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Linux Kernel Space: Apple Foolishness and Change to Scheduler Boosts FPS for Low-Power Hardware
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The Register UK ☛ Researcher tricks Apple’s Find My into sharing location data with Linux
A young security researcher figured out a way to enroll a Linux device into Apple’s Find My network and read live location data from it.
Find My is Apple’s app for, you guessed it, finding things – whether AirTags, iPads, or other supported devices and items. It also works for people. Families can track each other's whereabouts for safety reasons, and friends can tell when others are hanging out without them.
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XDA ☛ Linux 7.3 will boost minimum framerates by 7x on older CPUs, which is perfect in this hardware crisis
With the current hardware price crisis biting into every PC gamer's pocket, it feels like we're all hoping and praying that the hardware we bought years ago will last for the next few years.
Fortunately, Linux developers are always working to ensure that older chips can run at their best. Such is the case with a new commit that was merged into Linux 7.3, which raises the minimum framerate by 7x on an old CPU.
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Linux 7.3 Scheduler Boosts FPS for Low-Power Hardware
Linux gaming is once again getting gaming performance improvements, this time thanks to scheduler changes scheduled to launch with Linux Kernel 7.3. The merge request noted in a kernel mailing list archive post note several changes to the scheduler that make it more efficient, improve latency, and add support for asymmetric CPU architectures, like Intel's modern mix of P-Cores and E-Cores.
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Notebook Check ☛ Linux gaming: Latest patch brings 7x improvements on 'potato' hardware
Linux gamers who happen to be on low-end hardware will be pleased to note that Peter Z's scheduler update has finally made it to Linux 7.3. This brings massive improvements to frame pacing, especially on "potato"-class hardware.
Linux Kernel 7.3 will be featuring a scheduler overhaul aimed precisely at gaming performance. If the gains are anything to go by, the update does appear to be quite a success.
The scheduler updates have now been merged into Linux 7.3, aiming specifically at boosting gaming performance on lower-specced machines, including and especially older-generation products.