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Proposal Raised To Deprecate "-Ofast" For The LLVM/Clang Compiler

Phoronix - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 03:00
Some that crave the absolute best possible performance sometimes build their software with the "-Ofast" optimization level that is a step above "-O3" but comes with the risk of potentially unsafe math. LLVM developers are now weighing whether to deprecate -Ofast to either remove it or have it just be an alias for the -O3 optimizations...

SDL 3.1.2 Preview Prefers PipeWire Over PulseAudio, Fixes XWayland Mouse Warp

Phoronix - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 01:23
The newest SDL3 development release is out today with PipeWire preferred over PulseAudio and other changes...

Nano 8.0 Text Editor Released With Modern Bindings Option

Phoronix - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 00:47
Kicking off a new month of open-source releases is the release of the GNU Nano 8.0 text editor...

Serpent OS Close To Having A System Installer & Being Able To Test On Real Hardware

Phoronix - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 00:00
Serpent OS lead developer Ikey Doherty published a monthly status update for this original Linux distribution, which points to having a working OS installer soon so users can begin trying out this creation on real hardware...

PCI-SIG Provides CopprLink Cable Specs For PCIe 5.0 & PCIe 6.0

Phoronix - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 22:00
Last November the PCI-SIG announced CopprLink as the PCI Express cable name for both internal and external cabling. Today the embargo has lifted on the CopprLink cable specifications for both PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 6.0...

Intel Baseline Profile Yields Odd Power/Performance On Linux

Phoronix - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 20:14
Intel motherboard manufacturers have begun rolling out BIOS updates containing an "Intel Baseline Profile" option to apply stock power limits to modern Intel processors. This is being driven by instability claims for 13th Gen and 14th Gen Intel Core processors having stability issues for some Windows gamers that is being attributed to multi-core enhancement (MCE) and other power options commonly set on enthusiast desktop motherboards. As the first of several ongoing tests I'm working on at Phoronix, here are some preliminary findings for using the Intel Baseline Profile option on an ASUS motherboard with the Core i9 14900K under Ubuntu Linux.

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