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Patches Posted For GCC LTO Optimizing The Linux Kernel

Phoronix - Tue, 11/15/2022 - 04:20
Since last year when building the Linux kernel using LLVM's Clang compiler it's been possible to enable link-time optimizations (LTO) for the kernel build. Building the Linux kernel with GCC has lacked LTO support while a patch series posted today is the latest attempt to make that happen...

Ampere-1A CPU Support Added To GCC 13

Phoronix - Tue, 11/15/2022 - 03:00
Leading AArch64 server processor vendor Ampere Computing announced this summer AmpereOne as the branding for their next-generation AArch64 "cloud native" server processor design succeeding their current Ampere Altra / Ampere Altra Max processors based on Neoverse-N1. While the AmpereOne processors have yet to be formally launched, with the new AArch64 core being an original design, Ampere Computing has already been submitting support patches to the open-source compilers. The latest twist in this enablement is now acknowledging a new "Ampere-1A" variant...

Godot 4.0 Engine Adds Movie Maker Mode

Phoronix - Tue, 11/15/2022 - 01:28
In addition to the Vulkan renderer and plethora of other enhancements coming with Godot 4.0, a late v4.0 addition for this very successful open-source game engine is introducing a movie maker mode...

AMD Reveals More Details Around The Radeon RX 7900 Series / RDNA3

Phoronix - Mon, 11/14/2022 - 22:00
Earlier this month AMD announced the Radeon RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX with availability set for 13 December. Meanwhile today the embargo lifts on more details surrounding the RDNA3 architecture and these new graphics cards.

Mesa's Rusticl Achieves Official OpenCL 3.0 Conformance

Phoronix - Mon, 11/14/2022 - 20:07
The latest milestone for Rusticl as Mesa's Rust-written OpenCL Gallium3D implementation is that -- when running on Intel Gen12 Xe graphics -- has reached official OpenCL 3.0 conformance as recognized by The Khronos Group...

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