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FreeBSD 13.4 Released With Many Software Updates & Driver Improvements

Phoronix - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 12:00
The FreeBSD camp today released FreeBSD 13.4 as the newest point release to the FreeBSD 13 stable series for those that haven't yet migrated to the FreeBSD 14 series...

ARM / RISC-V / LoongArch KVM Updates Submitted For Linux 6.12

Phoronix - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 12:00
Red Hat engineer Paolo Bonzini submitted the initial batch of KVM changes targeting the Linux 6.12 kernel. This is just the first batch and notably lacking all of the KVM x86 Intel/AMD changes for the cycle. But in the non-x86 space there is a fair amount of activity for this next kernel version for those making use of KVM as part of the open-source virtualization stack...

AMD Publishes RDNA 3.5 ISA Documentation

Phoronix - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
AMD today made public their RDNA 3.5 instruction set architecture (ISA) programming guide for these updated RDNA3 graphics found within new Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs thus far...

Initial Raspberry Pi 5 Support & More Snapdragon X1 Laptops Submitted For Linux 6.12

Phoronix - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 04:00
All of the ARM SoC and platform updates have been sent out for the Linux 6.12 merge window. Exciting this cycle is finally having initial support for the Raspberry Pi 5 plus supporting several more Snapdragon X1 Elite laptops...

Replay Protected Memory Block "RPMB" Subsystem Submitted For Linux 6.12

Phoronix - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 03:00
The MMC updates for the Linux 6.12 kernel include the introduction of a new kernel subsystem for Replay Protected Memory Block (RPMB) drivers...

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