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More Intel AVX10.2 Enablement Lands In The GCC 15 Compiler

Phoronix - Mon, 08/26/2024 - 18:35
Earlier this month Intel compiler engineers began adding AVX10.2 support into the GCC 15 open-source compiler. Now as we approach the end of August, another big batch of AVX10.2 enablement has landed for this next GNU Compiler Collection release...

RadeonSI Gallium3D Driver Adds GL_KHR_shader_subgroup Support

Phoronix - Mon, 08/26/2024 - 18:18
It's not too often these days seeing new OpenGL extensions come to Mesa drivers given their already robust coverage and not many new OpenGL extensions being introduced compared to the still-expanding Vulkan APIs. Overnight though RadeonSI Gallium3D saw GL_KHR_shader_subgroup support land...

Intel Updates QAT Zstd Plugin For Accelerating Zstandard Compression

Phoronix - Mon, 08/26/2024 - 18:07
Released on Sunday night was a new version of the Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) Zstd plug-in for accelerating Zstandard compression with QAT-enabled adapters and modern Xeon Scalable processors sporting QAT accelerators...

Linux 6.11 Kernel Features Deliver A Lot For New/Upcoming Intel & AMD Hardware

Phoronix - Sun, 08/25/2024 - 21:12
Linux 6.11 as often is the case each kernel cycle brings a lot of new improvements for recent/upcoming Intel and AMD platforms. There are big step forwards for AMD confidential computing, initial RDNA4 graphics support, new AMD P-State driver features, and much more on the AMD side. On the Intel side there is ongoing work around Xe2 graphics for Lunar Lake and Battlemage but not yet stable. Intel also has initial Panther Lake audio support, more NPU driver enhancements, and a range of other kernel additions to benefit their platforms.

Linux 6.11-rc5 Released With Slimmed Down Set Of Bcachefs Fixes

Phoronix - Sun, 08/25/2024 - 18:26
The Linux 6.11-rc5 kernel is already out as stable today, roughly a half-day ahead of time due to travels by Linus Torvalds...

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