The Linux kernel is the beating heart of any Linux Operating System (OS), a formidable software layer that sits at the core of the computing experience, facilitating communication between hardware and ...
Hetereogeneous computing is nothing new, of course, but typically it has been one type of CPU core and one type of GPU, along with media processing blocks and other small functional units -- at least ...
The 2.6 Linux core brings major changes compared with the 2.4 version and is expected to be much more stable on arrival than its predecessor. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...