Linux 6.17 SoundWire Support Extended To Upcoming AMD ACP 7.2 Hardware

The Linux 6.17 sound subsystem code last week introduced support for AMD ACP 7.2 as the next version of AMD's Audio Co-Processor IP. This appears to be for yet-to-be-released hardware and now over in the SoundWire subsystem is similar enablement work landing for AMD ACP 7.2...
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Linux 6.17 Will Correctly Map By Default F13 To F24 Keys On PS/2 Keyboards

It has taken until 2025 for the AT/PS2 keyboard driver to map F13 through F24 function keys by default. But that day has come and the support was merged today as part of the input driver changes for the Linux 6.17 kernel...
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Intel Phasing Out 16x MSAA Support - Being Disabled With Xe3 Graphics

Intel is phasing out 16x multi-sample anti-aliasing (MSAA) with modern upscaling tech like XeSS / FSR / DLSS being superior and more performant plus there being alternative anti-aliasing techniques. Upcoming Xe3 graphics are seeing 16x MSAA support retroactively disabled as the Intel graphics driver moves away from this highest-level MSAA sampling count...
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Proxmox VE 9.0 Released: What’s New, Key Features, and How to Upgrade from Version 8.x lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…

Fruit Jam Mini Computer Features RP2350B, ESP32-C6 WiFi, and DVI Video lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…

PyTorch 2.8 Released With Better Intel CPU Performance For LLM Inference

PyTorch 2.8 released today as the newest feature update to this widely-used machine learning library that has become a crucial piece for deep learning and other AI usage. There are a few interesting changes worth highlighting with the new PyTorch 2.8 release...
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Linux 6.17 KVM Additions Include Intel LKGS From FRED, Smarter AMD SEV Cache Flushing

The KVM feature changes were merged a few days ago with all of their enhancements for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel. Some nice improvements made it this cycle for enhancing the open-source Linux virtualization stack...
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Windows Subsystem For Linux "WSL" Updated For A Yet-To-Be-Public Security Vulnerability

Microsoft today released an updated version of Windows Subsystem for Linux "WSL" that allows running Linux binaries atop Windows 11. There is only one change noted and it's for a yet-to-be-public security vulnerability...
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AlmaLinux Introduces Native NVIDIA Support Using Open-Source Kernel Driver lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…

Microsoft Announces Open-Source "Wassette" Using Rust + WebAssembly To Help AI Agents

Microsoft formally announced today its newest open-source project: Wassette. The Wassette is MIT-licensed and includes Linux and macOS support alongside Windows while being a Rust+WebAssembly-based project focused on securing AI agents...
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Mesa 25.2 Released With Many Improvements For RADV, Intel & NVK Drivers

Mesa 25.2 is now available as the newest quarterly feature release for this set of open-source Linux graphics drivers predominantly for OpenGL, Vulkan, and video acceleration support on the Linux desktop...
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