Linux Graphics & Gaming News
New MGLRU-FG patches are under development for the Linux kernel, aiming to further enhance performance. These patches build upon the existing Multi-Gen LRU (MGLRU) mechanism, which has already improve...
Read more →Intel has contributed a significant performance optimization for memory hotplugging, slated for inclusion in the upcoming Linux 7.4 kernel. This enhancement dramatically improves the speed at which ad...
Read more →Ubuntu 26.10, currently in development, will introduce significant changes to its out-of-memory (OOM) killer mechanism, designed to improve desktop session stability. Previously, the kernel's default ...
Read more →A final batch of DRM-Next specifically for miscellaneous Direct Rendering Manager features.">DRM-Misc-Next feature material was submitted this week for DRM-Next, queuing ahead of the Linux 7.3 merge window opening later this month. This update includes modifications to the TT...
Read more →Memory management improvements, including those related to Multi-Generational Least Recently Used (MGLRU), were recently merged into the Git repository for the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel. These low-lev...
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 →A recently identified oversight in the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) graphics driver common code allowed unprivileged users to potentially trigger unbounded kernel memory consumption. ...
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