The AI Alliance has launched as a consortium focused on advancing open, safe, and responsible AI…
Source: Phoronix – Intel, AMD, Red Hat / IBM, Meta & Others Launch The AI Alliance
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TornadoVM 1.0 Released For Running Java On Heterogeneous Hardware: CPUs, GPUs & FPGAs
TornadoVM 1.0 has been released as the open-source software providing an OpenJDK and GraalVM plug-in for allowing Java on heterogeneous hardware from multi-core CPUs to GPUs and FPGAs. TornadoVM allows targeting OpenCL, NVIDIA PTX, and SPIR-V devices for a rather robust array of hardware support…
Source: Phoronix – TornadoVM 1.0 Released For Running Java On Heterogeneous Hardware: CPUs, GPUs & FPGAs
LZ4 Support Revised For Faster Restore From Linux Hibernation
Published originally back in October were a set of patches for allowing different compression algorithms for the Linux hibernation image to yield faster restore times. That work — focused on LZ4 compression support — has been revised as it works toward the mainline kernel…
Source: Phoronix – LZ4 Support Revised For Faster Restore From Linux Hibernation
Intel's Linux CPU Temperature Driver Being Adapted To Handle 128+ CPU Cores
Intel’s CPU temperature driver “coretemp” within the Linux kernel is being adapted so it can report CPU core temperatures in excess of 128 cores…
Source: Phoronix – Intel’s Linux CPU Temperature Driver Being Adapted To Handle 128+ CPU Cores
Mainline Linux Support Is Being Worked On For A $100~200 ARM Handheld Gaming Console
If the likes of the Steam Deck or ASUS ROG Ally are out of your budget or you just prefer enjoying more classic, less demanding games, there are Linux kernel patches being floated to allow mainline support for a sub-$200 ARM-powered handheld gaming console…
Source: Phoronix – Mainline Linux Support Is Being Worked On For A 0~200 ARM Handheld Gaming Console
"Panthor" DRM Driver Coming Together For Newer Arm Mali GPUs
Being worked on recently by Boris Brezillon at Collabora is Panthor, a new Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver for supporting the newer Arm Mali graphics processors…
Source: Phoronix – “Panthor” DRM Driver Coming Together For Newer Arm Mali GPUs
Flowblade 2.12 Video Editor Brings Faster Proxy Rendering, Continued GTK4 Porting
Flowblade 2.12 is now available as this multi-track, non-linear video editor for Linux systems. Shotcut as another open-source video editor also recently put out a new version too…
Source: Phoronix – Flowblade 2.12 Video Editor Brings Faster Proxy Rendering, Continued GTK4 Porting
AMD Posts Linux Patches For QoS RMID Pinning / ABMC
One of the latest Linux kernel patch series posted by AMD Linux engineers is for enabling an AMD QoS RMID pinning feature found within their latest generation processors…
Source: Phoronix – AMD Posts Linux Patches For QoS RMID Pinning / ABMC
AWS Nitro Secure Module Driver Going Upstream For Linux 6.8
As part of AWS Nitro Enclaves, coming for the Linux 6.8 kernel in the new year is a Nitro Secure Module driver…
Source: Phoronix – AWS Nitro Secure Module Driver Going Upstream For Linux 6.8
AMD Threadripper 7980X Kernel Benchmarks On Linux 6.5 / 6.6 / 6.7
A number of Phoronix readers have been inquiring whether using the newer Linux 6.6 stable kernel or Linux 6.7 development kernel deliver any additional gains when running on the new AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series hardware. Here are some benchmarks looking at that while using a Threadripper 7980X workstation…
Source: Phoronix – AMD Threadripper 7980X Kernel Benchmarks On Linux 6.5 / 6.6 / 6.7
TuxClocker 1.4 Brings More CPU & GPU Features
TuxClocker continues on its quest as being one of the leading open-source GUI control panels for overclockers and enthusiasts on Linux. Out this morning is TuxClocker 1.4 that brings more features for making this Qt-based open-source app more useful for those overclocking or just wanting to keep a better eye on their hardware’s performance and thermals/power from the Linux desktop…
Source: Phoronix – TuxClocker 1.4 Brings More CPU & GPU Features
FEX 2312 Brings More Optimizations For Running x86_64 Games/Apps On AArch64
The newest monthly release of FEX is now available for this open-source project that allows running x86_64 games and applications on 64-bit ARM (AArch64) Linux environments…
Source: Phoronix – FEX 2312 Brings More Optimizations For Running x86_64 Games/Apps On AArch64
Fwupd 1.9.10 Adds LoongArch Support & Firmware Updating For A ~$1k USD Web Camera
Red Hat’s Richard Hughes just released Fwupd 1.9.10 as the newest version of this open-source utility for facilitating device and system firmware/BIOS updates under Linux in conjunction with the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) for the easy distribution of such firmware updates…
Source: Phoronix – Fwupd 1.9.10 Adds LoongArch Support & Firmware Updating For A ~k USD Web Camera
Armbian 23.11 Promotes Some Arm Boards, Adds Ubuntu 23.10 & Debian Trixie Daily Builds
Armbian 23.11 was released this week as the decade-old Linux distribution project focused on providing good Arm single board computer support…
Source: Phoronix – Armbian 23.11 Promotes Some Arm Boards, Adds Ubuntu 23.10 & Debian Trixie Daily Builds
Server Upgrades In Progress
It’s the season for hardware and software upgrades as Phoronix.com rolls out to new infrastructure. Pardon any downtime or interruptions over the next few hours…
Source: Phoronix – Server Upgrades In Progress
GDB 14.1 Adds Support For DAP – Debugger Adapter Protocol
GDB 14.1 has been released today as the newest version of the GNU Debugger for source-level debugging of C/C++, Rust, Fortran, Go, Ada, and other languages…
Source: Phoronix – GDB 14.1 Adds Support For DAP – Debugger Adapter Protocol
Linux 6.7-rc4 Released As The Holidays Approach
Linus Torvalds released the Linux 6.7-rc4 kernel around twelve hours early today due to his end-of-year travels…
Source: Phoronix – Linux 6.7-rc4 Released As The Holidays Approach
AMD Graphics Driver Changes Being Queuing For Linux 6.8
AMD has begun submitting “new stuff” to DRM-Next for preparations ahead of the Linux 6.8 kernel cycle in the new year…
Source: Phoronix – AMD Graphics Driver Changes Being Queuing For Linux 6.8
ASRock X570D4U BMC Working Toward OpenBMC Support
For those that happen to own an ASRock Rack X570D4U micro-ATX motherboard or are in the market for a server-grade AMD Ryzen 5000 series motherboard, patches are pending as this motherboard works on OpenBMC support as an alternative to the proprietary BMC software stack that ships with this AMD Ryzen 5000 series + ECC DDR4 supported motherboard…
Source: Phoronix – ASRock X570D4U BMC Working Toward OpenBMC Support
Linux 6.8 To Add Atomic Mode-Setting Mouse Hotspots, Atomic Async Page Flip
The drm-misc-next changes sent out this week to DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 6.8 kernel cycle include a few interesting additions worth mentioning for Linux desktop users…
Source: Phoronix – Linux 6.8 To Add Atomic Mode-Setting Mouse Hotspots, Atomic Async Page Flip