Linux 6.6 LTS To Linux 7.1 Bechmarks: Performance Up 13% On AMD Threadripper Over Three Years
…Today's Linux kernel testing is looking at the performance of Linux 6.6 LTS, Linux 6.12 LTS, Linux 6.18 LTS, and Linux 7.1 Git on the same system…
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Ubuntu Kernel Team Warns Of Temporary AMD GPU Performance Regression Up To 42x
The Ubuntu Kernel Team issued a statement this morning to proactively warn Ubuntu Linux users on Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS HWE users that the next kernel point release…
Initial Apple M3 Pro / Max / Ultra Support Being Upstreamed For Linux 7.3
…20 Comments Upstreamed for the Linux 7.2 kernel was the Device Tree (DT) support for booting the mainline Linux kernel on the base Apple M3 SoC . Though it's not yet…
Linux 7.1 Expected To Begin Removing i486 CPU Support
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Intel Arc Pro B70 Showing Off Some Performance Wins With Linux 7.1
After recently noticing the Intel Arc B580 performing better on Linux 7.1 for that kernel version soon to be released as stable, I was curious if there were performance gains also…
Linux 7.1 Crypto Code Rework Enables More Optimizations By Default
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Linux 7.3 To Introduce DRM "Color Format" Property With AMD GPU Driver Support
While the Linux 7.2 kernel merge window is only ending later today to cap off the feature work on this next version of the Linux kernel, already for the Linux 7…
Linux 7.2-rc7 Released Following Another Exhausting AI-Driven Week
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Linux 7.1 Kernel Graphics Driver Changes Merged With Intel & AMD Leading The Way
Linux 7.1 Kernel Graphics Driver Changes Merged With Intel & AMD Leading The Way Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 20 April 2026 at 06:12 AM EDT. Add A…