EXT4 For Linux 6.16 Brings A Change Yielding "Really Stupendous Performance" Ted Ts'o sent out the EXT4 file-system changes today for the Linux 6.16 kernel. While EXT4 may not see as much code churn these days given its mature state compared to say Btrfs and Bcachefs, with Linux 6.16 are some tantalizing performance improvements...

EXT4 For Linux 6.16 Brings A Change Yielding "Really Stupendous Performance" - Phoronix

Ted Ts'o sent out the EXT4 file-system changes today for the Linux 6.16 kernel

Xfce's xfwm4 Merges Wayland Compositor Code Based On wlroots Merged today for Xfce's Xfwm4 window manager component is a built-in Wayland compositor using wlroots...

Xfce's xfwm4 Merges Wayland Compositor Code Based On wlroots - Phoronix

Merged today for Xfce's Xfwm4 window manager component is a built-in Wayland compositor using wlroots.

Wayland ext-background-effect-v1 Merged For Background Blur Feature After being under discussion since January of 2024, the ext-background-effect-v1 staging protocol proposal by KDE developer Xaver Hugl has finally been merged to the Wayland-Protocols repository. This new Wayland protocol is intended for handling effects like background blur on terminals...

Wayland ext-background-effect-v1 Merged For Background Blur Feature - Phoronix

After being under discussion since January of 2024, the ext-background-effect-v1 staging protocol proposal by KDE developer Xaver Hugl has finally ...

Linux 6.16 Adds "X86_NATIVE_CPU" Option To Optimize Your Kernel Build For Your CPU The X86_NATIVE_CPU Kconfig build time option has been merged for the Linux 6.16 merge window as an easy means of enforcing "-march=native" compiler behavior on AMD and Intel processors to optimize your kernel build for the local CPU architecture/family of your system...

Linux 6.16 Adds "X86_NATIVE_CPU" Option To Optimize Your Kernel Build For Your CPU - Phoronix

The X86_NATIVE_CPU Kconfig build time option has been merged for the Linux 6.16 merge window as an easy means of enforcing '-march=native&#039...

Rav1e v0.8 Released For Rust-Based AV1 Encoding Rav1e v0.8 was released on Monday for this self-proclaimed "fastest and safest AV1 encoder" that makes use of the Rust programming language...

Rav1e v0.8 Released For Rust-Based AV1 Encoding - Phoronix

Rav1e v0.8 was released on Monday for this self-proclaimed 'fastest and safest AV1 encoder' that makes use of the Rust programming language.

Qt Bridges To Take The UI Toolkit To New Programming Languages: Rust, C#, Java & Swift The open-source Qt toolkit is deeply rooted in C++ code but over the past decade also has enjoyed Python language bindings. Now thanks to new work by the Qt Group on what they are calling Qt Bridging Technology, the toolkit will be enjoying more robust support across different programming languages...

Qt Bridges To Take The UI Toolkit To New Programming Languages: Rust, C#, Java & Swift - Phoronix

The open-source Qt toolkit is deeply rooted in C++ code but over the past decade also has enjoyed Python language bindings

Firefox 139.0 Now Available With Faster HTTP/3 Upload Performance Mozilla Firefox 139.0 release binaries have been pushed out to mirrors today ahead of the formal announcement tomorrow. With the Firefox 139 browser update comes a few new features worth mentioning...

Firefox 139.0 Now Available With Faster HTTP/3 Upload Performance - Phoronix

Mozilla Firefox 139.0 release binaries have been pushed out to mirrors today ahead of the formal announcement tomorrow

Bcachefs: Performance Improvements, Recovery Work & Nicer Error Messages For Linux 6.16 Bcachefs lead developer Kent Overstreet has already sent out the plethora of feature updates destined for the now-open Linux 6.16 kernel cycle. There has been a lot of work going on for Bcachefs that is ready for merging in Linux 6.16 with several performance improvements, continued self-healing / recovery work, improved error messages, and more for this cop…

Bcachefs: Performance Improvements, Recovery Work & Nicer Error Messages For Linux 6.16 - Phoronix

Bcachefs lead developer Kent Overstreet has already sent out the plethora of feature updates destined for the now-open Linux 6.16 kernel cycle

Linux 6.15 Released With Continued Rust Integration, Bcachefs Stabilizing As anticipated the Linux 6.15 kernel is out today in stable form. Linux 6.15 brings a lot of new hardware support, security improvements, various other kernel innovations, and more...

Linux 6.15 Released With Continued Rust Integration, Bcachefs Stabilizing - Phoronix

As anticipated the Linux 6.15 kernel is out today in stable form

Linux 6.16 Features Include A Lot From Intel, NVIDIA Blackwell, AMDGPU User Mode Queues With Linux 6.15 there are many exciting new features for this kernel version expected to debut as stable later today. Following the Linux 6.15 stable release, the Linux 6.16 merge window will then open. Here is an early look at a portion of the changes anticipated to be submitted and more than likely merged for this next kernel version...

Linux 6.16 Features Include A Lot From Intel, NVIDIA Blackwell, AMDGPU User Mode Queues - Phoronix

With Linux 6.15 there are many exciting new features for this kernel version expected to debut as stable later today