Linux Graphics & Gaming News
AMD has submitted driver updates for its Audio Co-Processor (SoCs.">ACP) IP, specifically versions ACP7.D, ACP7.E, and ACP7.F, for inclusion in the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel. These updates address AMD's audi...
Read more →The Linux kernel 7.1 has been released, bringing a range of updates across various subsystems. Key improvements in this version include significant enhancements to graphics capabilities, further integ...
Read more →A significant set of storage-related changes, including enhancements to IO_uring, NVMe, and general block device code, have been merged into the Linux 7.2 kernel. These updates span various components...
Read more →Phoronix recently reported that the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel is set to introduce significant I/O performance gains for the EXT4 and XFS file systems. Changes within the VFS pull requests, specificall...
Read more →Recently, code was merged into the in-development Linux 7.2 kernel to improve file-system case-folding communication. This update allows Linux file servers to accurately report whether local file syst...
Read more →Linus Torvalds announced the stable release of the Linux 7.1 kernel yesterday, June 14, 2026. The release arrived "a half-day early thanks to his travel plans," according to Torvalds. This version inc...
Read more →A third iteration of "flatten the pick" Linux kernel patches was recently posted, continuing efforts to enhance cgroup scheduling. This ongoing work is designed to improve gaming performance, particul...
Read more →The upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel release is undergoing a significant change in its graphics and accelerator drivers, with a specific DRM ioctl interface being disabled. This interface, which was original...
Read more →The upcoming Linux 7.2 mainline kernel is expected to include initial support enabling it to boot on Apple M3 devices, such as the M3-powered iMac and MacBook products. This development marks a founda...
Read more →AMD submitted additional AMDGPU and AMDKFD driver changes yesterday, Friday, May 30, for the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel. These updates, described as "kernel graphics/compute driver improvements," have ...
Read more →NVIDIA has released the 610.43.02 GPU driver today, May 27, 2026. This significant update introduces the initial open-source kernel modules for Turing and Ampere GPU architectures. This move expands N...
Read more →Intel Linux engineers have been working on a feature allowing runtime updates for the Trusted Domain Extensions (TDX) module without requiring a server reboot. This functionality is expected to be inc...
Read more →Phoronix reported this week that AI coding agents, including Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, contributed to a significant number of new patches in the Linux kernel. These contributions specifically ad...
Read more →A set of 42 patches were posted earlier today for the AMDGPU kernel driver and its associated AMDKFD compute driver code. These patches introduce expanded pipe reset capabilities specifically for comp...
Read more →Cache Aware Scheduling support is anticipated for inclusion in the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel. This feature is designed to enhance Linux performance on contemporary CPUs equipped with multiple last lev...
Read more →Recent patches for the open-source AMDGPU kernel graphics driver introduce HDMI 2.1 Fixed Rate Link (FRL) and Display Stream Compression (DSC) support. This update advances the driver towards full HDM...
Read more →A new OneXPlayer Configuration Driver is slated for inclusion in the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel cycle. This driver, developed by Derek Clark as part of Valve's Linux engineering efforts, aims to improv...
Read more →The upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel is set to include a fix for the Intel P-State driver, specifically addressing an issue with the new Bartlett Lake processors. These CPUs are designed exclusively with Per...
Read more →New Intel Xe kernel graphics driver patches for Linux, observed today, now indicate the presence of multiple PCI IDs for the upcoming Crescent Island "CRI" accelerators. This update departs from earli...
Read more →Canonical has recently published Ubuntu Concept ISOs for the CIX P1 AI CPU platform, expanding on their previous efforts with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite systems. These specialized builds are designed...
Read more →Ubuntu 26.04 LTS upgrades are now officially available for users of Ubuntu 25.10. With support for Ubuntu 25.10 ending in July, users are encouraged to upgrade soon. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, codenamed 'Resol...
Read more →A new Linux kernel vulnerability, dubbed ssh-keysign-pwn, has been reported today. This flaw allows unprivileged users to read files owned by the root user. Phoronix stated that this vulnerability is ...
Read more →AMD has updated its AMDGPU kernel driver patches to include support for HDMI 2.1 Display Stream Compression (DSC) alongside the previously introduced Fixed Rate Link (FRL) functionality. The initial H...
Read more →Jens Axboe, lead developer of IO_uring and Linux block maintainer, has introduced new Linux kernel patches aimed at significantly improving per-core I/O performance. This effort follows a presentation...
Read more →A batch of updates for the AMDGPU graphics and AMDKFD compute kernel drivers was sent out today, May 7, 2026, targeting the Linux 7.2 merge window in June. The most significant inclusion is the new AM...
