linux users - what's new in 'Trixie'  ZDNET

UnplugRed ModMan, a free perlin noise modulation plugin for mac, Linux and Windows  synth anatomy

Linux Webcams Weaponized to Inject Keystrokes and Execute Attacks  GBHackers News

Legitimate System Functions Exploited to Steal Secrets in Shared Linux Setups  GBHackers News

Classic Marathon Trilogy on Steam gets a Beta with Linux support and lots of overall improvements  GamingOnLinux

Torvalds blasts kernel dev for late 'garbage' RISC-V patches  theregister.com

For hybrid CPU core designs from recent Intel Core (Ultra) processors to ARM big.LIITTLE, a patch series was posted today in seeking to enhance the generic ACPI processor idle driver around processors with multiple types of CPU cores...

While there was previously talk of Blender 5.0 likely defaulting to using the Vulkan API for rendering but keeping the OpenGL driver around, those plans look like they may be changing. OpenGL-by-default looks to now be on the table for Blender 5.0 due out later this year...

With the increased popularity of Linux gaming these days, a patch has been proposed to improve the hardware support for the Logitech G13 gameboard under Linux. The only problem is the hardware is now 16 years old and since been discontinued...

Logitech G13 Linux Support Patch Proposed 16 Years After Hardware Release  Phoronix

Will We Ever See a Linux Merge Window Without Drama? Linus Calls RISC-V Patches "Garbage"  It's FOSS News

CarX Street adds official Linux and Steam Deck support  GamingOnLinux

Back in May the Ubuntu engineers at Canonical announced plans to ship Ubuntu 25.10 with Linux 6.17 given their recent commitment to always shipping with the latest upstream Linux kernel version. They still are committing to it even if it means the kernel and Ubuntu schedules don't perfectly align and Ubuntu 25.10 out-of-the-box may end up being on an unstable "-rc" kernel...

Debian 13 trixie released with Linux kernel 6.12  GamingOnLinux

Linux founder harshly criticizes RISC-V code from Google engineer: "It's garbage that makes the world worse"  Mezha.Media

Google's Steam for Chromebook Experiment Failed After Just 4 Years  It's FOSS News

BadCam: New BadUSB Attack Turns Linux Webcams Into Persistent Threats  SecurityWeek