Kernel: New in Linux, Kees Cook Examines Security Features, Mike Blumenkrantz on Mesa and Zink

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WMI Linux Temperature Driver Being Worked On For Gigabyte Motherboards - Phoronix
Newer Gigabyte motherboards may soon enjoy a new Linux driver for exposing component temperatures.
Independent developer Thomas Weißschuh has sent out his latest driver patch for starting a "gigabyte-wmi" driver for exposing the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) temperature sensors under Linux.
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Linux Finally Has A Tool For Encryption Setup With Older Logitech Wireless Keyboards - Phoronix
For older Logitech keyboards that operate on a 27MHz radio frequency they may have a new lease on life as well as being more secure thanks to a new Linux utility.
Older Logitech keyboards relying upon 27 MHz RF communication have worked on Linux but have not supported the encrypted mode of transmission. Only when running in the default un-encrypted mode of operation have these keyboards worked on Linux but now thanks to Red Hat's Hans de Goede there is this capability for open-source users. Hans de Goede continues to be very prolific in his wide range of Linux desktop enhancements and addressing many previously sore spots of the open-source desktop support.
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Kees Cook: security things in Linux v5.9
Linux v5.9 was released in October, 2020. Here’s my summary of various security things that I found interesting...
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Mike Blumenkrantz: You Want It I Got It
After last week’s post touting the “final” features being added to the upcoming Mesa release, naturally now that this is a new week, I have to outdo myself.
I’ve heard some speculation about zink’s future regarding features. Specifically regarding all the mesamatrix features that aren’t green-ified for zink yet.
So you want features is what you’re saying.
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