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Linux and Linux Foundation Leftovers
Posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 14, 2024
Kernel Space
Notebook Check ☛ Intel Linux driver update brings PCIe 6.0 and 7.0 thermal throttling
While the latest Intel Linux driver update allows for the system to automatically decrease the PCIe link speed when overheating is detected, link width throttling is not added yet. A future update will integrate it as well, since PCIe 6.0 and its successor, scheduled to arrive around 2028, could benefit from this.
Since active cooling for the PCIe interface is out of question, Intel is taking the steps required to address this problem via a software workaround. Looking ahead to PCIe 6.0 and PCIe 7.0, the tech giant added a measure to the Linux driver that would help keep high temperatures at bay, and another one is in the pipeline to improve the thermal performance of upcoming mainboards.
Devices/Embedded
Yaskawa Electric’s new robot with AI and autonomy uses Wind River Linux
TwinCAT Runtime for Real-Time Linux
Beckhoff’s TwinCAT runtime for real-time Linux® is opening up new application possibilities for real-time control. The ability to execute several TwinCAT runtimes on a single industrial PC means users can now combine different system parts on one high-performance computer to streamline programming and diagnostics. It also makes it possible to access a GPU (graphics card) from the real-time environment, providing a hardware accelerator for particularly computing-intensive applications such as vision – and much more besides.