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      Linux 7.2-rc5 Released: "Once More We Have Quite A Massive -rc5"

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 26 July 2026

    In working toward releasing the stable Linux 7.2 kernel in less than one month's time, out today is Linux 7.2-rc5 to ship this week's latest bug/regression fixes and help facilitate more testing of this in-development kernel version...
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      GNU Binutils 2.47 Released With More RISC-V Extensions, New Options

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 26 July 2026

    Along with this weekend's release of GNU C Library 2.44, the GNU Binutils 2.47 release is also now available for this important set of binary utilities common to Linux systems and other platforms with the GNU toolchain...
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      "KVM Chainsaw" Expected To Hit Linux 7.3 For Dealing With God Data Structure

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 26 July 2026

    A patch series that appears destined for the upcoming Linux 7.3 merge window is what's dubbed the "KVM Chainsaw" as a major code clean-up in dealing with the kvm_mmu "god data structure"...
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      User Frustrations Over The "Tragic State of FreeBSD Audio/Sound" Support

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 26 July 2026

    Besides the FreeBSD graphics and WiFi drivers lagging behind Linux and other operating systems, the FreeBSD audio driver support and handling of audio streams with FreeBSD on the desktop can be problematic depending upon the hardware/system. One of the most active mailing list threads this week in the FreeBSD camp was over the "tragic state" of FreeBSD audio/sound support...
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      Auto-CPUFreq 3.1 Adds Monitoring Mode To GUI, New Configuration Options & Fixes

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 26 July 2026

    Auto-CPUFreq is one of the open-source projects striving to be a CPU speed and power optimizer for Linux systems to improve battery life without making any real compromises to the user experience. Out today is v3.1 as the newest feature release of Auto-CPUFreq...
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      Realtek RTL8723B/RTL8723BS Trying To Be Tacked On To The RTW88 Linux Driver

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 26 July 2026

    Since 2017 in Linux 4.12 has been the Realtek rtl8723bs WiFi driver where it was introduced into the staging area and remains there nearly a decade later. The rtl8723bs driver for this Realtek 802.11n WiFi SDIO driver has seen a lot of code cleaning over the years and all these years later still is needing lots of code clean-ups from unnecessary code abstractions to dealing with malicious WiFi APs for what Greg Kroah-Hartman has called a "beast of a driver". The latest twist is there now being patches for adding Realtek RTL8723BS and RTL8723B onto the existing RTW88 driver...
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      Linux 7.2-rc5 Fixing Longstanding Bug In IPv4 Networking Over Firewire

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 26 July 2026

    Firewire still isn't dead yet on Linux. Current plans call for maintaining IEEE-1394 Firewire on Linux at least through 2029 and with today's Linux 7.2-rc5 kernel release is a fix for those wanting to leverage IPv4 networking over Firewire...
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      Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released With Support For Notches & Rounded Corners

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 26 July 2026

    Following last month's beta release, Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 is now available as the latest feature release for this Ubuntu 24.04 LTS derived mobile operating system for select smartphones and tablets...
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      Fedora Working To Establish Conflict of Interest Policy

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 25 July 2026

    Posted this week is a draft copy of the Fedora Conflict of Interest policy being worked on for dealing with identifying, disclosing, and managing any actual, actual, or perceived conflicts of interest within the Fedora Project...