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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 19, 2023

Graphics/Multimedia: PipeWire, libei, and lavapipe (UPDATED)

MicroPython 1.20 and Microsoft Infiltration in Python

The ongoing trouble with get_user_pages()

↺ The ongoing trouble with get_user_pages()

> The 2018 Linux Storage, Filesystem, and Memory-Management (LSFMM) conference included a session on get_user_pages(), an internal kernel interface that can, in some situations, be used in ways that will lead to data corruption or kernel crashes. As the 2023 LSFMM+BPF event approaches, this problem remains unsolved and is still the topic of ongoing discussion. This patch series from Lorenzo Stoakes, which is another attempt at a partial solution, is the latest focus point.

The rest of the 6.4 merge window

↺ The rest of the 6.4 merge window

> Linus Torvalds released 6.4-rc1 and closed the merge window on May 7. By that time, 13,044 non-merge changesets had found their way into the mainline repository for the 6.4 release. A little over 5,000 of those changesets came in after our summary of the first half of the merge window was written. Those changes brought a long list of new features and capabilities to the kernel.

Linux Foundation & Meta Launch new "LF Connectivity" Project Umbrella to Improve Enhanced Access to Networks [Ed: After Facebook bought several 'Linux' Foundation seats this organisation is openwashing and promoting Facebook instead of Linux]

↺ Linux Foundation & Meta Launch new "LF Connectivity" Project Umbrella to Improve Enhanced Access to Networks

Linux Foundation Energy Experiences Continued Momentum with New Power Grid Model Project, New Members Ahead of LF Energy Summit [Ed: Greenwashing and openwashing PR services, misusing the brand "Linux"]

↺ Linux Foundation Energy Experiences Continued Momentum with New Power Grid Model Project, New Members Ahead of LF Energy Summit

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