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      Linux's sched_ext Sees A Bunch Of Bug Fixes Following Increased AI Code Review

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 15:47

    Just days after the Linux 7.1-rc1 kernel release, the Linux kernel's extensible scheduler class "sched_ext" is seeing a lot of bug fixes. Many of these bug fixes aren't just from the Linux 7.1 merge window but a number date back many kernel cycles. This uptick in bug fixes for sched_ext is coming due to increased AI code review...
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      OpenCL Introducing Cooperative Matrix Extensions For Machine Learning

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 15:13

    Back in 2023 the Vulkan API introduced its initial Cooperative Matrix extension and necessary SPIR-V integration for helping with machine learning / AI inferencing use. Since then the cooperative matrix support has continued to be built upon for helping Vulkan in AI/ML areas. Now the OpenCL API is also introducing similar cooperative matrix extensions...
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      Rust-Written Zed 1.0 Code Editor Released

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 15:02

    Zed, the cross platform, open-source text/code editor written by the developers behind the Atom editor, has finally reached version 1.0...
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      Hygon C86-4G CPU Support Added To The GCC 17 Compiler

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 13:14

    Merged today to the GCC Git compiler codebase, which will be for GCC 17 rather than the imminent GCC 16.1 stable release, is adding support for the Chinese-manufactured Hygon C86-4G-M4 / C86-4G-M6 / C86-4G-M7 series x86_64 processors...
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      Libcamera 0.7.1 Released With Improved Software ISP

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 10:30

    Libcamera 0.7.1 released on Tuesday as the newest feature release for this open-source library for camera image signal processors (ISPs) that has grown of importance for the likes of Raspberry Pi and Chrome OS and modern desktop Linux distributions with modern laptop hardware like recent Intel Core (Ultra) laptops...
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      Wayland Developers Target June For Weston 16 Release

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 10:17

    Weston 16.0 could ship by the end of June with good color management and HDR support along with other new features for this reference Wayland compositor...
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      Devuan Developer Working On Reviving GTK2 With Modern Fixes

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 10:05

    A Devuan developer, the Linux distribution that provides a Debian-based operating system without dependence on systemd, is working on "gtk2-ng" for providing modern fixes and improvements to the old GTK2 toolkit...
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      AMD Introducing New Linux Driver For Their Halo Box: For Its RGB LED Light Bar

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 0:49

    AMD CEO Lisa Su back at CES 2026 showed off the Ryzen AI Halo box as a mini PC built around their excellent Strix Halo SoC. The Ryzen AI halo box is to serve as an AI development platform to compete with the likes of NVIDIA's DGX Spark and Dell GB10. This week is the first time I am seeing new Linux driver activity specifically referencing this exciting AMD "Halo Box" system...
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      Valve Updates GameNetworkingSockets After Nearly Four Year Hiatus

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 0:22

    Back in 2018, Valve open-sourced their Steam networking sockets library as a basic network transport layer for games. This library is used by games from Counter-Strike to Dota 2 and since its public open-source drop has been picked up elsewhere. Finally after going nearly four years without a new version, GameNetworkingSockets v1.5 dropped today...