Intel Xeon Max Enjoying Some Performance Gains With Linux 6.6

In addition to Linux 6.6 delivering better results on AMD EPYC servers, Intel Xeon Max / Sapphire Rapids is also picking up some performance wins on this forthcoming version of the Linux kernel. Here are some comparison benchmarks looking at the Intel Xeon Max 9480 2S performance between Linux 6.5 stable and the upcoming Linux 6.6 kernel.

Source: Phoronix – Intel Xeon Max Enjoying Some Performance Gains With Linux 6.6

All Things Open 2020 – Pandemic Brings Tech Conferences to the Digital Age

In today’s article we’re looking at All Things Open 2020, which was the conference’s eighth outing, and due to Covid, the one without an in-person audience.

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Source: FOSS Force – All Things Open 2020 – Pandemic Brings Tech Conferences to the Digital Age

Civil Infrastructure Platform to maintain 6.1 for 10 years

The Civil Infrastructure Platform project has announced
that it will be maintaining the 6.1 kernel for a minimum of ten years past
its initial release (and, thus, through 2032).

CIP kernels are maintained like regular long-term-stable (LTS)
kernels, and developers of the CIP kernel are also involved in LTS
kernel review and testing. While regular LTS kernels are moving
back to 2 years maintenance, CIP kernels are set up for 10
years. In order to enable this extended lifetime, CIP kernels are
scoped-down in actively supported kernel features and target
architecture. At the same time, CIP kernels accept non-invasive
backports from newer mainline kernels that enable new hardware.



Source: LWN.net – Civil Infrastructure Platform to maintain 6.1 for 10 years

Ubuntu 23.10 Now Available With ZFS Desktop Install Option, Linux 6.5 Kernel

Ubuntu 23.10 “Mantic Minotaur” is now officially available for download as the latest (non-LTS) Ubuntu Linux release with a wealth of updated packages, continued desktop installer improvements, and other refinements ahead of the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS cycle…

Source: Phoronix – Ubuntu 23.10 Now Available With ZFS Desktop Install Option, Linux 6.5 Kernel

'Reclaim Wonder': An immersive installation that captures the beauty of the open internet

Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event at the Alte Münze in Berlin, happening Oct. 12 to 16, features an immersive journey that invites people to act, build and choose to reimagine our digital future. The journey includes three art installations where visitors can explore how reclaiming the internet will help us take back expression, inspiration and […]

Source: LXer – ‘Reclaim Wonder’: An immersive installation that captures the beauty of the open internet

[$] Finer-grained BPF tokens

Programs running in the BPF machine can, depending on how they are
attached, perform a number of privileged operations; the ability to load
and run those programs, thus, must be a privileged operation in its own
right. Almost since the beginning of the extended-BPF era, developers have
struggled to find a way to allow users to run the programs they need
without giving away more privilege than is necessary. Earlier this year,
the idea of a BPF token ran into some
opposition from security-oriented developers. Andrii Nakryiko has since
returned with an
updated patch set
that significantly increases the granularity of the
privileges that can be conferred with a BPF token.

Source: LWN.net – [$] Finer-grained BPF tokens

AMD RDNA3 Vulkan Ray-Tracing Performance Is Now Usable With Ubuntu 23.10

With today’s release of Ubuntu 23.10 not only is the performance improved nicely for modern AMD Ryzen systems, but as usual the open-source graphics performance has enjoyed some nice performance improvements, new Vulkan extensions, and more particularly when it comes to the AMD Radeon and Intel graphics drivers…

Source: Phoronix – AMD RDNA3 Vulkan Ray-Tracing Performance Is Now Usable With Ubuntu 23.10

FDBuild 0.1 Released To Make It Easier To Quickly Build Multiple Projects

Roman Gilg who is known for his work on the KWinFT compositor project has spent the past few years quietly developing FDBuild as a new tool for developers to easily pull, configure, and build multiple software projects via a single command. This week he released FDBuild 0.1 as the first public release of this handy utility…

Source: Phoronix – FDBuild 0.1 Released To Make It Easier To Quickly Build Multiple Projects