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Feature-Packed systemd 257 Nears Release With RC3 Availability

Phoronix - Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:52
Systemd 257 is nearing release as the next major feature release for this widely-used init system and software suite on Linux systems...

exFAT Driver With Linux 6.13 Reduces FAT Chain Traversal For Better Performance

Phoronix - Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:27
For those making use of the Microsoft exFAT file-system on Linux systems, the upcoming Linux 6.13 kernel brings an optimization that will help some operations by reducing the FAT chain traversal...

AMD Begins Work Upstreaming More Versal 2 SoC Support For Linux

Phoronix - Thu, 11/28/2024 - 03:40
Back in April AMD announced the Versal Gen 2 Adaptive SoCs for AI-driven embedded systems. In preparing for Versal2 evaluation kits expected around the middle of the year and production silicon by the end of 2025, AMD software engineers have begun ramping up their open-source and upstream-focused Linux driver support...

RISC-V Changes For Linux 6.13 Deliver Pointer Masking In User-Space

Phoronix - Thu, 11/28/2024 - 00:56
The RISC-V CPU port updates have been sent out for the in-development Linux 6.13 kernel...

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