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Linux 7.2 To Enable ESWIN SoC Support By Default For RISC-V Kernel Builds

Phoronix - Thu, 06/11/2026 - 02:42
An important one-liner is set to come for Linux 7.2 to enable ESWIN SoC support by default for RISC-V kernel builds. This change will allow default RISC-V kernel builds in turn to boot on the likes of SiFive's HiFive Premier P550 developer board...

AMD's Lemonade SDK For Local AI Adds NVIDIA CUDA Support

Phoronix - Thu, 06/11/2026 - 00:25
Lemonade, the local AI server solution developed by AMD that is designed to work across their CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs, is out with a new version today that also adds NVIDIA CUDA support...

Intel Arc Pro B70 Showing Off Some Performance Wins With Linux 7.1

Phoronix - Wed, 06/10/2026 - 22:46
After recently noticing the Intel Arc B580 performing better on Linux 7.1 for that kernel version soon to be released as stable, I was curious if there were performance gains also to be found with the new flagship Arc Pro B70 BMG-G31 workstation graphics card. Here are some benchmarks of the Intel Arc Pro B70 in relevant workloads between Linux 7.0 and the near-final Linux 7.1 kernel.

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