The Linux Kernel Ready To Make TSC A Hard Requirement For x86 CPUs
The Linux Kernel Ready To Make TSC A Hard Requirement For x86 CPUs Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 2 June 2026 at 09:25 AM EDT. …
The Linux Kernel Ready To Make TSC A Hard Requirement For x86 CPUs Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 2 June 2026 at 09:25 AM EDT. …
… The problem is, games on Microsoft's system can use the Windows NT synchronization tool in the kernel. And because it's in the kernel, it can handle thousands of requests just fine. …
… Earlier this week I ran benchmarks of different CachyOS Linux kernel flavors that proved interesting from the performance overhead of their hardened kernel build to various other interesting performancr takeaways. One kernel flavor I hadn't tested though was their build with the BORE scheduler. …
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… Well, it turns out that the world of Linux has finally agreed upon where AI code fits within kernel development. Turns out it's totally fine to submit AI-generated code to the kernel; however, if something goes wrong, it's on your head. …
… Add A Comment A set if 17 patches were posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list for introducing a new tool in the kernel source tree, pmtctl . …
… A container is used to describe an isolated Linux user space running on a host kernel. …
… Our control plane infrastructure typically adopts the most recent kernel, with reboots scheduled according to specific workload requirements. …
… The x32 code was a nice concept for helping lower memory footprint requirements while otherwise making use of the x86 64 capabilities, but with its limited adoption and x86 64 simply being the de facto standard these days, Linux kernel developers are looking at phasing out the x32 ABI. …
… Because it is a deterministic logic bug that does not depend on a timing window, no race condition is required, the kernel does not panic when the exploit fails, and the success rate is very high." This kernel privilege escalation affects a wide range of Linux distros, including Ubuntu, Red Hat Ent… …