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xbill1d ago • 9 min read
Android 16 on a 4.9 Kernel: LineageOS 23.2 on the Pixel 3a
LineageOS ships 4.9-kernel phones only up to 22.2. The Pixel 3a runs 23.2 on its 4.9 kernel with thr...
#android#linux#kernel#lineageos
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Musa Nayyer2d ago • 15 min read
Store-and-Forward Explained: Inside a Router, From the Book to Linux
Most of us studied circuit and packet switching as course material. Here is what it actually looks.....
#networking#linux#kernel#computerscience
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Raghu Bharadwaj6d ago • 13 min read
Shrinker Debugfs Shows Which Kernel Cache Holds Memory
The shrinker debugfs interface has shipped since Linux 6.0 and is off by default. It shows exactly h...
#linux#kernel#embedded#debugging
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Hacks.grOct 16, 2026 • 2 min read
Researchers show how two vulnerabilities in OpenBSD 7.9 could grant full administrator privileges
Security researchers demonstrated a root-level privilege escalation exploit on OpenBSD 7.9 by chaini...
#openbsd#kernel#calif#vulnerability
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Hacks.gr2d ago • 1 min read
How to run Linux on PlayStation 5 with pLinux5-NG
The pLinux5-NG project demonstrates a custom bootloader implementation for the PlayStation 5, enabli...
#linux#reverseengineering#ps5#kernel
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Hacks.gr2d ago • 2 min read
BeamFS: the experimental system designed to fix corrupted data on a disk
Aurelien Desbrieres has proposed BeamFS, an experimental file system for the Linux kernel focused on...
#linux#kernel#filesystems#storage
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Hacks.gr6d ago • 2 min read
A new beta version for GNOME OS is available
Adrian Vovk announced GNOME OS Preview, built on GNOME 51 and Linux kernel 7.2.6. The release showca...
#gnome#linux#kernel#opensource
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Hacks.gr3d ago • 2 min read
It appears that the PlayStation 5 software was hacked shortly before Grand Theft Auto VI
Developer Gezine has demonstrated access to hidden Debug Settings on Sony's PlayStation 5 firmware v...
#playstation5#sony#kernel#firmware
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Hacks.gr6d ago • 1 min read
Fedora Linux 45 release delayed by one week
Fedora Linux 45 has delayed its official release by one week, moving from October 20 to October 27 f...
#fedora#linux#kernel#gnome
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Hacks.gr4d ago • 2 min read
Linux kernel 7.3 available with thousands of changes and new features
Linux kernel 7.3 arrives with 18,765 commits from 3,021 developers, introducing FailFS, sched_ext BP...
#linux#kernel#opensource#programming
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Hacks.gr4d ago • 2 min read
Linux kernel 7.3 officially released with significant improvements
Linux 7.3 mainline kernel is officially out, packing 18,765 commits from over 3,000 developers. Disc...
#linux#ubuntu#opensource#kernel
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Hacks.gr1d ago • 1 min read
Two serious security flaws found in Linux file sharing software
Two remote code execution flaws rated 9.0 on CVSS affecting the Linux kernel's KSMBD server were pub...
#linux#kernel#opensource#vulnerability
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Mustafa ERBAY18h ago • 13 min read
I Broke the Thundering Herd, One Worker Took 99% of Connections
Sharing one listening socket across several workers has a classic price: a connection arrives, the.....
#linux#kernel#epoll#networking
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Mustafa ERBAY2d ago • 17 min read
statx Said 512; the Kernel Only Went Direct at 4096
If you have ever written code that uses O_DIRECT, you know the folklore: align your buffer to 512...
#linux#kernel#storage#filesystem
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Mustafa ERBAY5d ago • 15 min read
An Unrelated Rename Broke One in Five of My Hardened Opens
Opening a path that came from a user is one of the oldest traps in software. If you check the path.....
#linux#kernel#security#openat2
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Mustafa ERBAY4d ago • 14 min read
I Put Five Processes Under One Limit, the Kernel Killed One
When you put a memory limit on a container you are writing exactly one sentence: "this workload may....
#linux#kernel#cgroups#docker
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Mustafa ERBAYOct 16, 2026 • 13 min read
I Called MADV_FREE on 512 MiB and No Counter Came Down
There are two ways to hand memory back, and they look like the same job. madvise(MADV_DONTNEED) says...
#linux#kernel#bellekyonetimi#madvise
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