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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/BjackmanSw/status/1334530989406769152]v3 is here

lore.kernel.org/lkml/202012031…

many are saying this is a masterpiece. a lady stopped me in the street yesterday and said "are you the one who wrote [PATCH bpf-next v3 00/14] Atomics for eBPF? i want to thank you for your wonderful creation"[/bookmark]

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/majek04/status/1334811330033946625]Linux kernel: 29 009 700 lines of code
Chrome browser: 35 476 590 lines of code[/bookmark]

Just sent v4 of my rewritten "reporting-bugs" document for the # # to # for review: lore.kernel.org/lkml/cover.160…

Some concerns about using CC-BY-4.0 that hch raised in the v3 review are hopefully resolved now. #

[PATCH v4 0/3] New documentation text describing how to report issues (aka "reporting-bugs rewritten")

[PATCH v4 0/3] New documentation text describing how to report issues (aka "reporting-bugs rewritten")
lore.kernel.org
# #Linux #kernel #LKML #famouslastwords

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/linuxfoundation/status/1334603350239817730]Join Linux Kernel Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman for an interactive, complimentary Mentorship Session exploring: Best Practices to Getting Your Patches Accepted. Happening Tues, Dec 8 at 7am PST - this is your chance to ask @gregkh your questions! Register bit.ly/3oidhUf


Mentorship Session: Best Practices to Getting Your Patches Accepted | Linux Foundation Events

Join Linux Kernel Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman for a complimentary mentorship session that connects subject matter experts with attendees through a live webinar and Q&A session.
bit.ly
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# 20.3 with lots of new and improved 3D drivers is out: docs.mesa3d.org/relnotes/20.3.…

Some highlights:

* new driver v3dv: a Vulkan driver for the #

* new driver: #, executing Vulkan with the CPU (similar to how # executes # on the CPU)

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Mesa 20.3.0 Release Notes / 2020-12-03 — The Mesa 3D Graphics Library latest documentation

Mesa 20.3.0 Release Notes / 2020-12-03 — The Mesa 3D Graphics Library latest documentation
docs.mesa3d.org
#Mesa #raspberrypi4 #lavapipe #llvmpipe #OpenGL

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/mrybczynska/status/1334379954277060608]All presentations from # and # 2020 are online now, with automatic subtitles and translation option. Those include some errors, but definitely an advancement for those who need them to better understand the speech content

Open Source Summit & Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2020

Teile deine Videos mit Freunden, Verwandten oder der ganzen Welt
www.youtube.com
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#ossummit #elce

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/a13xp0p0v/status/1333880776245604355]I posted a summary article:
Linux kernel heap quarantine versus use-after-free exploits.

If TLDR, see the poem at the end :)

Linux kernel heap quarantine versus use-after-free exploits

It's 2020. Quarantines are everywhere – and here I'm writing about one, too. But this quarantine is of a different kind.
a13xp0p0v.github.io
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/gregkh/status/1333389114079662081]Nice summary of the talk I gave at the Linux Application Summit a few weeks ago.[/bookmark]

# # 5.10-rc6 is out:

"[…] it's a pretty normal rc6 stat-wise. So unless we have some big surprising left-overs coming up, I think we're in good shape. And the diffstat looks nice and flat too, […] So I'm feeling pretty good about 5.10 […]"

lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wgS…

Linux 5.10-rc6 - Linus Torvalds

lore.kernel.org
#Linux #kernel

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/_AlexGraf/status/1333250417891942403]v2 of my Hypervisor.framework QEMU patches are on the mailing list. All known issues of the first one are resolved. It no longer eats all your CPU for example.

Now, who's up for the task to make it easy to consume for people who just want to run VMs?

patchew.org/QEMU/202011300…

Screenshot of the task viewer displaying 11.8% CPU utilization for QEMU

[v2]hvf: Implement Apple Silicon Support | Patchew

[v2]hvf: Implement Apple Silicon Support | Patchew
patchew.org
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/_AlexGraf/status/1332826823131078658]A picture is worth 1000 words.

