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| | lwn.net

[AI summary] The article provides an in-depth overview of the modern Linux graphics stack, focusing on the transition from OpenGL to Vulkan. It highlights the complexity and verbosity of Vulkan, the role of the graphics pipeline, and the importance of the scene graph in rendering. The article also discusses the challenges of managing multiple GPUs, the use of macros to simplify Vulkan code, and the benefits of using higher-level APIs like OpenGL for simpler applications.
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| | zamundaaa.github.io

This year there was another "Display Next Hackfest", this time thanks to AMD organizing and hosting the event at their office in Markham, Toronto. Just like the last hackfests, there were other compositor developers and driver developers present, but in addition we had the color experts Charles Poynton and Keith Lee to pester with questions, which was very useful. In general, the event was very productive.
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| | asahilinux.org

[AI summary] A technical blog post detailing the reverse engineering and development of the first Rust-based Linux kernel driver for the Apple M1 GPU, enabling running Linux on Apple Silicon hardware.
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| | allenc.com

When Valve announced and then released their Steam Deck in 2022, it was a bit of a surprise; everyone outside of Nintendo has tried and mostly failed to make
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