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While the sched_ext extensible scheduler code was merged for Linux 6.12, work on sched_ext itself it is not over. New patches this weekend continue working on NUMA awareness for it with its default idle selection policy while similar work on CPU last level cache (LLC) awareness are slated for the upcoming Linux 6.13 cycle...

Sched_ext Scheduler Idle Selection Being Extended For LLC & NUMA Awareness  Phoronix

Developer Relations Foundation formed by Linux Foundation  App Developer Magazine

Another feature to look forward to with this quarter's Mesa 24.3 release is the open-source Freedreno Gallium3D driver for Qualcomm Adreno hardware now supporting Rusticl-based OpenCL compute...

Qualcomm Adreno Rusticl-Based OpenCL Merged For Mesa 24.3  Phoronix

Over the past year we have seen Raspberry Pi working a lot on Wayland support for the Raspberry Pi OS desktop and using it on their latest Raspberry Pi models. With today's new Raspberry Pi OS update, Wayland is being used by default across all Raspberry Pi devices...

While the Linux 6.12 kernel enables Intel Xe2 Battlemage discrete GPU support out-of-the-box as a sign of its maturing state, there are a number of patches for the open-source Battlemage driver support that are ongoing. One of the areas seeing some patches recently are around enhancing the display features with Battlemage's upgraded capabilities. Plus there's ongoing work around next-gen Xe3 graphics too...

Kali Linux Bids Adieu To 32-Bit Builds  It's FOSS News

No Russians in my Kernel! Geopolitics Reaches Linux Project  It's FOSS News

Raspberry Pi OS Now Enables Wayland by Default on All Raspberry Pi Models  9to5Linux

Raspberry Pi OS Now Enables Wayland by Default on All Raspberry Pi Models  9to5Linux

It turns out the latest AMD Ryzen desktop processors offer support for AMD Smart Trace Buffer (STB) that previously was only limited to mobile platforms...

AMD STB Support Extended To Latest Ryzen 9000 Series Desktop CPUs  Phoronix

Intel has issued their newest quarterly feature release of their FFmpeg Cartwheel, which is their developer staging area of new video acceleration related patches for Intel graphics hardware that they are working to upstream within the widely-used, open-source FFmpeg library...

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 27th, 2024  9to5Linux

EasyOS 6.4 now available with support for Zig, a new kernel, visual elements, and more  Notebookcheck.net

Anish Kumars Journey: From Novice To Expert Linux Kernel Developer In ALSA & Audio Systems  Free Press Journal

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NVIDIA GPU Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers To Execute Remote Code on Windows & Linux  CybersecurityNews

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