Linux 6.12-rc5 Disabling Intels Linear Address Masking "LAM" Due To Security Concerns lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Linux Memory DDR5 Performance Testing

Following last week's launch testing of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and Core Ultra 5 245K Arrow Lake desktop processors, the next area I've been exploring deeper has been the DDR5 memory performance including with CUDIMMs. Here's a closer look at the Core Ultra 9 285K performance under Linux while testing several different sets of memory and running Ubuntu 24.10.
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PCIe TPH Coming With Linux 6.13 To Further Enhance 5th Gen AMD EPYC Performance

Going back to earlier in the year AMD Linux engineers have been prepping the kernel for PCI Express TLP Processing Hints (TPH) support that allows for hints that can be injected to improve latency and lowering traffic congestion when there are several possible cache locations on the server with the TPH noting the optimal location of a Transaction Layer Packet (T…
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Set comfort level to maximum with the Mechanism Gaming Pillow for handhelds gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/set-…

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Sched_ext Scheduler Idle Selection Being Extended For LLC & NUMA Awareness

While the sched_ext extensible scheduler code was merged for Linux 6.12, work on sched_ext itself it is not over. New patches this weekend continue working on NUMA awareness for it with its default idle selection policy while similar work on CPU last level cache (LLC) awareness are slated for the upcoming Linux 6.13 cycle...
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Albion Online 'Horizons' update brings a customizable HUD and a more dynamic world gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/albi…

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Create completely ridiculous weapons in survive-em-up roguelite shooter NIMRODS: GunCraft Survivor gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/crea…

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Raspberry Pi OS Now Using Wayland By Default On All Models

Over the past year we have seen Raspberry Pi working a lot on Wayland support for the Raspberry Pi OS desktop and using it on their latest Raspberry Pi models. With today's new Raspberry Pi OS update, Wayland is being used by default across all Raspberry Pi devices...
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Intel Preps Linux Driver For Upgraded Display Capabilities With New Hardware

While the Linux 6.12 kernel enables Intel Xe2 Battlemage discrete GPU support out-of-the-box as a sign of its maturing state, there are a number of patches for the open-source Battlemage driver support that are ongoing. One of the areas seeing some patches recently are around enhancing the display features with Battlemage's upgraded capabilities. Plus there's ongo…
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