Linux 6.16 Brings Many Laptop Driver Improvements, New Dasharo ACPI Driver
The wide assortment of x86 platform driver updates have been merged for the Linux 6.16 kernel due out as stable in July. As is usually the case, there are a number of Intel and AMD platform updates along with a wide assortment of driver improvements primarily for laptops from the major OEMs/ODMs...
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In April we looked at the Framework 13 updated for the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series and its great out-of-the-box performance and nice power efficiency of Strix Point.lxer.com
Oracle Linux 9.6 is out now, featuring UEK 8, enhanced security, better container tools, and cloud-optimized performance for x86_64 and Arm platforms.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
SMT Proves Very Advantageous For AMD Ryzen AI MAX Strix Halo Performance
While Intel opted against implementing Hyper Threading for their latest Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake processors, Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) still proves very effective on the AMD side. Even though the top-end AMD Ryzen AI MAX "Strix Halo" SoCs provide 16 Zen 5 cores, the presence of SMT for 32 threads still proves worthwhile from both a performance and power efficien…
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AMD Upstreams Efficient Malloc Support On GPUs For LLVM libc
AMD compiler engineer Joseph Huber is the one who ported DOOM to run on GPUs atop ROCm + LLVM libc as part of taking standard C/C++ code to run on GPUs and more recently has also been pursuing Flang/Fortran support atop GPUs. The latest in this ongoing quest is implementing efficient malloc support for memory allocation support on GPUs via the LLVM libc library...
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ByoWave Modular Proteus Controller Kit Support Lands In Linux 6.16
Valve engineer Pierre-Loup A. Griffais contributed ByoWave Proteus controller support to the Linux kernel. ByoWave Proteus are some modular controller designs that can be adapted based upon the needs of the gamer and even what title you may be playing at the moment. The triggers and buttons are all repositionable for a very customized controller experience. The only downside is the…
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NVMe FDP Block Write Streams, IO_uring DMA-BUF Zero Copy Receive Land In Linux 6.16
Merged last week for the Linux 6.16 kernel coming later this summer were the many block subsystem updates as well as the IO_uring feature updates...
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FUSE Improvements Merged For Linux 6.16 To Enhance File-Systems In User-Space
The FUSE improvements have been merged for the Linux 6.16 in enhancing the capabilities for file-systems implemented in user-space...
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Could Washington’s ban on US tech exports to China spark greater technological independence in Europe -- and beyond?Marco Fioretti (FOSS Force)
More Rust programming language abstractions for core code of the Linux kernel continues to land for the ongoing Linux 6.16 merge window.lxer.com
Grafito is a sleek, systemd journal viewer that makes reading system logs easy, with live streaming, powerful filters, and a clean web-based UI.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
One day after Steam on Linux set a recent high with the Steam Survey, a new Steam client beta is out today to fix an excruciating annoyance affecting some Linux gamers.lxer.com
Merged today for the Linux 6.16 kernel were all of the Watchdog subsystem updates for monitoring system health and taking action such as rebooting if the system state goes badlxer.com
Explore the pros and cons of Linux desktop fragmentation, with insights from Linus Torvalds, developer challenges, and standardization efforts like Flatpak and Snap.Lucas Rees (Linux Careers)
New Rust Abstractions Added In Linux 6.16 For More Core Pieces
More Rust programming language abstractions for core code of the Linux kernel continues to land for the ongoing Linux 6.16 merge window...
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Updated Steam Client Beta For Linux Fixes Slow Install Speeds For Updates
One day after Steam on Linux set a recent high with the Steam Survey, a new Steam client beta is out today to fix an excruciating annoyance affecting some Linux gamers...
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Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have announced TPDE as a fast and adaptable compiler back-end frameworklxer.com
In this article, you will learn how to set up GitHub Actions to manage continuous integration for your Python projects.Monasor J.J Atairu (Fedora Project)
More Intel Panther Lake Graphics Device IDs Added To Open-Source Linux Driver
Intel's Linux graphics driver engineers continue working on enabling support for the Xe3 integrated graphics premiering with next-gen Core Ultra "Panther Lake" SoCs. Today a number of additional PCI device IDs have been merged to the Mesa 25.2 code to reflect the growing family...
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Intel's Linux graphics driver engineers continue working on enabling support for the Xe3 integrated graphics premiering with next-gen Core Ultra 'Panther Lake' SoCswww.phoronix.com
Fix slow Linux boot issues using the systemd-analyze command. Learn how to find and disable slow services to speed up your Linux startup.sk (OSTechNix)
Kexec HandOver "KHO" Merged For Linux 6.16
Kexec HandOver "KHO" was merged for the in-development Linux 6.16 kernel as part of all the memory management "MM" changes. Kexec HandOver is providing the basis for some nifty low-level features moving forward...
