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Linux 7.3 SMP Improvement To Help Reduce Latency, Improve Real-Time Performance
Linux kernel 7.3 introduces SMP improvements from Bytedance engineers to reduce latency and enhance real-time performance.
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tlbi= Boot Option Submitted Ahead Of Linux 7.2 Kernel Release
Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel stable release, a last-minute patch was submitted for adding the new tlbi= boot option. This option controls the TLB invalidation method and allows developers/administrators to switch back to IPI-based Transparent Lookaside Buffer (TLB) flush…
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Linux 7.3 To Support Logitech HID++ 2.0 Reprogrammable Button Support
Linux 7.3 adds support for Logitech's re-programmable button protocol, enabling software to manage and remap mouse buttons and special keyboard keys.
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Additional Old Linux Drivers Face Removal Due To Noise From AI/LLM Coding Agents
Linux kernel maintainers are retiring the Moxa Intellio and IPWireless drivers, removing nearly 6,000 lines of old code, to reduce noise from AI/LLM coding agents.
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Linux 7.2-rc6 Working Around Several Buggy Western Digital SATA Drives
Several ATA fixes merged for Linux 7.2-rc6 address issues with Western Digital SATA drives that have been failing to work on recent versions of the kernel.
ABB Ability Edgenius Vulnerability CVE-2026-31431
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ABB Ability Edgenius Vulnerability CVE-2026-31431
A vulnerability in the ABB Ability Edgenius product versions listed as affected in the advisory may allow a locally authenticated user or compromised container workload to gain elevated (root) privileges on affected systems.
Impact of Linux Kernel vulnerabilities on B&R products
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Impact of Linux Kernel vulnerabilities on B&R products
B&R products affected by Linux kernel vulnerabilities, requiring software updates and workarounds to mitigate risks.
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Moving beyond fork() + exec()
Li Chen's proposed spawn templates aim to speed repeated process launches, but reviewers say the larger goal should be a cleaner replacement for fork()+exec().