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AMD Publishes RDNA 3.5 ISA Documentation

Phoronix - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
AMD today made public their RDNA 3.5 instruction set architecture (ISA) programming guide for these updated RDNA3 graphics found within new Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs thus far...

Initial Raspberry Pi 5 Support & More Snapdragon X1 Laptops Submitted For Linux 6.12

Phoronix - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 04:00
All of the ARM SoC and platform updates have been sent out for the Linux 6.12 merge window. Exciting this cycle is finally having initial support for the Raspberry Pi 5 plus supporting several more Snapdragon X1 Elite laptops...

Replay Protected Memory Block "RPMB" Subsystem Submitted For Linux 6.12

Phoronix - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 03:00
The MMC updates for the Linux 6.12 kernel include the introduction of a new kernel subsystem for Replay Protected Memory Block (RPMB) drivers...

A Re-Implementation Of The EROFS File-System In Rust Has Started

Phoronix - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 01:00
The EROFS read-only open-source file-system has seen initial patches posted today for beginning to re-implement the C code within the Rust programming language for better safety guarantees and the possibility of more performance optimizations...

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