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Oracle Rolls Out UEK-Next Kernel Based On Linux 6.9

Phoronix - Thu, 07/04/2024 - 08:38
Oracle today published their newest release of UEK-Next, their forward-looking version of the "Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel" targeting Oracle Linux users...

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Google News - Thu, 07/04/2024 - 05:23

getrandom() In The vDSO Aims For Linux 6.11 To Provide Faster Yet Secure User-Space RNG

Phoronix - Thu, 07/04/2024 - 04:00
In the making the past two years by developer Jason Donenfeld (of WireGuard fame) is adding getrandom() to the vDSO in the name of better performance. In some tests this has yielded as much as a ~15x speed-up to performance for user-space obtaining crypographically secure random number generation. It's looking like for the upcoming Linux 6.11 merge window, this work will finally be merged...

Linux's DRM Panic "Screen of Death" Sees Patches For QR Code Error Messages

Phoronix - Thu, 07/04/2024 - 02:05
Linux 6.10 introduces DRM Panic for providing a new panic screen in case of kernel errors and situations where the VT support may be disabled. This new kernel functionality is akin to Windows' Blue Screen of Death or thanks to open-source can be adapted to take on other forms such as a black screen of death and conveying monochrome logos rather than ASCII art. New patches provide for the ability to show QR codes of error messages within the DRM Panic screens...

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