Kernel: Rust, FBDEV, and Installing New Linux Versions
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Rust For Linux Kernel Patches Revised With Upgraded Rust Toolchain, Build Improvements
Miguel Ojeda has published his third iteration of the patches implementing the basic infrastructure for supporting the Rust programming language within the Linux kernel.
Back in December were the v2 patches and now just over one month layer the version 3 patches are ready for testing.
The updated Rust for Linux kernel code now moves to Rust 1.58 as the compiler version targeted, automatic detection whether a suitable Rust toolchain is available, other build system improvements, and improved documentation as well as other general code clean-ups and improvements.
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Developer Steps Up Wanting To Maintain Linux's FBDEV Subsystem - Phoronix
The Linux kernel's frame-buffer device "FBDEV" subsystem has thankfully been on the decline over the past number of years thanks to the success of the more useful DRM/KMS drivers and having FBDEV compatibility emulation support. While not actively maintained, the FBDEV subsystem and some drivers remain within the Linux kernel and are used with some interest primarily in some legacy/embedded environments. The subsystem was orphaned while now a Linux kernel developer has stepped up to serve as its maintainer.
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Edge ISO available for Linux Mint 20.3
This is a quick announcement to let you know an “Edge” ISO image is now available for Linux Mint 20.3.
This image is made for people whose hardware is too new to boot the 5.4 LTS kernel included in Linux Mint 20.3. It ships with kernel 5.13.0-25 instead.
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Install Linux Kernel 5.16 on Pop!_OS 20.04 - LinuxCapable
Linux kernel 5.16 has many new features, support, and security. The Linux 5.16 kernel release has a great new feature, FUTEX2, or futex_watv(), which aims to improve the Linux gaming experience, growing considerably with better native Linux porting for Windows games utilizing Wine.
Other improvements have seen write include improved write congestion management, task scheduler for CPU clusters sharing L2/L3 cache, amongst many other additions. More information can be found on the Linux 5.16 Kernel release changelog.
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