✓ x86 emulation is fully functional.
✓ It's really on an M1
✓ Virtio-net works
✓ RDP works

Screenshot of Windows for ARM running x86 emulation[/bookmark]

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/never_released/status/1331171573978554369]Zluda: what I've been waiting for as an implementation, at github.com/vosen/ZLUDA.

ZLUDA is a drop-in replacament for CUDA on Intel GPU. ZLUDA allows to run unmodified CUDA applications using Intel GPUs with near-native performance.

vosen/ZLUDA

CUDA on Intel GPUs. Contribute to vosen/ZLUDA development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
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```[…] In an exclusive interview, Torvalds expanded on why he can't see porting Linux to the M1-based Macs. "The main problem with the M1 for me is the GPU and other devices around it, […] because it wouldn't have any Linux support unless Apple opens up." […]```
[bookmark=https://twitter.com/sjvn/status/1331679235979833348]Linus Torvalds would like to use an # # for #, but… zd.net/35XxMz7 via @ZDNet & @sjvn

But, Torvalds said there's this little problem of
@Apple's closed-source, proprietary hardware, which gets in the way. #

Linus Torvalds would like to use an M1 Mac for Linux, but… | ZDNet

Yes, Torvalds said he'd love to have one of the new M1-powered Apple laptops, but it won't run Linux and, in an exclusive interview he explains why getting Linux to run well on it isn't worth the trouble.
zd.net
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#m1Chip #Mac #Linux #opensource @ZDNet @Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols @Apple

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/qeole/status/1331284556020854784]The first issue of a new series of # Updates is out: ebpf.io/news/ebpf-upda…. Learn about the latest articles and presentations, research papers, kernel and other software news about eBPF. I am honoured to be in charge of the edition. Next reports are open to contributions!🐝

eBPF - eBPF Updates #1: eBPF Summit Coverage, libbpf 0.2, BTF Developments, Bulk API for XDP, Local Task Storage for eBPF LSM

Curious people, eBPF aficionados, kernel hackers, welcome! The eBPF Updates aim to be a regular publication providing news on the lat...
ebpf.io
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# #eBPF

Maybe we should hire those blue folks for the # # ;-)
[bookmark=https://twitter.com/ismonkeyuser/status/1329682200929968128]Feature Complete (monkeyuser.com/2020/feature-c…)


Feature Complete

Software development satire
www.monkeyuser.com
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#Linux #kernel

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/vince2_/status/1330619882443055104]How to use nftables from python ral-arturo.org/2020/11/22/pyt… (unlike iptables, this is easy and supported to manipulate ruleset from Python without wrapping the executable)

How to use nftables from python

One of the most interesting (and possibly unknown) features of the nftables framework is the nativepython interface, which allows python programs to access a...
ral-arturo.org
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# # 5.10-rc5 is out:

"[…] The 5.10 RCs stubbornly keeps staying fairly big […] I'm still hopeful for things to calm down. Otherwise we get into uncomfortable territory for the next release with the holiday season coming up too. […]"

lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiY…

Linux 5.10-rc5 - Linus Torvalds

lore.kernel.org
#Linux #kernel

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/mariospr/status/1330439551203028996]My colleague @maksim_sisov from @igalia wrote a blog post on our work for running # on Wayland natively, resulting in that you now can get (experimental) native support for Wayland on Chrome releases with just two runtime flags! Check it out here:
Chrome/Chromium on Wayland: The Waylandification project.
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#Chromium @maksim_sisov @Igalia

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/fleming_matt/status/1330229567085305863]Replace beeps with reboots (via x86 tripe fault) and this is how I wrote the Linux kernel boot code for UEFI.[/bookmark]

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/ciphernyx/status/1330114816476934145]Although aimed at Linux kernel hackers this is actually a generally good discussion of how SQLite stores data and handles ACID and data recovery.[/bookmark]

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