This 'scientifically dubious' Linux CPU scheduler makes decisions 'based on real-time planetary positions, zodiac signs, and astrological principles'

Nevertheless, scx_horoscope is a fully functional CPU scheduler that loads into the Linux kernel to decide your processor's ...
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AMD's crusty Linux CPU driver is getting an update ahead of Steam Deck

The release of the Steam Deck is only a few months away, and AMD is working to ensure the portable's Ryzen CPU shines bright. In light of this, an AMD developer has revealed that these efforts include ...
CNET

IBM confronts Sun in Unix face-off

Big Blue will announce new midrange Unix servers Monday amid a tightening market that has the company and its chief competitor at each others' throats. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...
ZDNet

AMD and Intel CPU security bugs bring Linux patches

It's not really a Linux problem, but as is so often the case, Linux kernel developers have to clean up after AMD and Intel. It happened again with the chipmakers' latest CPU vulnerabilities: AMD ...
VentureBeat

Linux 6.0 kernel enhances security with Runtime Verification, improves CPU energy efficiency

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The open-source Linux operating system is an essential component of the ...
TechSpot

AMD CPUs are still impacted by a 20-year-old Linux workaround

Why it matters: The Linux kernel includes an ancient trick to deal with possible incompatibilities in early ACPI implementations. Nowadays, the trick isn't needed and just makes thing worse for AMD ...