Linux Graphics & Gaming News
The in-development Linux 7.4 kernel has recently merged significant scheduler updates. These enhancements are designed to improve scheduling latency for short-slice tasks, which can lead to better sys...
Read more →NVIDIA today posted a new series of Linux kernel scheduler patches on the mailing list. These patches are designed to further boost Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) performance specifically for NVIDI...
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 Linux kernel's extensible scheduler class, BPF programs.">sched_ext, is set to receive a new capability, SCX_ENQ_IMMED, in the upcoming Linux 7.1 release. This functionality is currently queued in the sched_ext ...
Read more →On February 11, 2026, significant updates to the Linux 7.0 kernel scheduler were merged. These changes introduce a new Time Slice Extension feature, alongside continued efforts in performance optimiza...
Read more →The Linux 6.19 kernel, with its 6.19-rc2 release candidate emerging on December 22, 2025, has encountered notable scheduler performance issues. A significant 52.4% scheduler regression has been identi...
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