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Linux Media Labs releases LM26415 driver for kernel 2.6.31
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| LML26415 is PCI card for full resolution
| (D1) analog video/audio input and output,
| based on OpenCores PCI controller and
| MG1264 (Dallas/Mobilygen) motion video
| processor.
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http://linuxpr.com/releases/11746.html
Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 Further Expands The Linux Benchmarking Landscape
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| Continuing in the tradition of providing
| feature-rich, quarterly updates to the
| Phoronix Test Suite, Phoronix Media has
| announced the immediate availability of
| Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 (codenamed
| "Bardu"). Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 continues
| to expand the capabilities and feature set
| for this open-source testing framework with
| the introduction of many new features, a
| new graphical user-interface, numerous new
| test profiles and suites, and a public beta
| of the Phoromatic remote test management
| system.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=pts_22_bardu&num=1
Mutter/Clutter Work Leads To New GLX Extension
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| Following a meeting last week between Jesse
| Barnes, Chris Wilson, and Kristian HÃgsberg
| with developers working on the Clutter
| tool-kit and GNOME's Mutter window manager,
| there is a new GLX extension that has been
| proposed as a result. Jesse Barnes has
| announced their work on the
| GLX_INTEL_swap_event extension, which helps
| GLX integrate better with glib style event
| loops.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzcxMA
VMware Releases Its New Gallium3D Driver
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| Last Friday during the Gallium3D workshop
| we learned that the Tungsten Graphics
| developers that were bought out by VMware
| have been working on a virtual Gallium3D
| driver that would be used by guest
| operating systems running within VMware's
| virtualization platform.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzcxMQ
Recent:
Emerging enterprise tech: The also-rans
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| Rebootless Linux. A little company called
| Ksplice has delivered on a fantastic idea:
| Keep Linux updated without downtime or
| rebooting. When a new Linux security patch
| comes out, or even a major kernel upgrade,
| Ksplice packages it as a "rebootless update"
| that can be downloaded and installed without
| bringing down the system and, because it works
| at the object code layer, without programmer
| involvement. Now that's uptime.
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http://www.infoworld.com/t/linux/emerging-enterprise-tech-also-rans-516
Ksplice gives Linux users 88% of kernel updates without rebooting
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| Have you ever wondered why some updates or installs require a reboot, and
| others donât? The main reason relates to kernel-level (core) services running
| in memory which either have been altered by the update to include new data
| that canât be âsqueezed inâ to its existing footprint, or are currently
| attached to multiple separate processes which cannot be accounted for without
| a reboot. Ksplice has figured out a way around that issue in a majority of
| the cases.
|
| [...]
|
| This technology is only for Linux at the current time. No features like this
| are available for Windows. The technology does require a kernel patch, as
| Ksplice itself must be integrated into the kernel. The installation software
| (.deb package) handles this for you.
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http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/ksplice-gives-linux-users-88-of-kernel-updates-without-rebooting-20090716/
Interview with Ksplice Co-Founder
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| Ksplice is an amazing new technology which allows patches to be applied
| directly into a running kernel, without needing a reboot. Linux Magazine
| talks with co-founder and Chief Operating Officer and discusses the origins
| of the project and what it has to offer.
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http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7406
Never reboot again with Linux and Ksplice
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| By default, Ksplice shows up in your system menu-bar so you can keep an eye
| on what's happening with your updates. While Ksplice itself is open-source
| software, and the service for individual users is free, you'll need to pay a
| service fee if you're a business using Ksplice to keep your servers
| up-to-date.
|
| Since Ksplice doesn't require any changes to the Linux kernel I strongly
| suspect you'll soon be seeing its technology used with other Linux
| distributions. After all, as great as Linux is about letting you run for
| months on end without wasting time or money on a reboot, it will be even
| better when we can run Linux for years without rebooting.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/never_reboot_again_with_linux_and_ksplice
Ksplice Executives Share New Ways to Make Linux More Secure, Reliable, and
Maintainable
http://www.ksplice.com/news/20090625-linuxtag-fisl
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