(06/23) ⇒ Linux 7.2 RISC-V Reduces Kernel Startup Overhead, Eswin SoC Support By Default Along with the many x86/x86_64 improvements and some ARM64 architecture improvements (albeit slowed down by the AI/LLM noise affecting the development pace), the RISC-V architecture changes were merged last week for the ongoing Linux 7.2 kernel development. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-RISC-V ⇒ Linux 8250/16550 UART Serial Driver Seeing Some Modernization Work In 2026 The Linux 8250 serial driver as the universal/legacy driver for 8250 and 16550 type serial ports has been seeing some modernization work recently with a number of 8250 serial patches having now been merged for the Linux 7.2 kernel. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Serial ⇒ EROFS With Linux 7.2 Better Handles Large Sparse AI Datasets, More Efficient I/O The EROFS open-source read-only file-system has some nice enhancements in place for the Linux 7.2 kernel. https://www.phoronix.com/news/EROFS-Sparse-AI-Datasets ⇒ Linux 7.2 Showing Some Unexpected & Nice Performance Gains On AMD EPYC Sorano While the Linux 7.2 merge window doesn't wrap up until this weekend as the feature cut-off for new material, I have already begun some early benchmarks of the code currently staged for this next version of the Linux kernel. Linux 7.2 already was looking quite exciting with cache aware scheduling and other exciting new features while an unexpected surprise in my early testing this week was seeing some local network/socket performance improvements. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2--EPYC-Sorano-Network

I'm revisiting amd64 assembly programming and came across this [1] great post on nasm programming on Linux. Sharing this in case anyone else is looking for information on the topic. [1] https://linuxvox.com/blog/basic-yet-thorough-assembly-tutorial-linux/

(06/15) ⇒ Linux Kernel 7.1 is a Feature Release That Could Be Useful For You Don't let the .1 fool you, this release has plenty to offer. https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-1-release/ ⇒ GNU Linux-libre 7.1-gnu Released With More Driver Deblobbing, Unhappy With i486 Removal Following yesterday's release of the upstream Linux 7.1 kernel release, GNU Linux-libre 7.1 is out with its new build for de-blobbing various drivers from loading non-free-software microcode/firmware and other sanitizing of the kernel code in the name of software freedom. https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Linux-Libre-7.1

@grahamperrin Not sure what you mean, but it's OK.

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/generative-ai not dated first captured in the Wayback Machine in October 2023 mentioned in Policy for AI/LLM contributions (#697) · Issue · alpine/council

Linux Foundation Releases OpenMDW-1.1; NVIDIA Adopts OpenMDW for Cosmos, Isaac GR00T, Ising and Nemotron, AI Model Families Updated OpenMDW-1.1 license advances open model ecosystem through permissive licensing and intellectual property protections https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-releases-openmdw-1.1-nvidia-adopts-openmdw-for-cosmos-isaac-gr00t-ising-and-nemotron-ai-model-families

Let's Learn Linux: Customize and use the shell environment — Lesson 3/3 Learn how to customize and use the shell environment in Bash — this is lesson 105.1 from the LPIC-1 exam curriculum (102-500). https://watch.linuxrenaissance.com/w/dP34rjVzPGEVThnJgEQjc6

An open invitation to Linux users across the board, offering a closer look at the penguin and its iceberg, a walk across the ecosystems that make it possible, an exploration beyond one’s biome. https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/ ping: https://framapiaf.org/@fcambus@mastodon.sdf.org/116557961134185563

After the Copy Fail, here the Dirty Frag: https://dirtyfrag.io https://github.com/V4bel/dirtyfrag https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/07/8 ping: https://framapiaf.org/@galaxis@mastodon.infra.de/116535002101324675

See: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-x86-64-v3-Undecided https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Build_x86-64-v3_Packages

I hadn't come across this CVE. Thanks for the share!

@ratfactor@mastodon.art @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe ah, oops, thanks for the correction, and thanks for sharing anyway

See: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-verified-recognize-contributors/ ping: https://framapiaf.org/@tubsta@bsdlab.au/116478621827645455

See: https://itsfoss.com/news/playnix-linux-console/ https://playnix.io/1-11-playnix-console.html

Linux kernel czar says AI bug reports aren't slop anymore • The Register (Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, 2026-03-26) – interview Greg Kroah-Hartman can't explain the inflection point, but it's not slowing down or going away … "Something happened a month ago, and the world switched. Now we have real reports." It's not just Linux, he continued. … Two weeks later from SJVN: Project Glasswing and open source software: The good, the bad, and the ugly – opinion Just what FOSS developers need – a flood of AI-discovered vulnerabilities He quotes David Wheeler, director of Open Source Supply Chain Security at the Linux Foundation (LF), which supports Glasswing: … "Is there a risk of lock-in? Yes, that's always a risk. That said, I don't think the risk is as bad and we're working on ways to address this. … "… the new open source software cyber reasoning system (OSS-CRS) emerged from AIxCC and is a standard orchestration framework for building and running LLM-based autonomous bug-finding and bug-fixing systems." The second part was new to me. AIxCC: AI Cyber Challenge | DARPA Launched in 2023, the Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) is a two-year competition that brings together the best and brightest in AI and cybersecurity to safeguard the software critical to all Americans. … In the penultimate paragraph, SJVN agrees with the CFO of the Linux Foundation. There's real urgency.

See: https://pixelcluster.github.io/VRAM-Mgmt-fixed/

See: https://frame.work/be/en/blog/framework-next-gen-event-is-live-on-april-21

See: https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-7-features-changes https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Hardware-Errors-AMD-Zen-3 https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Linux-Libre-7.0 https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-0-release/