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Debian 11.5 Released With NVIDIA Driver Security Fixes, Linux Retbleed Mitigation, Other

Phoronix - Sun, 09/11/2022 - 05:45
The Debian project today released Debian 11.5 and Debian 10.3 as the newest versions of their free GNU/Linux operating system...

AMD Aims To Squeeze More EPYC Performance Out Of Linux With User-Space Hinting For Tasks

Phoronix - Sat, 09/10/2022 - 21:36
AMD engineers are working to better optimize the Linux kernel's scheduler for split-LLC (last level cache) processor designs, namely to benefit their EPYC server processors...

Intel Posts Big Linux Patch Set For "Classes of Tasks" On Hybrid CPUs, Thread Director

Phoronix - Sat, 09/10/2022 - 18:40
Sent out as a "request for comments" on Friday night was a new patch series out of Intel introducing the notion of "classes of tasks" for the Linux kernel so that the scheduler can make better decisions on hybrid processors like with Intel's Alder Lake processors and upcoming Raptor Lake. This also provides a more complete implementation of Intel Thread Director for Linux and may also be used as the basis for instruction set differences between the performance and efficient cores...

Intel Sends Updated GPU Firmware Handling, More Meteor Lake Graphics Code For Linux 6.1

Phoronix - Sat, 09/10/2022 - 18:06
Intel engineers have submitted another batch of "i915" kernel graphics driver changes intended for Linux 6.1 that include updated GuC firmware version handling, more DG2/Alchemist Arc Graphics work, and also more Meteor Lake "MTL" enablement for that successor to Raptor Lake...

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