Stories tagged “Linux Kernel.”
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Patches improve Zstd compression and decompression efficiency by probing BMI2 CPU support only once, reducing decompression time by 71% and compression time by 18%.
Linux 7.3 kernel updates include PCI/PCIe support, fixes, and improvements.
Linux kernel 7.3 introduces SMP improvements from Bytedance engineers to reduce latency and enhance real-time performance.
Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel stable release, a last-minute patch was submitted for adding the new tlbi= boot option. This option controls the TLB invalidation method and allows developers/administrators to switch back to IPI-based Transparent Lookaside Buffer (TLB) flush…
Linux 7.3 adds support for Logitech's re-programmable button protocol, enabling software to manage and remap mouse buttons and special keyboard keys.
Linux kernel maintainers are retiring the Moxa Intellio and IPWireless drivers, removing nearly 6,000 lines of old code, to reduce noise from AI/LLM coding agents.
Several ATA fixes merged for Linux 7.2-rc6 address issues with Western Digital SATA drives that have been failing to work on recent versions of the kernel.
ABB Ability Edgenius Vulnerability CVE-2026-31431
A vulnerability in the ABB Ability Edgenius product versions listed as affected in the advisory may allow a locally authenticated user or compromised container workload to gain elevated (root) privileges on affected systems.
Impact of Linux Kernel vulnerabilities on B&R products
B&R products affected by Linux kernel vulnerabilities, requiring software updates and workarounds to mitigate risks.
Li Chen's proposed spawn templates aim to speed repeated process launches, but reviewers say the larger goal should be a cleaner replacement for fork()+exec().