📰 Open-Source "low_latency_layer" Brings Reflex & Anti-Lag 2 To AMD & Intel GPUs On Linux
A new open-source project called low_latency_layer is an implicit Vulkan layer that enables AMD Anti-Lag 2 and NVIDIA Reflex 2 to reportedly work in a hardware-agnostic manner so that AMD and Intel graphics cards can both enjoy Reflex or Anti-Lag 2 working on non-AMD graphics cards as well...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Low-Latency-Layer
#amd #intel #linux #opensource
A new open-source project called low_latency_layer is an implicit Vulkan layer that enables AMD Anti-Lag 2 and NVIDIA Reflex 2 to reportedly work in a hardware-agnostic manner so that AMD and Intel graphics cards can both enjoy Reflex or Anti-Lag 2 working on non-AMD graphics cards as well...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Low-Latency-Layer
#amd #intel #linux #opensource
Phoronix
Open-Source "low_latency_layer" Brings Reflex & Anti-Lag 2 To AMD & Intel GPUs On Linux
A new open-source project called low_latency_layer is an implicit Vulkan layer that enables AMD Anti-Lag 2 and NVIDIA Reflex 2 to reportedly work in a hardware-agnostic manner so that AMD and Intel graphics cards can both enjoy Reflex or Anti-Lag 2 working…
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📰 Ubuntu Concept ISOs Published For CIX P1 AI CPU
Similar to Canonical engineers having published "Ubuntu Concept" ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops to provide the very latest hardware-specific support that hasn't yet worked its way to the mainline Linux kernel and other packages, Canonical has begun providing Ubuntu Concept ISOs for the CIX P1 as an "AI" focused platform...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Concept-CIX-P1-CPU
#kernel #linux #ubuntu
Similar to Canonical engineers having published "Ubuntu Concept" ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops to provide the very latest hardware-specific support that hasn't yet worked its way to the mainline Linux kernel and other packages, Canonical has begun providing Ubuntu Concept ISOs for the CIX P1 as an "AI" focused platform...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Concept-CIX-P1-CPU
#kernel #linux #ubuntu
Phoronix
Ubuntu Concept ISOs Published For CIX P1 AI CPU
Similar to Canonical engineers having published 'Ubuntu Concept' ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops to provide the very latest hardware-specific support that hasn't yet worked its way to the mainline Linux kernel and other packages, Canonical has…
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📰 Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’
Multiple researchers using the same tools to find the same bugs are creating ‘unnecessary pain and pointless work’.
🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-powered-bug-hunters-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/5241633
#linux
Multiple researchers using the same tools to find the same bugs are creating ‘unnecessary pain and pointless work’.
🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-powered-bug-hunters-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/5241633
#linux
theregister
Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’
Multiple researchers using the same tools to find the same bugs are creating ‘unnecessary pain and pointless work’
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📰 Canonical share Ubuntu 26.04 concept build for CIX P1 devices
Canonical has shared a new Ubuntu Concept image for the CIX P1, an Armv9 SoC powering single-board computers like the Radxa Orion O6 and Orange Pi 6 Plus. The image is based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and ships with a Linux 7.0 kernel from CIX’s open-source GitHub tree using only open-source drivers. A set of patches sits on top of the mainline kernel, but the goal is for them to be upstreamed too.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/ubuntu-cix-p1-support
#kernel #linux #opensource #orangepi #ubuntu
Canonical has shared a new Ubuntu Concept image for the CIX P1, an Armv9 SoC powering single-board computers like the Radxa Orion O6 and Orange Pi 6 Plus. The image is based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and ships with a Linux 7.0 kernel from CIX’s open-source GitHub tree using only open-source drivers. A set of patches sits on top of the mainline kernel, but the goal is for them to be upstreamed too.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/ubuntu-cix-p1-support
#kernel #linux #opensource #orangepi #ubuntu
OMG! Ubuntu
Canonical share Ubuntu 26.04 concept build for CIX P1 devices
New Ubuntu Concept image for CIX P1 lets you run Ubuntu on Armv9 single-board computers, including the Radxa Orion O6 and Orange Pi 6 Plus.
