A data model for Git (and other docs updates)
https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/01/08/a-data-model-for-git/
https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/01/08/a-data-model-for-git/
Julia Evans
A data model for Git (and other docs updates)
Hello! This past fall, I decided to take some time to work on Git’s documentation. I’ve been thinking about working on open source docs for a long time – usually if I think the documentation for something could be improved, I’ll write a blog post or a zine…
Etnaviv Driver Wires Up PPU Flop Reset Support Needed By Some Vivante Hardware
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Etnaviv-PPU-Flop-Reset
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Etnaviv-PPU-Flop-Reset
Phoronix
Etnaviv Driver Wires Up PPU Flop Reset Support Needed By Some Vivante Hardware
Sent out today was the latest batch of drm-misc-next changes to DRM-Next for staging ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle
Linux Patches Enable Intel GPU Firmware Updating From Non-x86 Systems
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-dGPU-Firmware-Non-x86
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-dGPU-Firmware-Non-x86
Phoronix
Linux Patches Enable Intel GPU Firmware Updating From Non-x86 Systems
The modern Intel Xe kernel graphics driver was designed from the start to be more broadly compatible with non-x86 architectures given their discrete graphics processors being front and center, unlike the legacy i915 kernel graphics driver being very x86 minded
Linus Torvalds: "The AI Slop Issue Is *NOT* Going To Be Solved With Documentation"
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Torvalds-Linux-Kernel-AI-Slop
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Torvalds-Linux-Kernel-AI-Slop
Phoronix
Linus Torvalds: "The AI Slop Issue Is *NOT* Going To Be Solved With Documentation"
The Linux kernel developers for months now have been debating proposed guidelines for tool-generated submissions to the Linux kernel
NVIDIA Optimizes Printing Of Linux Memory Stats For 11% System Time Savings
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Optimize-Printf-Memcg
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Optimize-Printf-Memcg
Phoronix
NVIDIA Optimizes Printing Of Linux Memory Stats For 11% System Time Savings
A NVIDIA engineer restructuring some of the printf-related code within the memory resource controller 'memcg' statistics printing code to reduce the system time by 11% for dumping those stats.
Intel Panther Lake Laptops For Pre-Order Scarce So Far
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Core-Ultra-3-Pre-Order
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Core-Ultra-3-Pre-Order
Phoronix
Intel Panther Lake Laptops For Pre-Order Scarce So Far
On Monday at CES Intel announced Panther Lake as Core Ultra Series 3 with the initial laptop designs to be available for pre-order starting the following day, 6 January, while global availability is expected around 27 January
Linux 6.18 LTS vs. Liquorix Kernel On AMD Ryzen Threadripper Workstation Performance
https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-618-liquorix
https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-618-liquorix
Phoronix
Linux 6.18 LTS vs. Liquorix Kernel On AMD Ryzen Threadripper Workstation Performance
It's been a while since running benchmarks of the Liquorix kernel as an enthusiast-tailored downstream version of the Linux kernel focused on responsiveness for gaming, audio/video production, and other creator/enthusiast workloads.
Mesa 26.0 Now Supports GPU Hardware Replay With The Intel Xe Kernel Driver
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-Hang-Replay-Xe
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-Hang-Replay-Xe
Phoronix
Mesa 26.0 Now Supports GPU Hardware Replay With The Intel Xe Kernel Driver
The Intel Mesa graphics drivers have supported a GPU hardware replay feature for making it easier to reproduce issues
Logitech MX Anywhere 3S Mouse With Linux 6.19 Now Supports High Resolution Scrolling
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Logitech-MX-Anywhere-3S
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Logitech-MX-Anywhere-3S
Phoronix
Logitech MX Anywhere 3S Mouse With Linux 6.19 Now Supports High Resolution Scrolling
For those that happen to have a Logitech MX Anywhere 3S mouse connected via Bluetooth, the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel release is enabling HID++ support for it to enjoy high resolution scrolling and other functionality of the updated protocol.
Mesa 26.0 RADV Merges The Big Ray-Tracing Improvement For UE5 Lumen
https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-UE5-Lumen-Merged
https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-UE5-Lumen-Merged
Phoronix
Mesa 26.0 RADV Merges The Big Ray-Tracing Improvement For UE5 Lumen
The RADV ray-tracing improvement covered earlier this week for some big performance gains for Unreal Engine 5 noscripts running under Linux thanks to Steam Play has been merged for Mesa 26.0.
Canonical Builds Steam Snap For Ubuntu ARM64 Leveraging FEX
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Snap-ARM64-FEX
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Snap-ARM64-FEX
Phoronix
Canonical Builds Steam Snap For Ubuntu ARM64 Leveraging FEX
Canonical is making it easier for ARM64 Ubuntu users like those on the NVIDIA DGX Spark to do a bit of gaming with Steam
Qualcomm Sends Out Linux Patches For RAS Support On RISC-V For Reporting Hardware Errors
https://www.phoronix.com/news/RISC-V-RAS-RERI-Linux-Patches
https://www.phoronix.com/news/RISC-V-RAS-RERI-Linux-Patches
Phoronix
Qualcomm Sends Out Linux Patches For RAS Support On RISC-V For Reporting Hardware Errors
The latest work by Qualcomm on the RISC-V CPU architecture is sending out their first non-RFC patch series for enabling Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (RAS) support by making use of the RISC-V RERI specification
Latest SteamOS Beta Now Includes NTSYNC Kernel Driver
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-OS-Beta-NTSYNC
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-OS-Beta-NTSYNC
Phoronix
Latest SteamOS Beta Now Includes NTSYNC Kernel Driver
Valve released the SteamOS 3.7.20 beta overnight and with it they are finally building the NTSYNC kernel driver for helping accelerate Windows NT synchronization primitives.
Linux 6.19-rc5 To Fix Broken Nouveau Driver With Newer NVIDIA GPUs
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-rc5-DRM-Fixes
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-rc5-DRM-Fixes
Phoronix
Linux 6.19-rc5 To Fix Broken Nouveau Driver With Newer NVIDIA GPUs
Now past the end-of-year holidays, this round of Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) fixes for the in-development Linux 6.19 are a bit more meaningful following those light holiday weeks
QEMU 11.0 Could Finish Removing 32-bit Host CPU Support
https://www.phoronix.com/news/QEMU-Patches-Drop-32-bit-Host
https://www.phoronix.com/news/QEMU-Patches-Drop-32-bit-Host
Phoronix
QEMU 11.0 Could Finish Removing 32-bit Host CPU Support
The QEMU emulator already deprecated 32-bit host CPU support while for the QEMU 11.0 release this year they could eliminate the 32-bit host support for good.
Mesa 26.0 RADV Lands Dedicated Transfer-Only Queue Using SDMA
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-RADV-Transfer-SDMA
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-RADV-Transfer-SDMA
Phoronix
Mesa 26.0 RADV Lands Dedicated Transfer-Only Queue Using SDMA
There is another open-source Radeon Vulkan driver (RADV) improvement to look forward to in the upcoming Mesa 26.0 release that was worked on by one of Valve's Linux graphics driver developers.
AMD Enabling New GFX12.1 & More RDNA 3.5 Hardware Blocks With Linux 6.20~7.0
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-GC-12.1-Linux-6.20
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-GC-12.1-Linux-6.20
Phoronix
AMD Enabling New GFX12.1 & More RDNA 3.5 Hardware Blocks With Linux 6.20~7.0
AMD today sent out their latest pull request to DRM-Next of new AMDGPU/AMDKFD kernel driver changes they are looking to get into the next kernel cycle, which will either be known as Linux 6.20 or more than likely be called Linux 7.0