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Linux 7.3 Squeezes Even More Performance Out Of The AMD Threadripper PRO 9995WX
Linux 7.3 kernel shows improved performance on AMD Threadripper PRO 9995WX, with gains in I/O, database, and network performance.
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Linus Torvalds "Did What I Preach", Used AI To Make Code Decipherable & Uncovered More Bugs
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Linus Torvalds "Did What I Preach", Used AI To Make Code Decipherable & Uncovered More Bugs
Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, used AI/LLM tools to decipher complex kernel patches, leading to the discovery of multiple long-standing bugs in the `assoc_array` library.
Many Laptop & Gaming Handheld Support Improvements Coming For Linux 7.4
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Many Laptop & Gaming Handheld Support Improvements Coming For Linux 7.4
Linux 7.4 will bring improvements for laptops and gaming handheld devices.
Large Folios Feature to Enhance FUSE Performance in Linux 7.4
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Large Folios Feature to Enhance FUSE Performance in Linux 7.4
Linux 7.4 kernel will enable large folios feature for FUSE, improving performance and reducing overhead.
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Linux Patched For Silent User-Space Data Loss Bug That's Existed Since 2023
Linux kernel fix addresses a three-year-old bug causing silent data loss in user-space.
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Zstd Improvement For Linux 7.4 To Avoid Redundant Initialization
New patches by Usama Arif are set to enhance Zstd compression and decompression performance in Linux 7.4 by eliminating redundant stream initialization, leading to notable speed improvements.
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AI Used to Speed Up Linux Kernel Compilation
ARM engineer Lorenzo Stoakes used AI to find bottlenecks and improve Linux kernel build times, achieving up to 90% speedup.
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Linux 7.3-rc2 Released Following Another Busy Week
Linux 7.3-rc2 is out, another busy post-merge-window candidate with AI/LLM-generated material and various fixes.
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Linux 7.4 To Improve Apple Silicon Audio Support & Its 'Impossible' Power Management
Linux 7.4 to enhance Apple Silicon audio support and power management, addressing an 'impossible' issue with shared GPIO infrastructure.
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21st Revision Of Patches For Getting Linux To Shutdown Devices Asynchronously
Linux kernel work for async device shutdown support reaches its 21st version, aiming for mainline inclusion soon.
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Linux 7.3-rc1: Code Stats and AMD Kernel Graphics Driver Update
Linux 7.3-rc1 is nearing 41 million lines of code, with the AMD kernel graphics driver accounting for about 6.5 million lines.
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RTL8723BS Driver Continues Dominating Staging Area Activity for Linux 7.3
RTL8723BS driver remains in Linux kernel's staging area after nine years, with frequent clean-ups and improvements.
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Another x86 Advisory From Some Entity Other Than Intel Or AMD
Linux kernel expert Christian Ludloff reveals new x86 opcode/CPUID/MSR allocations from a corporate entity other than Intel or AMD related to the WBINVD instruction.
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Linux 7.3 TPM Changes for TrenchBoot Support
Linux 7.3 introduces TPM changes for TrenchBoot support, a project aiming to enhance boot security and integrity using hardware-backed features.
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Patches Provide For Much Faster In-Kernel Zstd Due To Embarrassingly Bad Inefficiency
Patches improve Zstd compression and decompression efficiency by probing BMI2 CPU support only once, reducing decompression time by 71% and compression time by 18%.
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Linux 7.3 PCI Code Adds Advisory Non-Fatal Errors, Intel Dunlow Support
Linux 7.3 kernel updates include PCI/PCIe support, fixes, and improvements.
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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().