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Linux Preps New AMD ERAPS Feature With EPYC Turin To Benefit Performance

Phoronix - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 01:01
Posted to the Linux kernel mailing list last week and now queued already via tip/tip.git's "x86/bugs" Git branch is support for a new AMD CPU feature we haven't heard about until now... ERAPS, the Enhanced Return Address Prediction Security...

Manjaro Linux Working On "Manjaro Data Donor" As New Data Collection Tool

Phoronix - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 22:00
Arch-based Manjaro Linux is working on Manjaro Data Donor "MDD" as a new data collection tool of its users. This is intended to succeed their former ping-based solution for user counting plus incorporate hardware/software data collection on users. Once deployed, this will be opt-out handling for the data collection...

Fujitsu Monaka CPU Target Added To GCC 15 Compiler

Phoronix - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 21:28
Fujitsu has upstreamed support for their next-gen "Monaka" Armv9 processor into the GNU Compiler Collection codebase in time for the GCC 15 release coming out early next year...

F2FS File-System Adding Device Aliasing Feature For Nifty Uses

Phoronix - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 20:00
The Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) is adding a device aliasing file feature that could appear in the upcoming Linux v6.13 merge window...

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