• Ph chevron_right

      GCC 16 Compiler Delivering Some Decent Performance Gains Over GCC 15

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 4 May 2026

    With the GCC 16.1 compiler released last Thursday, I have begun running more compiler benchmarks on this first GCC 16 stable feature release. GCC 16 comes heavy on new changes in being the annual feature release and delivering changes from AMD Zen 6 and Arm AGI CPU support to new C++ features and even the Algol 68 programming language front-end. It's also looking quite good in the performance department relative to the GCC 15 compiler from last year.
    • Ph chevron_right

      CachyOS Switches Python To Using Tail-Call Interpreter For 5~15% Better Performance

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 4 May 2026

    CachyOS is a very fast out-of-the-box Linux distribution and for those concerned about Python performance, the newest updates to this Arch Linux based distribution will provide even better performance...
    • Ph chevron_right

      Linux File-System Proliferation A Burden: Requirements Laid Out For Any Future File-Systems

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 4 May 2026

    The growing number of file-systems within the Linux kernel source tree is causing an ongoing burden for upstream developers maintaining the virtual file-system (VFS) code around it and associated code. As a result of the continuing rise of new file-systems being proposed for the Linux kernel, documentation is being introduced to establish clear guidelines for getting new file-systems accepted into the mainline kernel...
    • Ph chevron_right

      Mesa Begins Seeing Patch Activity For AMD GFX12.1 Graphics

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 4 May 2026

    Since last November we've begun seeing new open-source driver activity for their next-gen GPU IP with their GFX12.1 graphics engine. GFX12 (12.0) was for the Radeon RX 9000 series RDNA4 hardware while GFX 12.1 is some new revision for yet-to-be-known products while there is also GFX13 bring-up and GFX12.5 too...
    • Ph chevron_right

      Linux 7.1-rc2 Released With Audio Fix For Steam Deck OLED, Other Fixes

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 3 May 2026

    Linux 7.1-rc2 is out for testing with its accumulation of initial bug and regression fixes that have been collected over the past week since the Linux 7.1 merge window was capped off...
    • Ph chevron_right

      Brush v0.4 Released As "Significant" Release For This Rust-Based Shell

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 3 May 2026

    Brush v0.4 debuted today for this "Bourne Rusty Shell" as a Bash/POSIX-compatible shell written in the Rust programming language...
    • Ph chevron_right

      ReactOS Introduces Unified Live/Install Media, New Storage Driver

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 3 May 2026

    ReactOS as the "open-source Windows" operating system project striving for binary compatibility with Microsoft Windows has seen some exciting improvements this week...
    • Ph chevron_right

      Many Exciting Google Summer of Code 2026 Projects & A Lot Of AI

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 3 May 2026

    This week Google announced the selected Google Summer of Code "GSoC" 2026 projects for providing stipends to student developers for engaging in different open-source projects. This year a lot of open-source projects involve AI/LLM adoption but there are also a number of other interesting student projects at large from GNOME Mutter GPU reset recovery to adding new features to FreeBSD...
    • Ph chevron_right

      Turtle Beach WaveFront ISA Sound Cards Seeing Suspend/Resume Support On Linux In 2026

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 3 May 2026

    It's been an interesting 2026 in Linux development with beginning to phase out i486 CPU support, dropping ISDN and amateur "ham" radio support, and other code cleaning in the name of a diminishing user base -- or perhaps even no users left -- for those running such vintage hardware with a modern, up-to-date kernel. Yet ISA sound card drivers have seen an uptick in activity...