📰 Linux MD RAID5 Seeing Scalability Improvements Up To 17%
Posted to the Linux kernel mailing list this week was a new patch series working on scalability enhancements to the MD RAID5 software RAID code. Up to a 10~17% improvement was observed in some configurations with these RAID5 scalability patches...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-MD-RAID5-Scalability-Work
Posted to the Linux kernel mailing list this week was a new patch series working on scalability enhancements to the MD RAID5 software RAID code. Up to a 10~17% improvement was observed in some configurations with these RAID5 scalability patches...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-MD-RAID5-Scalability-Work
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Linux MD RAID5 Seeing Scalability Improvements Up To 17%
Posted to the Linux kernel mailing list this week was a new patch series working on scalability enhancements to the MD RAID5 software RAID code
📰 Linux Kernel 7.0 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 7.1
Linux kernel 7.0 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 7.1 kernel series as soon as possible.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-0-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-7-1
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Linux kernel 7.0 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 7.1 kernel series as soon as possible.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-0-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-7-1
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📰 ParrotOS 7.3 Released with Linux 7.0, Optimized Builds, and Official Vagrant Boxes
ParrotOS 7.2 security-oriented distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.0, updated tools, optimized builds, official Vagrant boxes, and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/parrotos-7-3-released-with-linux-7-0-optimized-builds-and-official-vagrant-boxes
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ParrotOS 7.2 security-oriented distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.0, updated tools, optimized builds, official Vagrant boxes, and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/parrotos-7-3-released-with-linux-7-0-optimized-builds-and-official-vagrant-boxes
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📰 Mageia 10 Officially Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.5, and More
Mageia 10 is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.18 LTS and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.5, GNOME 49, and Xfce 4.20 desktop environments as standalone flavors.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mageia-10-officially-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-kde-plasma-6-5-and-more
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Mageia 10 is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.18 LTS and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.5, GNOME 49, and Xfce 4.20 desktop environments as standalone flavors.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mageia-10-officially-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-kde-plasma-6-5-and-more
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📰 VirtualBox 7.2.12 Fixes Linux Host Kernel Panic
VirtualBox 7.2.12 is out with an important Linux host fix, plus build improvements for Linux host and guest components.
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https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-12-fixes-linux-host-kernel-panic/
VirtualBox 7.2.12 is out with an important Linux host fix, plus build improvements for Linux host and guest components.
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https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-12-fixes-linux-host-kernel-panic/
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VirtualBox 7.2.12 Fixes Linux Host Kernel Panic
VirtualBox 7.2.12 is out with an important Linux host fix, plus build improvements for Linux host and guest components.
📰 Canonical Confirms Ubuntu Fixes for DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw
Canonical says Ubuntu kernel updates are available for DirtyClone, a high-severity Linux local privilege escalation flaw tracked as CVE-2026-43503.
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https://linuxiac.com/canonical-confirms-ubuntu-fixes-for-dirtyclone-linux-kernel-flaw/
Canonical says Ubuntu kernel updates are available for DirtyClone, a high-severity Linux local privilege escalation flaw tracked as CVE-2026-43503.
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https://linuxiac.com/canonical-confirms-ubuntu-fixes-for-dirtyclone-linux-kernel-flaw/
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Canonical Confirms Ubuntu Fixes for DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw
Canonical says Ubuntu kernel updates are available for DirtyClone, a high-severity Linux local privilege escalation flaw tracked as CVE-2026-43503.
📰 NVIDIA Working On New "TLV" Firmware Binary Format For Nova Driver
NVIDIA engineers have been developing a new binary format for their GPU firmware images for use with the in-development, open-source Nova kernel driver. With this new TLV binary firmware format it aims to be easier to parse by their Rust-based driver code...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Nova-Driver-TLV
NVIDIA engineers have been developing a new binary format for their GPU firmware images for use with the in-development, open-source Nova kernel driver. With this new TLV binary firmware format it aims to be easier to parse by their Rust-based driver code...