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📰 gkh_clanker_t1000 & gkh_clanker_2000 Continue Uncovering Linux Kernel Bugs
As first reported on Phoronix in early April, Linux's second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman has been leveraging new AI fuzzing tools for uncovering Linux kernel bugs. Prominent due to his position within the Linux kernel community and also being the primary Linux stable maintainer. His AI-assistance for fixing Linux kernel bugs is based on a Framework Desktop powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-GKH-Clanker-2000
#amd #kernel #linux
As first reported on Phoronix in early April, Linux's second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman has been leveraging new AI fuzzing tools for uncovering Linux kernel bugs. Prominent due to his position within the Linux kernel community and also being the primary Linux stable maintainer. His AI-assistance for fixing Linux kernel bugs is based on a Framework Desktop powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-GKH-Clanker-2000
#amd #kernel #linux
Phoronix
gkh_clanker_t1000 & gkh_clanker_2000 Continue Uncovering Linux Kernel Bugs
As first reported on Phoronix in early April, Linux's second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman has been leveraging new AI fuzzing tools for uncovering Linux kernel bugs
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📰 Linux developers are getting bombarded with AI-generated bug reports, and Linus isn't happy
During the release candidate cycle for Linux 7.0, Linus began noticing something weird. The number of bug reports for Linux 7.0 was more than usual, but at the same time, the bugs being found were pretty minor and not worth delaying the release. At the time, Linus suspected that the rise in reports was due to people using AI tools to scan for and identify bugs, and it turns out, he was right.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-developers-are-getting-bombarded-with-ai-generated-bug-reports-and-linus-isnt-happy/
#linux
During the release candidate cycle for Linux 7.0, Linus began noticing something weird. The number of bug reports for Linux 7.0 was more than usual, but at the same time, the bugs being found were pretty minor and not worth delaying the release. At the time, Linus suspected that the rise in reports was due to people using AI tools to scan for and identify bugs, and it turns out, he was right.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-developers-are-getting-bombarded-with-ai-generated-bug-reports-and-linus-isnt-happy/
#linux
XDA
Linux developers are getting bombarded with AI-generated bug reports, and Linus isn't happy
You won't like it when Linus isn't happy.
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📰 Exploit available for new DirtyDecrypt Linux root escalation flaw
A recently patched local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel's rxgk module now has a proof-of-concept exploit that allows attackers to gain root access on some Linux systems.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-available-for-new-dirtydecrypt-linux-root-escalation-flaw/
#kernel #linux
A recently patched local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel's rxgk module now has a proof-of-concept exploit that allows attackers to gain root access on some Linux systems.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-available-for-new-dirtydecrypt-linux-root-escalation-flaw/
#kernel #linux
BleepingComputer
Exploit available for new DirtyDecrypt Linux root escalation flaw
A recently patched local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel's rxgk module now has a proof-of-concept exploit that allows attackers to gain root access on some Linux systems.
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📰 Proton-CachyOS 11 adds initial OptiScaler integration and lots of other fixes
The very popular Linux distribution CachyOS roll their own advanced build of Proton, and with the latest Proton-CachyOS 11 update they added OptiScaler.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-cachyos-11-adds-initial-optiscaler-integration-and-lots-of-other-fixes/
#linux #proton
The very popular Linux distribution CachyOS roll their own advanced build of Proton, and with the latest Proton-CachyOS 11 update they added OptiScaler.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-cachyos-11-adds-initial-optiscaler-integration-and-lots-of-other-fixes/
#linux #proton
GamingOnLinux
Proton-CachyOS 11 adds initial OptiScaler integration and lots of other fixes
The very popular Linux distribution CachyOS roll their own advanced build of Proton, and with the latest Proton-CachyOS 11 update they added OptiScaler.
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📰 Linux AF_ALG Crypto Code Removing Zero-Copy Support Out Of Security Concerns
Given all the recent Linux kernel security concerns and new bugs being discovered, the Linux cryptographic subsystem is proactively dropping zero-copy functionality from AF_ALG due to growing security concerns...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-AF-ALF-Zero-Copy-Security
#kernel #linux
Given all the recent Linux kernel security concerns and new bugs being discovered, the Linux cryptographic subsystem is proactively dropping zero-copy functionality from AF_ALG due to growing security concerns...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-AF-ALF-Zero-Copy-Security
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Linux AF_ALG Crypto Code Removing Zero-Copy Support Out Of Security Concerns
Given all the recent Linux kernel security concerns and new bugs being discovered, the Linux cryptographic subsystem is proactively dropping zero-copy functionality from AF_ALG due to growing security concerns.
