www.phoronix.com
2026-07-04
The Linux 7.2-rc2 release introduces a significant update to RISC-V 64-bit support, raising the default CPU core limit from 64 to 256. This change, initiated by SpacemiT, responds to the growing demand for high-core-count RISC-V processors, such as their 80-core RVA23 server chip. While increasing t
tomshardware.com
2026-05-29
The Linux community is preparing to completely remove the x32 ABI (hybrid 32-bit/64-bit application binary interface) from the kernel by 2027. Introduced in 2012, x32 ABI aimed to optimize memory consumption in 64-bit applications by allowing programs to use 64-bit processors with 32-bit pointers, t