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    Linus Torvalds On The Importance Of ECC RAM, Calls Out Intel's "Bad Policies" Over ECC

    The Importance Of ECC RAM https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linus-Torvalds-ECC Original comments by Torvalds are here: https://www.realworldtech.com/forum/?threadid=198497&curpostid=198647
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    VLC 4.0 Will Support VR Headsets and 360 Video

    VLC lead developer Jean-Baptiste Kempf gave a talk at FOSDEM 19 where he discussed new features that are coming in the open source VLC 4.0 release. The VLC development team reverse engineered the VR headsets on the market to add support via OpenHMD. Support for HDR, a new video filter API, new...
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    • 360 video 3d fosdem 19 hdr hmd openhmd phoronix ui video vlc vlc 4.0 vr
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    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
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    AMD FreeSync Support Slated for Inclusion in Linux Kernel 4.21

    According to Michael Larabel of Phoronix, FreeSync support (or VESA Adaptive-Sync / HDMI VRR) is going to be merged with the upcoming Linux 4.21 kernel cycle. This will enable full FreeSync support for Linux gamers who own an AMD GPU! Mr Larabel also found new AMD Zen linux-firmware, and a...
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    • 4.21 amd firmware freesync gpu hdmi vrr kernel linux michael larabel open source os pc gaming pc master race pcmr phoronix radeon rx 590 technology vesa adaptive-sync video gaming zen
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    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
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    The Performance Cost of Security Mitigation on Linux 4.19

    Michael Larabel from Phoronix has run three Intel Xeon and two AMD EPYC systems through a battery of testing including a virtual machine to determine the performance cost that security mitigation patches such as Spectre, Meltdown, and Foreshadow have had on the platforms under Linux. The Linux...
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    • amd benchmark foreshadow hyper-threading linux linux 4.19 meltdown michael laradel phoronix security mitigation security patch smt spectre testing vm
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
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