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Hdrtest backlash as DRM update hits kernel IT’s Mr Sweary Linus Torvalds has blasted Troubled Chipzilla’s “hdrtest” feature. The new "hdrtest" code is for the Intel Xe kernel ...
Graphics Cards AMD Linux devs jamming nearly 24,000 lines of RDNA 4 supporting code into its mainstream driver suggests next-gen launch may be close at hand News By Nick Evanson published May 13, 2024 ...
Eight Navi GPU variants have been spotted in Linux driver code. AMD's next-gen RDNA graphics chips are set for launch on July 7, 2019 within the RX 5700 XT and RX 5700, but the red team has plenty ...
The latest version of the Linux kernel cleans out nearly 100K lines of code, adds file encryption and the Berkeley Packet Filter, plus makes a nod to gamers and mobile devices.
A simple coding mistake resulted in a massive performance decrease for Intel GPUs on Linux. One line of code made ray tracing 100x slower.
Rumor mill: AMD appears to be readying another APU (accelerated processing unit) according to driver code spotted in the Linux 5.15 release, although it appears to be using an RDNA1-based ...
Two well-known kernel developers of the Linux graphics driver code publicly criticized him for this.