CNET

Kernel_task taking up RAM in OS X

In OS X you may find the process "kernel_task" taking up a large amount of RAM. Here is why this is happening and what you can do about it. If you launch the Activity Monitor utility on your Mac, you ...
Linux Journal

Linux Kernel 2.6: the Future of Embedded Computing, Part I

The embedded computing universe includes computers of all sizes, from tiny portable devices--such as wristwatch cameras--to systems having thousands of nodes distributed worldwide, as is the case with ...
CNET

Kernel_task process taking up an inordinate amount of CPU

There have been many reports, especially with MacBook Air and other laptop owners, where the Mac OS X "kernel_task" process takes up a large amount of CPU when checked in Activity Monitor. When this ...
Research Snipers

Linux kernel update leads to performance decline on AMD GPUs

An upcoming kernel update for Ubuntu is causing trouble for AMD users: Version 7.0.0-28.28 massively slows down GPU compute ...
Computing

Linux kernel receives patches for serious Wi-Fi vulnerabilities

These bugs may be exploited over-the-air via malicious packets on untrusted wireless networks, making them a significant threat Linux has received patches for five Wi-Fi vulnerabilities that were ...
ZDNet

Tuning the Linux kernel with AI, according to ByteDance

Richmond, Virginia: At the Linux Plumbers Conference, the invite-only meeting for the top Linux kernel developers, ByteDance Linux Kernel Engineer Cong Wang, proposed that we use artificial ...
Linux Journal

Linux Kernel 2.6: the Future of Embedded Computing, Part II

USB 2.0, about forty times faster than conventional USB, makes its debut in Linux 2.6. The high speed USB devices support device bandwidth of up to 480 megabits per second, compared to 12 mbit/sec of ...