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AMD SBI Driver Preps For EPYC Venice With Linux 7.1

Phoronix - Fri, 04/24/2026 - 21:43
The Linux kernel continues getting ready for AMD's upcoming Zen 6 processors...

Linux 7.1 Removes Drivers For Long Obsolete Input Hardware: Bye Bus Mouse Support

Phoronix - Fri, 04/24/2026 - 21:22
Beyond Linux looking to remove old drivers due to the surge of AI/LLM bug reports, the Linux 7.1 kernel is also removing some old hardware drivers simply on the basis of long obsolete hardware. The input subsystem saw several drivers removed this week for decades old hardware...

Arm C1-Ultra Scheduling Model Merged For LLVM/Clang 23

Phoronix - Fri, 04/24/2026 - 18:23
Merged recently to the latest LLVM/Clang compiler development tree is the Arm C1-Ultra scheduling model for helping with delivering optimal binaries for that flagship next-gen Arm mobile CPU...

Pull Request For Linux To Remove Old Network Drivers, ISDN Subsystem Due To AI/LLM Noise

Phoronix - Fri, 04/24/2026 - 18:08
It was just days ago we reported on a proposal to drop old network drivers due to AI-driven bug reports becoming a burden on upstream kernel developers. Last night that culminated with an initial pull request to clear out some old, unused networking drivers plus also clearing out the entire ISDN subsystem and more...

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