Topic: kernel development
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Linux Kernel 2025: New Schedulers, Rust, & Torvalds' Insights
The Linux kernel saw significant growth in Rust code integration, with strong backing from key figures like Linus Torvalds, while also facing its first CVE for a Rust component and the complete removal of the Bcachefs file-system. A scheduler originally designed for Valve's Steam Deck demonstrate...
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Linux Finally Gets Stable GPIB Support After Decades
The Linux kernel 6.19 now includes stable, native support for the GPIB/IEEE 488 interface, ending a long wait for a robust mainline solution to connect test and measurement equipment. The GPIB standard, originating in the 1970s, is a simple, reliable 8-bit bus with a massive installed base of equ...
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Linux's 2026 Dominance: The One Open-Source Giant at Risk
The Linux desktop is seeing unprecedented growth as user dissatisfaction with Windows drives adoption, though fragmentation among distributions remains a challenge for newcomers. Major security and stability improvements are underway, including the adoption of the Rust programming language for me...
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Linux 7.0 to Boost Rust & LTO Kernel Build Performance
The upcoming Linux 7.0 kernel will improve performance for Rust and LTO builds by enabling C helper functions to be inlined into Rust code, resolving a previous LLVM compiler issue. A new `__rust_helper` annotation and automatic `__always_inline` attribute are being introduced, requiring a substa...
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