Kernel/Linux: OverlayFS, Collabora, Mike Blumenkrantz, and Firewire

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 29, 2023

• OverlayFS is still pathetic

  EasyOS, Quirky and before that, Puppy Linux, all use aufs union-filesystem. Though, some recent experimental releases of Puppy are using overlayfs.
  

  Back in 2003, Puppy used unionfs, and circa 2006 migrated to aufs -- rough date estimates, I'm not really sure.
  

  The developer of aufs tried to get it mainlined in the kernel; however, met with opposition, and some kernel developers created overlayfs that was in the kernel right from the start.
  

  Over the years I have tested overlayfs, like about every few years, but always found show-stopper problems.
  

• Adding bootloader support for USB 2.0 Host for Radxa ROCK 5B RK3588

  The beauty of Open Source is that we can reuse code written by many other people, keep their authorship, and credit them for their work, without needing to reinvent anything!

• Mike Blumenkrantz: Thinko

  Shader Objects

  Yep, it’s all merged. That means if your driver supports VK_EXT_shader_object, you can finally enjoy Tomb Raider (2013) without any issues.

  NVIDIA has just released a new beta driver that I need to test, but I’m hopeful it will no longer crash when trying to use this extension.

  I Didn’t Want To Join Your Club Anyway

  Remember that time I mentioned how zink wasn’t allowed to use VK_EXT_vertex_input_dynamic_state on AMDVLK?

• [Corrected URL] Linux to Support Firewire Until 2029

  Linux is now the final operating system to continue supporting Firewire. Maintainer Takashi Sakamoto has stepped in to support the ancient connectivity standard for the next 6 years.