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📰 The PlayStation 5 Linux project has been upgraded to support more firmware
Installing Linux on a PlayStation 5 gets even easier now, with recent updates expanding the firmware versions that are supported.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-playstation-5-linux-project-has-been-upgraded-to-support-more-firmware/
#linux
Installing Linux on a PlayStation 5 gets even easier now, with recent updates expanding the firmware versions that are supported.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-playstation-5-linux-project-has-been-upgraded-to-support-more-firmware/
#linux
GamingOnLinux
The PlayStation 5 Linux project has been upgraded to support more firmware
Installing Linux on a PlayStation 5 gets even easier now, with recent updates expanding the firmware versions that are supported.
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📰 Firefox 151 Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
Firefox 151 open-source web browser is now available for download with support for local profile backups on Linux, the general availability of local network access restrictions, and many other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-151-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new
#firefox #linux #opensource
Firefox 151 open-source web browser is now available for download with support for local profile backups on Linux, the general availability of local network access restrictions, and many other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-151-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new
#firefox #linux #opensource
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📰 I tried a phone that runs actual Linux, and Android app support made it almost usable
The Jolla C2 Community Phone runs Linux, but it's much better than you might expect. Plus, you can use Android apps.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/phone-runs-true-linux-supports-android-apps/
#android #linux
The Jolla C2 Community Phone runs Linux, but it's much better than you might expect. Plus, you can use Android apps.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/phone-runs-true-linux-supports-android-apps/
#android #linux
XDA
I tried a phone that runs actual Linux, and Android app support made it almost usable
So close yet so far
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📰 ModuleJail Blocks Unused Linux Kernel Modules to Limit Attack Surface
ModuleJail is a new project that blacklists unused Linux kernel modules, helping reduce the attack surface exposed by recent local privilege escalation flaws.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/modulejail-blocks-unused-linux-kernel-modules-to-limit-attack-surface/
#kernel #linux
ModuleJail is a new project that blacklists unused Linux kernel modules, helping reduce the attack surface exposed by recent local privilege escalation flaws.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/modulejail-blocks-unused-linux-kernel-modules-to-limit-attack-surface/
#kernel #linux
Linuxiac
ModuleJail Blocks Unused Linux Kernel Modules to Limit Attack Surface
ModuleJail is a new project that blacklists unused Linux kernel modules, helping reduce the attack surface exposed by recent local privilege escalation flaws.
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📰 Linux kernel flaw opens root-only files to unprivileged users
Plus ModuleJail, a radical proposal for minimizing the impact of similar bugs.
🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linux-kernel-flaw-opens-root-only-files-to-unprivileged-users/5241950
#kernel #linux
Plus ModuleJail, a radical proposal for minimizing the impact of similar bugs.
🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linux-kernel-flaw-opens-root-only-files-to-unprivileged-users/5241950
#kernel #linux
theregister
Linux kernel flaw opens root-only files to unprivileged users
Plus ModuleJail, a radical proposal for minimizing the impact of similar bugs
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📰 Turning an $80 Android tablet into a Debian Linux PC
Smartphones and tablets are basically little computers with touchscreen displays. But since most ship with mobile operating systems like Android or iPadOS, they’re often tightly tied to Google or Apple for support, services, and app stores, among other things. So developer tech4bot decided to set a cheap Android tablet free by turning porting Linux to .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/turning-an-80-android-tablet-into-a-debian-linux-pc/
#android #debian #linux
Smartphones and tablets are basically little computers with touchscreen displays. But since most ship with mobile operating systems like Android or iPadOS, they’re often tightly tied to Google or Apple for support, services, and app stores, among other things. So developer tech4bot decided to set a cheap Android tablet free by turning porting Linux to .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/turning-an-80-android-tablet-into-a-debian-linux-pc/
#android #debian #linux
Liliputing
Turning an $80 Android tablet into a Debian Linux PC
Turning an $80 Android tablet into a Debian Linux PC
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📰 Linux 7.2 Expected To Introduce "OPENAT2_REGULAR" To Avoid Tricking Secure Programs
Among the VFS patches queued into "-next" branches ahead of next month's Linux 7.2 merge window is the code for introducing the new OPENAT2_REGULAR flag for the openat2 system call...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-OPENAT2_REGULAR
#linux
Among the VFS patches queued into "-next" branches ahead of next month's Linux 7.2 merge window is the code for introducing the new OPENAT2_REGULAR flag for the openat2 system call...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-OPENAT2_REGULAR
#linux
Phoronix
Linux 7.2 Expected To Introduce "OPENAT2_REGULAR" To Avoid Tricking Secure Programs
Among the VFS patches queued into '-next' branches ahead of next month's Linux 7.2 merge window is the code for introducing the new OPENAT2_REGULAR flag for the openat2 system call.
