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NVIDIA VR-NVL BMC Device Tree Being Upstreamed For OpenBMC Support

Phoronix - Fri, 07/03/2026 - 19:02
NVIDIA's latest Linux kernel mailing list patches are for providing the Device Tree for the baseboard management controller (BMC) of their Vera Rubin VR-NVL server platform. With the Linux kernel patches and also for U-Boot, it's part of the upstreaming effort for supporting the open-source OpenBMC software on their latest hardware...

Linux 7.2-rc2 BPF Code Being Hardened Against JIT Spraying Attacks

Phoronix - Fri, 07/03/2026 - 18:49
Some post-merge-window code changes merged overnight ahead of Linux 7.2-rc2 this weekend is hardening the kernel's BPF code against JIT spraying attacks...

Linux Preparing To Retire Its 32-bit MSR Interfaces

Phoronix - Fri, 07/03/2026 - 18:32
Currently measuring in at 32 patches, SUSE engineer Juergen Gross has been leading the effort to end the Linux kernel's usage of their 32-bit model specific register (MSR) interfaces so the more modern 64-bit interfaces can be exclusively used. This allows for better code unification and cleaning up the MSR code...

Install codebase-memory-mcp for Faster AI Coding

Tecmint - Fri, 07/03/2026 - 14:32
The post Install codebase-memory-mcp for Faster AI Coding first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If your AI coding agent keeps reading the same files every time you ask a question, it’s wasting time and

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ReactOS Implements First Windows NT6 System Call In Step Toward Vista Compatibility

Phoronix - Fri, 07/03/2026 - 08:22
The ReactOS project that is striving to be the "open-source Windows" with Windows driver and software binary compatibility hit another milestone today. ReactOS to date has primarily targeted Windows NT 5.2 as the architecture from Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 but with an eye toward Windows NT 6.0 for Windows Vista and later compatibility with software. ReactOS has now landed their first NT6 system call...

Scaling NetOps-as-Code: Improving security, eliminating random scripting, and more

Red Hat News - Fri, 07/03/2026 - 08:00
The drive toward NetOps-as-Code continues to reshape how enterprises manage their infrastructure. We see the demand for resilient, agile networks capable of supporting hybrid cloud applications and distributed edge environments continuing to grow, and Red Hat aims to support these needs with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Recent advancements across the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and its partner ecosystem focus on turning this model into a practical reality. Here are some highlights of the last few months that show how the automation landscape is evolving to deliver scalable, AI-

Beyond the baseline: Introducing the Digital Sovereignty Readiness Appraisal

Red Hat News - Fri, 07/03/2026 - 08:00
Since February, over 1,500 organizations have used Red Hat's complimentary Digital Sovereignty Readiness Assessment to establish a sovereignty baseline in 15 minutes. Today we're introducing the Digital Sovereignty Readiness Appraisal, a workshop-based maturity evaluation that delivers capability-level analysis, industry-weighted scoring, facilitation materials, and an actionable transformation roadmap. The assessment framework is open source, and we've made it available on GitHub.A facilitated roadmap for true digital autonomyDigital sovereignty has moved from a compliance checkbox to a board

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