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Linux AF_ALG Crypto Code Removing Zero-Copy Support Out Of Security Concerns

Phoronix | May 18, 2026, 8 a.m. | Original

Given all the recent Linux kernel security concerns and new bugs being discovered, the Linux cryptographic subsystem is proactively dropping zero-copy functionality from AF_ALG due to growing security concerns.

Zero-copy support is great for better performance and efficiency, but in kernel space it does increase the likelihood of exploiting its semantics by malicious software. The Linux AF_ALF code for exposing the Linux kernel's cryptographic API to user-space will be removing zero-copy support from the SKCIPHER and AEAD code to reduce security risks

Torvalds: AI Tools Great When Not Causing Unnecessary Pain & Pointless Make-Believe Work

Phoronix | May 18, 2026, 7:54 a.m. | Original

With yesterday's Linux 7.1-rc4 release are some additional comments by Linux creator Linus Torvalds around AI tooling and the surge in security bug reporting to the Linux kernel due to said LLM-powered tooling.

With the uptick in "security reports" generated by AI/LLM tooling, there has been lots of duplicated bug reports from different users reporting their findings from large language models. There have also been many security reports for ancient, ill-maintained drivers and other scenarios where the security reports are ultimately

AMD's Lemonade SDK For AI Promotes macOS To GA Status, ROCm 7.13 Integrated

Phoronix | May 18, 2026, 5 a.m. | Original

The Lemonade SDK for "refreshingly fast local AI" that is largely developed by AMD engineers as an open-source project continues advancing quite rapidly for serving optimized LLMs on GPUs and NPUs.

Since the release of Lemonade SDK 10.0 back in March that finally made AMD Ryzen AI NPUs useful under Linux for running large language models, Lemonade development seems to be going along much more rapidly and with more frequent releases. Similarly, AMD's GAIA software that builds atop the Lemonade SDK server has also been seeing an

gkh_clanker_t1000 & gkh_clanker_2000 Continue Uncovering Linux Kernel Bugs

Phoronix | May 18, 2026, midnight | Original

As first reported on Phoronix in early April, Linux's second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman has been leveraging new AI fuzzing tools for uncovering Linux kernel bugs . Prominent due to his position within the Linux kernel community and also being the primary Linux stable maintainer. His AI-assistance for fixing Linux kernel bugs is based on a Framework Desktop powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max . The "gkh_clanker_t1000" continues assisting in Linux kernel development along with the less frequent "gkh

Linux 7.1-rc4 Released With Many Fixes, New Documentation For Security/AI Topics

Phoronix | May 17, 2026, 5:20 p.m. | Original

It was another busy week in the Linux 7.1 kernel space that has culminated with the release of Linux 7.1-rc4.

Linux 7.1-rc4 brings more Intel/AMD laptop quirks , there is a microphone fix for the upcoming Framework Laptop 13 Pro model powered by Intel Panther Lake, support for newer Logitech Bluetooth keyboards to properly utilize the HID++ protocol, addressing some AMD Dynamic EPP issues for that new kernel feature code introduced in Linux 7.1, and an option

Ubuntu Concept ISOs Published For CIX P1 AI CPU

Phoronix | May 17, 2026, noon | Original

Similar to Canonical engineers having published " Ubuntu Concept " ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops to provide the very latest hardware-specific support that hasn't yet worked its way to the mainline Linux kernel and other packages, Canonical has begun providing Ubuntu Concept ISOs for the CIX P1 as an "AI" focused platform.

Since 2024 there has been a lot of hype around the P1 CPU from the Chinese-based CIX Technology, including claims of rivaling the Apple M-Series and Qualcomm SoC

Open-Source "low_latency_layer" Brings Reflex & Anti-Lag 2 To AMD & Intel GPUs On Linux

Phoronix | May 17, 2026, 8 a.m. | Original

A new open-source project called low_latency_layer is an implicit Vulkan layer that enables AMD Anti-Lag 2 and NVIDIA Reflex 2 to reportedly work in a hardware-agnostic manner so that AMD and Intel graphics cards can both enjoy Reflex or Anti-Lag 2 working on non-AMD graphics cards as well.

Open-source developer Nicolas James explained in an email to Phoronix his motives for developing this low_latency_layer project:

"I started this project earlier this year because I was frustrated with

Claude Code Did The Heavy Lifting To Get Adobe Lightroom CC Running On Linux

Phoronix | May 17, 2026, 6:20 a.m. | Original

An open-source developer with the assistance of Claude Code has managed to get the Adobe Lightroom CC software working on Linux under Wine.

When using the latest Wine-Staging code for the experimental patches atop Wine, patching some DLL files, introducing some new stub DLLs, and making some other modifications it's possible to get Adobe Lightroom CC working on Linux rather well. Adobe Lightroom Creative Cloud on Linux can run including with the cloud-syncing support and its various features are working but some dialogs may still end up

FFmpeg Introduces Apple ProRes RAW Vulkan-Powered Video Acceleration

Phoronix | May 17, 2026, 6:09 a.m. | Original

Last year the widely-used, open-source FFmpeg multimedia library introduced Apple ProRes video acceleration using shaders with the Vulkan API . Now FFmpeg has taken it a step further and can support Apple ProRes RAW Vulkan-based video decoding.

Apple ProRes RAW is similar to the non-RAW ProRes tech but with betterr quality and color reproduction thanks to leveraging the raw data from the camera sensor. Various digital cameras from the likes of Sony, LUMIX, and Nikon plus newer Apple iPhones support ProRes RAW recording.

For those with

Panther Lake Powered Framework Laptop 13 Pro Sees Linux Microphone Fix

Phoronix | May 17, 2026, 5:10 a.m. | Original

Ahead of the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro laptops beginning to ship in June, an audio microphone fix was merged this weekend to the mainline Linux kernel for these new Intel Panther Lake powered devices.

This week's sound fixes pull includes a fix for the microphone boost on the Framework PTL (Panther Lake) laptop, which is coming with the brand new Framework 13 Pro model.

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