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Initial AMDGPU User Mode Queues Support Prepped For Linux 6.16

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 2 May

Sent out a few minutes ago was the latest batch of AMDGPU graphics and AMDKFD compute kernel driver feature patches for DRM-Next in getting ready for the Linux 6.16 merge window opening in a few weeks. This pull request contains a big new feature: the initial albeit currently experimental support for AMDGPU user mode queues...

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Continued Work On Attack Vector Controls Ahead Of Linux 6.16

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 2 May

Going back to last year an AMD engineer has been pursuing "Attack Vecotr Controls" to rethink CPU security mitigation handling. Attack Vector Controls aims to make it easier to manage CPU security mitigation settings by focusing on the class/scope of vulnerabilities rather than managing the mitigations at an individual level. It's looking like the initial attack vectors control code will be ready for mainlining in the upcoming Linux 6.16 cycle but stopping short of the complete implementation...

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Full Disk Encryption Performance With Ubuntu 25.04 + Framework Laptop 13 Strix Point

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 2 May

For anyone storing personal information on their laptops especially, I definitely recommend making use of Linux LUKS-based full disk encryption capabilities. I've been recommending going with the full disk encryption capabilities for nearly two decades to help protect personal data in case your laptop is lost or stolen. The performance implications of using full disk encryption have went down over time and in most real-world workloads you'll see minimal to any difference out of it. As it's been a while since running any reference benchmarks looking at no disk encryption to full disk encryption, here are some results on the newly-released Ubuntu 25.04 paired with the Framework Laptop 13 powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point".

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Debian Developers Pursuing A General Resolution Around AI Models

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 2 May

The Debian developer community is pursuing a General Resolution for voting on their policy around AI models...

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Linux 6.16 Will Begin Reporting The Cause Of Your AMD Zen System Being Reset/Rebooted

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 2 May

In the event of your AMD Ryzen or EPYC system being randomly reset or unexpectedly rebooted under Linux, the Linux kernel with the upcoming Linux 6.16 cycle is gaining the ability to report the reason for that reset. This is making use of a technical capability found going back to the AMD Zen 1 processors that the Linux kernel is now tapping into for reporting the cause of any previous system reset...

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Bcachefs Lands More Fixes As It Works Toward Better Self-Healing & Automatic Repair

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 2 May

This week's batch of Bcachefs file-system fixes have been submitted ahead of the Linux 6.15-rc5 test kernel due out on Sunday...

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MoltenVK 1.3 Released For Vulkan 1.3 Support On Apple Devices

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 2 May

The MoltenVK 1.3 release candidate didn't end up needing much baking and overnight the MoltenVK 1.3 stable release was issued for Vulkan 1.3 API support on Apple devices that is built atop Apple's Metal drivers...

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OpenZFS 2.3.2 Released With Linux 6.14 Compatibility

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 2 May

OpenZFS 2.3.2 is out today with a number of bug fixes for this ZFS file-system implementation for Linux and FreeBSD systems. With OpenZFS 2.3.2 also comes official support for the Linux 6.14 stable series...

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Valve Releases Steam Survey Results For April 2025

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 2 May

Like clockwork with the start of the new month comes the updated Steam Survey results from Valve to reflect the latest Linux gaming hardware and software trends...