Intel NPU Driver Being Updated To Handle Larger AI Workloads
Following the recent patch work for enabling the Intel 5th Gen NPU premiering with Panther Lake, a new patch series posted today brings a number of improvements for this Intel neural processing unit driver -- including the ability to handle larger work...
VirtualBox 7.1.4 Readies Linux Kernel 6.12 Support + More
Oracle has released the second maintenance update for the latest VirtualBox 7.1 series. VirtualBox 7.1.4 includes a small set of improvements, bug fixes, and stability enhancements to this open-source, cross-platform virtualisation tool, though new maj...
Red Hat Engineer Nikita Popov Now The Lead Maintainer For LLVM
Following a proposal that began last month, Red Hat engineer Nikita Popov was nominated to become the new lead maintainer for LLVM. Following unaminous approval, as of last week in LLVM Git he's been appointed the official lead maintainer for this crit...
Linux Foundation Newsletter: October 2024
The October LF newsletter is packed with updates about can’t-miss events, learning opportunities , research updates, and more! Take a look at the highlights, mark your calendars, and don’t forget to register for the upcoming events!
GCC Preparing To Set C23 "GNU23" As Default C Language Version
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) support for the C23 programming language standard is now considered "essentially feature-complete" with GCC 15. As such they are preparing to enable the C23 language version (using the GNU23 dialect) by default for the...
Intel Low Power Mode Daemon v0.0.8 Brings New Features
The open-source Intel Low Power Mode Daemon (LPMD) software is out with a new release for optimizing active idle power on modern Intel Core systems under Linux. The Intel LPMD daemon is able to configure the system depending upon workload, utilization,...
