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Firmware Assisted Shadowing Code Posted For AMD RDNA3 - Needed For SR-IOV

Phoronix - Sat, 03/18/2023 - 01:58
A new patch series posted today is of interest and is for firmware-assisted shadowing for AMD RDNA3 (GFX11) graphics processors as it's necessary for proper SR-IOV support...

Amazon Linux 2023 Is Running Well, Boosting EC2 Performance Over Amazon Linux 2

Phoronix - Fri, 03/17/2023 - 22:30
For those currently making use of Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) as the operating system for Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances, the newly-released Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) is delivering some worthwhile speed-ups for maximizing your performance and value in their public cloud.

Still Have A Use For Adobe Flash? Ruffle Is Working To Safely Emulate It In Rust

Phoronix - Fri, 03/17/2023 - 19:00
While Adobe Flash is officially -- and thankfully -- dead, those interested in Adobe Flash Player for nostalgia or archival purposes, Ruffle is working to emulate Adobe Flash support via this open-source project making use of the Rust programming language...

Intel Thunder Bay Is Officially Canceled, Linux Driver Code To Be Removed

Phoronix - Fri, 03/17/2023 - 18:51
I hadn't heard any mentions of Intel's Thunder Bay in quite a while besides the occasional Linux kernel patch while now it has been officially confirmed as a cancelled Intel product and the Linux driver code being worked on the past 2+ years is on the chopping block...

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