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The Linux kernel is beginning to phase out support for AMD's three-decade-old K5 processors. This follows similar removals of drivers for other vintage hardware in recent releases.

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AMD has pitched an open space AI strategy to counter rivals, highlighting risks of vendor lock-in in orbital computing. The company emphasized that space constraints demand greater adaptability than on Earth. This comes amid competition in space technology.

AMD is updating its HSMP Linux driver to support the Zen 6 EPYC processors. The changes include finer power controls for these server chips.

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Developers are working on an IBPB-on-entry feature in Linux for AMD's SEV-SNP guest virtual machines. This enhancement aims to improve security in virtualized environments. The update is being prepared as reported by Phoronix.

A new Chinese-made Loongson 3B6000 processor, featuring 12 cores, performs approximately three times slower than AMD's six-core Ryzen 5 9600X in Linux benchmarks. The chip's low clock speeds are cited as a primary limitation. This highlights the ongoing performance gap between China's top consumer x86 CPUs and those from Intel and AMD.

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The latest update to the Resources system monitor for Linux introduces support for tracking AMD Neural Processing Unit performance. This allows users to monitor Ryzen AI hardware alongside other system resources in real time. The release also includes refinements to memory reporting and reduced CPU overhead.