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Linux Patches Work To Upstream Raspberry Pi's RP1 PCI Device Support  Phoronix

Andrea della Porta of SUSE has been working on upstreaming the Linux kernel support to boot the Raspberry Pi 5 on a mainline kernel. Over the past few months Andrea has posted a number of different patches derived in part from Raspberry Pi's downstream kernel code. The latest effort being pursued by the SUSE engineer is on upstreaming Raspberry Pi RP1 PCI device support using a DeviceTree overlay...

Canonical bring more Steam Snap improvements, also hiring more Desktop Software Engineers  GamingOnLinux

‘Final Fantasy 16’ Has Some Problems On Steam Deck, ROG Ally  Forbes

August Windows security update breaks dual boot on Linux systems  BleepingComputer

August Windows updates break dual boot on some Linux systems  BleepingComputer

August Windows updates break dual boot on some Linux systems  BleepingComputer

USENIX Security ’23 – Pspray: Timing Side-Channel Based Linux Kernel Heap Exploitation Technique  Security Boulevard

USENIX Security ’23 - Pspray: Timing Side-Channel Based Linux Kernel Heap Exploitation Technique  Security Boulevard

Intel Continues To Show AMD The Importance Of Software Optimizations: 16% More Ryzen 9 9950X Performance  Phoronix

As part of my ongoing AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Linux testing, last week I provided a look at the AVX-512 benefits to Zen 5 and also the Windows vs. Linux performance for the Ryzen 9 9950X. For sharing today is a look at multiple Linux distributions up and running on the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (Zen 5) desktop. Among the distributions in the mix are Intel's Clear Linux distribution that is optimally tuned for maximum x86_64 Linux performance and once again even on AMD hardware shows the significant benefits to a well-tuned Linux software stack.

Queued yesterday into the Linux power management subsystem's "linux-next" branch ahead of the Linux 6.12 kernel are some important additions for Intel processors and also an important fix for AMD processors to enjoy package power monitoring...

Granite Rapids Idle/P-State Work For Linux 6.12 & An Important AMD Energy Reporting Fix  Phoronix

Cybersecurity Researcher Exposes Windows 11 Telemetry | Page 3  HardForum

While the Unigine SDK these days is more known for its simulation and engineering offerings rather than as a game engine, this engine remains visually impressive and continues advancing. Unigine 2.19 has been released that brings a number of improvements to the engine and leaves us clamoring to see a new/updated benchmark...

Oreon Lime is AlmaLinux with a desktop twist  The Register

There are a few interesting bits of information as part of this week's updates from the Ubuntu Desktop Team Integration Squad...

Ubuntu Fixes Old NVIDIA Wayland Support For GNOME, Hiring More Desktop Engineers  Phoronix

LunarG engineer Aitor Camacho Larrondo has proposed VK_EXT_external_memory_metal, a new extension for the Vulkan API to allow for more easily sharing memory objects from Vulkan with Apple's Metal...

How to Patch your Linux Kernel before it gets exploited?  Security Boulevard