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Not in time for the current Linux 7.0 cycle but posted for another round of review is Intel's latest work around Cache Aware Scheduling for enhancing the performance of modern CPUs with multiple cache domains. This is the first set of updates to Cache Aware Scheduling for the new year and succeed the v2 patches from early December. This work not only benefits modern Intel CPUs but our testing has shown can also provide some very nice gains too for AMD EPYC processors...

Intel Posts 2026 Update For Cache Aware Scheduling On Linux  Phoronix

Sent out and already merged today for the Linux 7.0 kernel are the EXT4 file-system updates...

Not sure if you'll like Linux? Try it from your browser  How-To Geek

Merged today to Mesa 26.1-devel is unifying of the AMD video decode implementation between the RadeonSI Gallium3D and RADV Vulkan drivers...

In addition to all of the exciting Intel and AMD x86_64 enhancements that have been landing this week so far for the Linux 7.0 kernel, the aging SPARC, Alpha, and Motorola 680x0 "m68k" CPU ports have also seen some patches for this new kernel...

Linux vs Windows Server Response Time and Throughput Benchmarks Statistics 2026  commandlinux.com

Forget "tiny" distros: How I built my own minimal Linux using Debian  How-To Geek

Earlier this month I posted benchmarks of the Loongson 3B6000 for this 12-core / 24-thread LoongArch Chinese CPU with DDR4 ECC memory. Those initial benchmarks were done with Debian LoongArch64 while since then I've shifted over to using Arch Linux on LoongArch.

Arch Linux Running Well On LoongArch - Loongson 3B6000 Benchmarks Review  Phoronix

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS Now Available With Linux 6.17 HWE Kernel  Phoronix

Canonical released Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS today as the newest point release to the Noble Numbat...

FOSS Weekly #26.07: Kernel 6.19, AI for Real Sysadmin Works, Arch Apps on Ubuntu and More Linux Stuff  It's FOSS

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS Released with Linux 6.17 + Mesa 25.2  OMG! Ubuntu

The Linux 7.0 networking pull request showcases two extremes and the diversity and robustness of the open-source kernel ecosystem. Linux 7.0 is laying the groundwork for WiFi 8 Ultra-High Reliability (UHR) support while this kernel version is also bidding farewell to the last Ethernet driver for use over parallel printer ports...

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS Is Now Available for Download Powered by Linux Kernel 6.17  9to5Linux

The Linux kernel's workqueue for async task handling within a dedicated kernel thread is seeing some useful improvements with Linux 7.0...

"Completely garbage!" Linus blasts the Linux MMC code update: It can't even compile, and no testing was done at all.  36 Kr

I wanted Windows Notepad on Linux—this app is the closest replacement I’ve found  How-To Geek