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📰 New Intel Xe Linux Graphics Driver Code Now Cites Multiple Crescent Island SKUs
The latest Intel Xe kernel graphics driver patches for Linux now indicate multiple PCI IDs for the upcoming Crescent Island "CRI" accelerators rather than just a lone model...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Xe-Multi-Crescent-Island
#intel #kernel #linux
The latest Intel Xe kernel graphics driver patches for Linux now indicate multiple PCI IDs for the upcoming Crescent Island "CRI" accelerators rather than just a lone model...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Xe-Multi-Crescent-Island
#intel #kernel #linux
Phoronix
New Intel Xe Linux Graphics Driver Code Now Cites Multiple Crescent Island SKUs
The latest Intel Xe kernel graphics driver patches for Linux now indicate multiple PCI IDs for the upcoming Crescent Island 'CRI' accelerators rather than just a lone model.
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📰 More Intel Open-Source Projects Formally Sunset: BigDL Time Series Toolkit & Others
Yet more open-source Intel software projects have been formally archived. Over the past year Intel has formally discontinued a number of open-source projects it formally maintained. Many of them were already dormant and not too noteworthy but there were also some more notable ones discontinued like their legendary Clear Linux, Software Defined Silicon, Optane Memory software projects, and then other efforts like open ecosystem...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-May-2026-OSS-Archived
#intel #linux #opensource
Yet more open-source Intel software projects have been formally archived. Over the past year Intel has formally discontinued a number of open-source projects it formally maintained. Many of them were already dormant and not too noteworthy but there were also some more notable ones discontinued like their legendary Clear Linux, Software Defined Silicon, Optane Memory software projects, and then other efforts like open ecosystem...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-May-2026-OSS-Archived
#intel #linux #opensource
Phoronix
More Intel Open-Source Projects Formally Sunset: BigDL Time Series Toolkit & Others
Yet more open-source Intel software projects have been formally archived
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📰 OneXPlayer Configuration Driver Destined For Linux 7.2
The latest Linux gaming handheld driver work by Derek Clark of Valve's Linux efforts is the OneXPlayer Configuration Driver that is now set to premiere in the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel cycle...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OneXPlayer-Configuration-Drv
#kernel #linux
The latest Linux gaming handheld driver work by Derek Clark of Valve's Linux efforts is the OneXPlayer Configuration Driver that is now set to premiere in the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel cycle...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OneXPlayer-Configuration-Drv
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
OneXPlayer Configuration Driver Destined For Linux 7.2
The latest Linux gaming handheld driver work by Derek Clark of Valve's Linux efforts is the OneXPlayer Configuration Driver that is now set to premiere in the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel cycle.
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📰 OneXPlayer Configuration Driver Destined For Linux 7.2
The latest Linux gaming handheld driver work by Derek Clark of Valve's Linux efforts is the OneXPlayer Configuration Driver that is now set to premiere in the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel cycle...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OneXPlayer-Configuration-Drv
#kernel #linux
The latest Linux gaming handheld driver work by Derek Clark of Valve's Linux efforts is the OneXPlayer Configuration Driver that is now set to premiere in the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel cycle...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OneXPlayer-Configuration-Drv
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
OneXPlayer Configuration Driver Destined For Linux 7.2
The latest Linux gaming handheld driver work by Derek Clark of Valve's Linux efforts is the OneXPlayer Configuration Driver that is now set to premiere in the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel cycle.
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