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The Future for Tyr, a Rust GPU Driver for Arm Mali Hardware (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | get GPU Driver → | tags: driver, drivers, kernel

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The latest Linux kernel release closes out the 6.x era - and it's a gift to cloud admins (zdnet.com)

2026-02-10 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux kernel → | tags: kernel, linux, memory

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Torvalds confirms Linux Kernel 7.0 is almost ready for release, bringing many performance improvements with it — desktop use and gaming may see boost, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hopes to use as default Kernel (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-09 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Linux Kernel → | tags: gaming, kernel, performance

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Linux 6.19 arrives with a teaser for Linux 7.0 (theverge.com)

2026-02-09 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Linux kernel → | tags: kernel, lake, linux

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Claude’s C Compiler vs. GCC (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-09 | get Compiler → | tags: code, compiler, kernel

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Reverse Engineering Raiders of the Lost Ark for the Atari 2600 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-08 | get Atari Pong → | tags: bank, indy, kernel

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I reversed Tower of Fantasy's anti-cheat driver: a BYOVD toolkit never loaded (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-06 | get Game Driver → | tags: driver, entry, handle

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Modernizing Linux swapping: introducing the swap table (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-05 | get Swap Table → | tags: file, kernel, memory

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EDR killer tool uses signed kernel driver from forensic software (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-04 | get Kernel Driver → | tags: driver, huntress, kernel

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Floppinux – An Embedded Linux on a Single Floppy, 2025 Edition (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-03 | get Floppy Disk Drive → | tags: arch, directory, floppinux

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AMD adopts FRED together with Intel for Zen 6 architecture — replacement for decades-old IDT can improve performance and stability (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-02 | by Bruno Ferreira | get GPU → | tags: fred, instructions, intel

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Linux Kernel Developer Chris Mason's New Initiative: AI Prompts for Code Reviews (slashdot.org)

2026-02-02 | by Posted | get Linux Kernel → | tags: break, code, code review

223.

Linux gets a continuity plan for the day Linus Torvalds steps aside (techspot.com)

2026-01-29 | get Linux → | tags: andrew, andrew tanenbaum, change thanks

224.

Kernel Community Drafts a Plan For Replacing Linus Torvalds (slashdot.org)

2026-01-29 | get Linux kernel → | tags: greg, kernel, linux

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Linux after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds (zdnet.com)

2026-01-28 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Kernel → | tags: kernel, linus, linus torvalds

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After 34 years, the Linux kernel community finally has a contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds — formal plan drawn up now community is 'getting grey and old' (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-28 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Linux kernel → | tags: community, kernel, linux

227.

Compiling models to megakernels (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-25 | get Neural Disk → | tags: instruction, instructions, kernel

228.

Nvidia Contacted Anna's Archive To Secure Access To Millions of Pirated Books (slashdot.org)

2026-01-20 | get Gaming Console → | tags: art cpu, cpu unix, kernel

229.

A free and open-source rootkit for Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-18 | get Rootkit → | tags: code, files, hiding

230.

Read_once(), Write_once(), but Not for Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-16 | get Cloudflare → | tags: access, atomic, code

231.

Xous Operating System (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-14 | get Smartwatch → | tags: agreement, communications, embedded

232.

Is your Galaxy phone slow? One UI 8.5 could make it feel more responsive (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-14 | get Galaxy S → | tags: beta, galaxy, improve

233.

A university got itself banned from the Linux kernel (2021) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-13 | by Monica Chin | get Linux kernel → | tags: community, hartman, kernel

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I tried the new Linux Mint 22.3 - it's a masterclass in polish and quality-of-life fixes (zdnet.com)

2026-01-12 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Mint OS → | tags: cinnamon, desktop, kernel

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Show HN: Porting xv6 to HiFive Unmatched board (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-10 | get XV6 Microprocessor → | tags: boot, boot spl, card

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Latest SteamOS Beta Now Includes NTSYNC Kernel Driver (slashdot.org)

2026-01-09 | get NTSYNC → | tags: beta, driver, kernel

237.

Kernel bugs hide for 2 years on average. Some hide for 20 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-08 | get Kernel → | tags: bugs, commit, commits

238.

Singularity Rootkit: SELinux bypass and netlink filter (ss/conntrack hidden) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-05 | get SELinux → | tags: filter, hidden, kernel

239.

Decorative Cryptography (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-05 | by Chris Fenner | get Cryptographic Cipher → | tags: boot, interposer, kernel

240.

Linux kernel security work (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-02 | by Greg K-H | get Linux kernel patches → | tags: bugs, kernel, kernel security