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#kernel #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Nova-Driver-TLV
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NVIDIA Working On New "TLV" Firmware Binary Format For Nova Driver
NVIDIA engineers have been developing a new binary format for their GPU firmware images for use with the in-development, open-source Nova kernel driver
📰 Tails 7.9.1 Fixes DirtyClone Kernel Flaw, Updates Tor Browser
The privacy-focused Tails 7.9.1 ships with Linux kernel 6.12.94, addressing DirtyClone and another privilege-escalation vulnerability.
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https://linuxiac.com/tails-7-9-1-fixes-dirtyclone-kernel-flaw-updates-tor-browser/
The privacy-focused Tails 7.9.1 ships with Linux kernel 6.12.94, addressing DirtyClone and another privilege-escalation vulnerability.
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#kernel #linux
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https://linuxiac.com/tails-7-9-1-fixes-dirtyclone-kernel-flaw-updates-tor-browser/
Linuxiac
Tails 7.9.1 Fixes DirtyClone Kernel Flaw, Updates Tor Browser
The privacy-focused Tails 7.9.1 ships with Linux kernel 6.12.94, addressing DirtyClone and another privilege-escalation vulnerability.
📰 Kernel 7.1: Graphics, Rust, and SoC Improvements
Linux kernel 7.1 brings improvements across filesystems, networking, scheduling, graphics, Rust, and hardware enablement, with Collabora contributing 65 patches from 16 engineers across Panthor, DRM, Rockchip, MediaTek, and driver fixes across the kernel.
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https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kernel-7.1-graphics,-rust,-and-soc-improvements.html
Linux kernel 7.1 brings improvements across filesystems, networking, scheduling, graphics, Rust, and hardware enablement, with Collabora contributing 65 patches from 16 engineers across Panthor, DRM, Rockchip, MediaTek, and driver fixes across the kernel.
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#kernel #linux
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https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kernel-7.1-graphics,-rust,-and-soc-improvements.html
Collabora | Open Source Consulting
Kernel 7.1: Graphics, Rust, and SoC Improvements
16 of Collabora's engineers contributed to the latest Kernel 7.1 release, spanning graphics, Rust, Rockchip, and more!
📰 Linux Looking To Retire A Number Of Old ARM Platforms In Early 2027
It's not only old x86 i486 CPU support being removed from the Linux kernel but a number of older ARM platforms and features are on the chopping block too. A proposal has been laid out for deprecating and then removing a number of outdated ARM platforms and features from the Linux kernel in early 2027...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Drop-Old-ARM-2027
It's not only old x86 i486 CPU support being removed from the Linux kernel but a number of older ARM platforms and features are on the chopping block too. A proposal has been laid out for deprecating and then removing a number of outdated ARM platforms and features from the Linux kernel in early 2027...
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#arm #kernel #linux
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Drop-Old-ARM-2027
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Linux Looking To Retire A Number Of Old ARM Platforms In Early 2027
It's not only old x86 i486 CPU support being removed from the Linux kernel but a number of older ARM platforms and features are on the chopping block too
📰 EFS File-System Slated For Removal With Linux 7.3 After 20+ Years Unmaintained
The EFS file-system was used for non-ISO9660 CD-ROMs and disk partitions on SGI IRIX before IRIX 6.0 switched over to XFS. Inside the Linux kernel has been a read-only EFS file-system driver without a maintainer for 20+ years while for Linux 7.3 it's expected to be removed...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/EFS-File-System-Removal-Coming
The EFS file-system was used for non-ISO9660 CD-ROMs and disk partitions on SGI IRIX before IRIX 6.0 switched over to XFS. Inside the Linux kernel has been a read-only EFS file-system driver without a maintainer for 20+ years while for Linux 7.3 it's expected to be removed...
