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Beyond Linux 7.1 beginning to phase out Intel 486 CPU support, this next Linux kernel version is also beginning to remove driver code for supporting Russia's Baikal CPUs...

Gaming on Linux with an older GPU levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 bringing major new features  GamingOnLinux

Back during the Linux 7.0 merge window the MMC changes were rejected by Linus Torvalds as "complete garbage" that wasn't building properly and not vetted through linux-next. He went without pulling any MMC changes for the v7.0 cycle while now for Linux 7.1 the code has been better tested and successfully merged...

Linux 7.1 Picks Up The MMC Changes After Rejected By Linus In Linux 7.0  Phoronix

Following the recent KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop release, KDE Gear 26.04 is out today for shipping all the latest updated KDE desktop applications...

KDE Gear 26.04 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps  9to5Linux

You can soon turn this Android handheld into an ultra-powerful Linux handheld  Android Authority

Archinstall 4.2 Shifts to Wayland-First Profiles, Leaving X.Org Behind  Linux Journal

Haiku Isn’t Just For X86 Anymore, Boots On ARM In QEMU  Hackaday

With the set of today's AMDGPU kernel graphics driver Display Core (DC) patches is a rather curious addition with wiring up the Linux code to a "power module" that looks like it will better match Microsoft Windows behavior with the AMD Radeon driver around display-related power savings features...

AMD Linux Graphics Driver Introducing "Power Module" To Better Match Windows Behavior  Phoronix

The Linux 7.1 kernel is bringing performance improvements for Sheaves, the per-CPU caching layer introduced several kernel cycles ago (Linux 6.18) for better efficiency on today's high core count hardware. Sheaves began as an opt-in feature but since Linux 7.0 is now being used for all caches...

Earlier this month at Red Hat OpenShift Commons in Amsterdam, co-located with KubeCon + CloudNativeConEU, we celebrated a few Red Hat OpenShift Superheroes. While each member of the Red Hat OpenShift community is a hero for helping contribute to a project’s success and growth, some members really stand out. They are the advocates and champions who make the community strong and successful. From left: Xuan-Son Nguyen - BNP Paribas, Jan-Willem - ING Bank.Red Hat OpenShift Superheroes are:Builders: Contributing to the evolution of Red Hat OpenShiftAdvocates: Amplifying their Red Hat OpenShift ex

That GPU you're running? You're most likely not using it to the fullest. You’ve deployed your large language model (LLM). It’s working, but many production deployments waste significant GPU capacity through suboptimal configurations. Your hardware spends time idle, waiting for data to move, or re-computing work it already did.The obvious fix? Switch to a smalle

The SDL library widely used by cross-platform games and part of the Steam Runtime has now established a policy to block code contributions made using AI / Large Language Models (LLMs)...

SDL Adds Policy To Forbid LLM/AI Generated Code Contributions  Phoronix

Windows 11 vs CachyOS in gaming: Has Linux finally caught up to Windows?  Sportskeeda Tech

The workqueue changes merged today for the Linux 7.1 kernel are significant for today's modern high-end processors where there can be many CPU cores per last level cache (LLC / L3 cache). The new WQ_AFFN_CACHE_SHARD affinity scope can reduce some contention on such systems and help achieve greater performance...

WQ_AFFN_CACHE_SHARD Merged For Linux 7.1: Significant Win For CPUs With Many Cores Per LLC  Phoronix

This Linux launcher replaced four habits I didn't question before  MakeUseOf