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CONFIG_HZ: How does it affect KVM?
Since the release of version 2.6.13 in August 2005, the Linux kernel has support for adjusting the frequency of the [...]
The Magewell USB Capture 2 is Great on Linux
Those of us who work in video production have a hard time of it when transitioning from VFX and 3d [...]
Linux Desktop Compositors — Performance and Functionality
Desktop performance on Linux can vary with different environments, window managers, compositors, and graphics drivers. Depending on the driver and [...]
Linux Kernel 4.15 Introduces USB Controller Bugs in VFIO
If you're passing through a USB controller or an HBA with kernel 4.15 or later, you may have noticed some [...]
Next Up Hero Shows Promise with Interesting New Mechanics
Next Up Hero is a Steam Early Access game brought to you by the talented folks at Digital Continue. [...]
Why We’re Still Recommending the GT 710 For Passthrough Hosts
The GT 710 might seem like a strange card to choose for anything at first blush. It's a few years [...]
CPU Pinning Benchmarks
Everyone wants to get the best performance out of their virtual machine. There is a lot of talk about CPU [...]
Fix for Threadripper PCI Passthrough Submitted to Linux Kernel
AMD's Threadripper platform has proven buggy and problematic for Passthrough VMs. Luckily, Geoffrey McRae, known by his username gnif, recently [...]
Meltdown Patch Performance — Benchmarks and Review
The computing community is full of concern for the Meltdown vulnerability. Page-Table Isolation is the name of the patch. Many [...]
Explainer – Why and When Modprobe and VFIO-PCI Is Needed
For quite some time now various guides on the internet have told us to use modprobe rules on most devices [...]