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#kernel #linux
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/EFS-File-System-Removal-Coming
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EFS File-System Slated For Removal With Linux 7.3 After 20+ Years Unmaintained
The EFS file-system was used for non-ISO9660 CD-ROMs and disk partitions on SGI IRIX before IRIX 6.0 switched over to XFS
📰 Ultramarine 44 Is Out Based on Fedora Linux 44, Linux 7.0, and KDE Plasma 6.7
Ultramarine 44 Linux distribution is now available for download based on Fedora Linux 44 and Linux kernel 7.0, and featuring the latest KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/ultramarine-44-is-out-based-on-fedora-linux-44-linux-7-0-and-kde-plasma-6-7
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Ultramarine 44 Linux distribution is now available for download based on Fedora Linux 44 and Linux kernel 7.0, and featuring the latest KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/ultramarine-44-is-out-based-on-fedora-linux-44-linux-7-0-and-kde-plasma-6-7
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📰 Linux Preparing To Retire Its 32-bit MSR Interfaces
Currently measuring in at 32 patches, SUSE engineer Juergen Gross has been leading the effort to end the Linux kernel's usage of their 32-bit model specific register (MSR) interfaces so the more modern 64-bit interfaces can be exclusively used. This allows for better code unification and cleaning up the MSR code...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Ending-32-bit-MSR-Work
Currently measuring in at 32 patches, SUSE engineer Juergen Gross has been leading the effort to end the Linux kernel's usage of their 32-bit model specific register (MSR) interfaces so the more modern 64-bit interfaces can be exclusively used. This allows for better code unification and cleaning up the MSR code...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Ending-32-bit-MSR-Work
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Linux Preparing To Retire Its 32-bit MSR Interfaces
Currently measuring in at 32 patches, SUSE engineer Juergen Gross has been leading the effort to end the Linux kernel's usage of their 32-bit model specific register (MSR) interfaces so the more modern 64-bit interfaces can be exclusively used
📰 NVIDIA VR-NVL BMC Device Tree Being Upstreamed For OpenBMC Support
NVIDIA's latest Linux kernel mailing list patches are for providing the Device Tree for the baseboard management controller (BMC) of their Vera Rubin VR-NVL server platform. With the Linux kernel patches and also for U-Boot, it's part of the upstreaming effort for supporting the open-source OpenBMC software on their latest hardware...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-VR-NVL-BMC-DT
NVIDIA's latest Linux kernel mailing list patches are for providing the Device Tree for the baseboard management controller (BMC) of their Vera Rubin VR-NVL server platform. With the Linux kernel patches and also for U-Boot, it's part of the upstreaming effort for supporting the open-source OpenBMC software on their latest hardware...
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#kernel #linux #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-VR-NVL-BMC-DT
Phoronix
NVIDIA VR-NVL BMC Device Tree Being Upstreamed For OpenBMC Support
NVIDIA's latest Linux kernel mailing list patches are for providing the Device Tree for the baseboard management controller (BMC) of their Vera Rubin VR-NVL server platform
📰 Intel Prepares More Nova Lake Graphics/Display Enablement For Linux 7.3
On Thursday Intel sent out their first batch of Intel kernel graphics driver changes of new feature material targeting the Linux 7.3 kernel. This first batch of drm-intel-next for v7.3 continues to focus heavily on lining up Nova Lake's Xe3P integrated graphics/display support...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-DRM-First-For-Linux-7.3
On Thursday Intel sent out their first batch of Intel kernel graphics driver changes of new feature material targeting the Linux 7.3 kernel. This first batch of drm-intel-next for v7.3 continues to focus heavily on lining up Nova Lake's Xe3P integrated graphics/display support...
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#intel #kernel #linux
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-DRM-First-For-Linux-7.3
Phoronix
Intel Prepares More Nova Lake Graphics/Display Enablement For Linux 7.3
On Thursday Intel sent out their first batch of Intel kernel graphics driver changes of new feature material targeting the Linux 7.3 kernel
📰 New "Bad Epoll" Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android
A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out.Bad Epoll sits in the same small stretch of kernel code where Anthropic's most powerful AI model, Mythos, recently found a different bug.The AI caught one flaw and missed.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-bad-epoll-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html
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A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out.Bad Epoll sits in the same small stretch of kernel code where Anthropic's most powerful AI model, Mythos, recently found a different bug.The AI caught one flaw and missed.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-bad-epoll-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html
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