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Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 GPU Support Appears Ready For The Linux Kernel

Phoronix - Sun, 08/24/2025 - 18:17
The open-source upstream driver support for the Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 that is used by the Snapdragon X1 Plus 8-core SoC appears ready for the mainline kernel and could be all aligned for the upcoming Linux v6.18 kernel cycle...

IO_uring Ready For uring_cmd Multishot Support With Provided Buffers

Phoronix - Sun, 08/24/2025 - 17:45
Linux IO_uring and block subsystem maintainer Jens Axboe this week queued the patch series for multi-shot support with provided buffers. Thus the feature should go in for Linux 6.18 as another nice enhancement to the wonderful IO_uring kernel innovation...

Linux Primed For Significant Performance Gains With Kernel Swap Code Overhaul

Phoronix - Sat, 08/23/2025 - 21:26
A patch series posted overnight that is part of a larger planned rework for the kernel to introduce a "Swap Table" is poised to bring significant real-world performance gains to the Linux kernel...

Linux 6.17 Adds Fan & Thermal Profile Support For HP Victus 16-r1000 Gaming Laptops

Phoronix - Sat, 08/23/2025 - 18:37
For those that happen to have an HP Victus 16-r1000 gaming laptop or considering one with the 14th Gen Intel Core CPUs and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 graphics, the Linux support is now slightly better off thanks to the HP-WMI driver adding fan and thermal profile support for the Victus 16-r1000 series...

Google Prepares Chrome Field Trial For Accelerated Video Decode On Wayland

Phoronix - Sat, 08/23/2025 - 18:20
Google is preparing a field trial with the Chrome web browser of accelerated video decoding under Wayland/Linux as a step toward rolling it out by default for a better video playback experience on the Linux desktop with Wayland-based environments...

Nouveau Driver Receives Patch For GPU Reclocking With The Pascal GP10B

Phoronix - Sat, 08/23/2025 - 18:08
Nearly a decade after the Tegra X2 SoC shipped in the likes of the Jetson TX2, the Pascal-based GP10B GPU has received a patch for allowing GPU re-clocking within the open-source Nouveau driver...

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