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While we wait to see if Bcachefs will be merged for Linux 6.7, there are other exciting enhancements landing for existing Linux file-systems. With Btrfs in Linux 6.7 comes three new features plus some performance optimizations and other improvements...

Btrfs Picks Up New Features For Linux 6.7 - Phoronix

Google News - Tue, 10/31/2023 - 03:37

Btrfs Picks Up New Features For Linux 6.7 Phoronix

RADV Driver Drops NGG Stream-Out Code For RDNA1/RDNA2 GPUs

Phoronix - Tue, 10/31/2023 - 03:01

While the original AMD Navi GPUs featured Next-Gen Geometry (NGG) support, it was borked for some GPUs and initially didn't work out quite as well as planned for vertex and geometry processing. The Mesa Radeon Vulkan driver "RADV" has worked on the NGG code for years and with RDNA3 GPUs it's finally been working out very well from the start and better than their legacy pipeline. All the while the RDNA1/RDNA2 experimental NGG stream-out support has continued to exist but hidden behind a feature/debug flag. That code is now being removed...

RADV Driver Drops NGG Stream-Out Code For RDNA1/RDNA2 GPUs - Phoronix

Google News - Tue, 10/31/2023 - 03:01

RADV Driver Drops NGG Stream-Out Code For RDNA1/RDNA2 GPUs Phoronix

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 33: I Hate Mondays - GamingOnLinux

Google News - Tue, 10/31/2023 - 02:57

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 33: I Hate Mondays GamingOnLinux

VLC 3.0.20 Brings Fixes for Potential Security Issue, AV1 Hardware ... - 9to5Linux

Google News - Tue, 10/31/2023 - 02:53

VLC 3.0.20 Brings Fixes for Potential Security Issue, AV1 Hardware ... 9to5Linux

VLC 3.0.20 Brings Fixes for Potential Security Issue, AV1 Hardware Decoder - 9to5Linux

Google News - Tue, 10/31/2023 - 02:53

VLC 3.0.20 Brings Fixes for Potential Security Issue, AV1 Hardware Decoder 9to5Linux

Steam Deck officially hits over 12000 games Playable and Verified - GamingOnLinux

Google News - Tue, 10/31/2023 - 02:27

Steam Deck officially hits over 12000 games Playable and Verified GamingOnLinux

GhostBSD 23.10.1 For FreeBSD-Based MATE Desktop OS

Phoronix - Tue, 10/31/2023 - 02:05

GhostBSD 23.10.1 released this weekend as the newest version of this FreeBSD-based desktop-focused operating system that employs the GNOME2-forked MATE desktop by default...