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NVIDIA Improves Block Layer Peer-To-Peer DMA In Linux 6.19

Phoronix - Sat, 12/06/2025 - 02:26
The IO_uring and block subsystem changes have been merged for the Linux 6.19 merge window with a few improvements worth highlighting this cycle...

Jolla Trying Again To Develop A New Sailfish OS Linux Smartphone

Phoronix - Sat, 12/06/2025 - 00:51
Finnish company Jolla started out 14 years ago where Nokia left off with MeeGo and developed Sailfish OS as a new Linux smartphone platform. Jolla released their first smartphone in 2013 after crowdfunding but ultimately the Sailfish OS focus the past number of years now has been offering their software stack for use on other smartphone devices. But now it seems they are trying again with a new crowd-funded smartphone...

AMD EPYC 7773X "Milan-X" Performance & Power Nearly Four Years Later

Phoronix - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 23:20
Nearly four years have passed since AMD launched their EPYC Milan-X processors with 3D V-Cache. When recently rearranging some servers in the lab and realizing the four year anniversary was coming up in March, curiosity got the best of me in wondering where the Linux performance and energy efficiency on Milan-X is now with the latest Linux software stack compared to the numbers when Milan-X launched back in March 2022.

Intel Updates Cache Aware Scheduling For Linux With Better NUMA Balancing

Phoronix - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 22:38
Intel engineer Tim Chen has sent out a second version of the proposed Cache Aware Scheduling patches for the Linux kernel to enhance the CPU performance of modern processors sporting multiple cache domains...

Venus Vulkan Driver Lands Mesh Shader Support In Mesa 26.0

Phoronix - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 22:03
Venus is the VirtIO-GPU driver that allows for Vulkan support within guest virtual machines permitting sufficient host driver support and other requirements in place with hypervisors like CrosVM and QEMU. The Venus driver now supports Vulkan's mesh shader capabilities and in turn advances the DXVK-Proton support for Linux gaming within VMs...

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