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Kexec HandOver 'KHO' was merged for the in-development Linux 6.16 kernel as part of all the memory management 'MM' changeswww.phoronix.com
Given the current political climate, it's not surprising that the haters have been targeting one of open source's most beloved projects.Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
Learn how to install Java 21 on AlmaLinux 10 or let our Linux admins take care of the installation and set up for you.Jeff Wilson (RoseHosting)
Open-Source TPDE Can Compile Code 10-20x Faster Than LLVM
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have announced TPDE as a fast and adaptable compiler back-end framework. The code is now open-source and they are talking up some very wild compile time improvements... Compiling code for x86_64 and AArch64 with TPDE can be ten to twenty times faster than using the LLVM Clang compiler...
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The popular Arch Linux derived CachyOS operating system that is known for its nice out-of-the-box performance and other optimizations is out with a new buildlxer.com
Wine 10.9 is out now with vkd3d 1.16, Clang-based exception handling, and 34 bug fixes.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Linux 6.16 Will Now Conveniently Report Hard/Soft Lockups & RCU Stall Counts
A very convenient addition to Linux 6.16 for system administrators is reporting to user-space via sysfs counters for the number of hard and soft lock-ups as well as RCU stalls...
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Power & Performance Tuning For The Framework 13 With AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series
In April we looked at the Framework 13 updated for the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series and its great out-of-the-box performance and nice power efficiency of Strix Point. Via ACPI platform profiles the power/performance mode can be tuned if desiring a longer battery life or preferring even greater performance. Today's article is looking at that power/performance impac…
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The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 1st, 2025, brings news about Firefox 139, NVIDIA 575, GNOME 48.2, Armbian 25.5, Alpine 3.22, and more.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
: Fancy getting rolling with something Qt and Italian?Liam Proven (The Register)
NFS Server Supporting Larger I/O Block Size With Linux 6.16
For those running an Network File System "NFS" server, the upcoming Linux 6.16 kernel will allow optionally enabling a larger payload size that may yield better performance. Eventually the default payload size may be increased if all goes well from user feedback and testing...
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For those running an Network File System 'NFS' server, the upcoming Linux 6.16 kernel will allow optionally enabling a larger payload size that may yield better performancewww.phoronix.com
Phoronix Turns 21 This Week - Show Your Support For Linux Hardware Reviews
This week on 5 June marks 21 years since I started Phoronix.com for providing Linux hardware reviews and open-source news. In marking the 21st birthday of Phoronix is a special Phoronix Premium offering if you wish to show your support and hopefully provide for a successful year...
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Valve just published the Steam Survey results for May 2025 with a nice increase for the Linux gaming marketshare.lxer.com
Mesa 25.2 Lands RADV VCN5 Video Encode/Decode Support For RDNA4 GPUs
Posted for the AMDGPU Linux kernel driver in early 2024 was the initial Video Core Next 5.0 IP enablement that was part of their bring-up for the Radeon RX 9000 "RDNA4" graphics processors. It's taken until now though for enabling the VCN5 video encode/decode support within the user-space code for the RADV driver with Mesa 25.2...
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Posted for the AMDGPU Linux kernel driver in early 2024 was the initial Video Core Next 5.0 IP enablement that was part of their bring-up for the Radeon RX 9000 'RDNA4' graphics processorswww.phoronix.com
Intel TDX Host Support Merged For KVM With Linux 6.16
While Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) has been around since Sapphire Rapids with select SKUs and with widespread availability since Emerald Rapids in late 2023, only now with the Linux 6.16 kernel debuting in H2'2025 is there going to be mainline kernel support for TDX on the host-side with the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)...
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The ESP32-P4 Smart 86 Box is a compact development board with a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen, designed for HMI, smart control panels, and edge processing.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
The release candidate of FreeBSD 14.3 is now available for testing ahead of the official operating system release this month.lxer.com
The OSI of today pretends to be something that it is notRoy Schestowitz
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Kernel 6.15, AlmaLinux 10, CachyOS, Apline 3.22, Firefox 139, NVIDIA Driver 575, Wine 10.9, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Steam On Linux Use Hit A Recent High Of 2.69% During May
Valve just published the Steam Survey results for May 2025 with a nice increase for the Linux gaming marketshare...
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