Read more →A fix is being incorporated into Linux 7.1 to address a long-standing audio issue affecting the Steam Deck OLED handheld when running the mainline Linux kernel. The audio functionality for the Steam D...
Read more →AMD today posted official patches to the Linux kernel mailing list, introducing HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL) support for its open-source AMDGPU kernel graphics driver. These patches implement a crucial ...
Read more →NVIDIA today released version 580.159.03 of its Open GPU Kernel Modules for Linux. This new driver introduces initial support for the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, enabling developers and users to op...
Read more →Development for the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel has begun, with the initial "drm-misc-next" pull request submitted to DRM-Next in April. This occurred while the Linux 7.1 merge window was still active. ...
Read more →NVIDIA has released version 595.71.05 of its open GPU kernel modules today. This update is part of the broader NVIDIA 595.71.05 driver package, which continues to integrate these open-source component...
Read more →Linux 7.1-rc1 was released today, April 27, 2026, marking the conclusion of the merge window for the upcoming kernel version. This release introduces a new NTFS driver and enables FRED (Flexible Retur...
Read more →Ubuntu 26.04 LTS "Resolute Raccoon" has been officially released today, April 24, 2026. This long-term support release marks a significant architectural shift as "the first LTS in Ubuntu's history to ...
Read more →The in-development Linux 7.1 kernel this week saw the integration of significant updates to its Human Interface Device (HID) and PCI subsystems. The HID subsystem changes introduce new hardware suppor...
Read more →A pull request introducing a new, modern NTFS filesystem driver was submitted today for the Linux 7.1 kernel merge window. This new driver aims to provide an improved Linux NTFS experience compared to...
Read more →AMD is integrating a new "power module" into the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver's Display Core (DC) component for Linux. This development, which recently appeared in a set of patches, aims to bring Lin...
Read more →Linux kernel 7.0 has been released, incorporating significant hardware enablement and performance updates. Collabora announced its contributions, totaling 227 patches from 24 developers, detailing the...
Read more →Collabora announced today that mainline Linux now officially supports the Rockchip RK3588 system-on-chip's video capture and camera hardware. This development follows over five years of collaborative ...
Read more →A critical out-of-bounds access vulnerability within the Linux kernel has been patched. This flaw has been present in the kernel's mainline development for the past three years, posing a significant s...
Read more →The stable Linux 7.0 kernel was released today, April 13, 2026, by Linus Torvalds. This new version includes a standardized filesystem error reporting system, faster swap performance, and hardware vid...
Read more →The Linux 7.0 kernel, currently nearing its stable release, today gained support for three additional standardized keycodes designed for AI agent interactions on future PC hardware. This merge expands...
Read more →An Amazon/AWS engineer reported yesterday that the current Linux 7.0 development kernel leads to PostgreSQL database server throughput being "around half that of prior kernel versions." The engineer r...
Read more →Intel today released Linux NPU Driver 1.32, providing updated user-space driver components for its Neural Processing Units. This release is engineered to interact with the upstream IVPU kernel acceler...
Read more →NVIDIA today, April 02, 2026, released a preview Linux driver introducing support for the DRM Color Pipeline API. This development follows the API's integration into the Linux 6.19 kernel. The inclusi...
Read more →The beta release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, codenamed 'Resolute Raccoon', is now available for download. This release precedes its planned stable launch on April 23, 2026, by approximately one month. It int...
Read more →Linux 7.0-rc6 was released today, moving the kernel closer to its anticipated stable Linux 7.0 release in mid-April. This marks another significant step in the development cycle, with a focus on resol...
Read more →New code for the AMD XD/DNA driver was submitted this week as part of a drm-misc-next pull, targeting the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window. These Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) changes introduce suppor...
Read more →Intel developers have submitted a new round of updates for the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver, aimed at enhancing its ability to manage video memory pressure and out-of-memory situations for vRAM. Th...
Read more →Phoronix recently published a new round of benchmarks evaluating the performance of the fully open-source NVIDIA Linux driver stack. The testing utilized the Nouveau kernel driver, the Mesa NVK Vulkan...
Read more →The Fedora project has recently approved a new feature slated for Fedora 45, which is expected to be released late in 2026. This plan introduces a web frontend for the Linux kernel's DRM Panic functio...
Read more →NVIDIA today released version 595.58.03 of its open GPU kernel modules. This update focuses on enhancing stability and compatibility for NVIDIA GPUs within the Linux operating system environment. Upda...
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