Did I mention that #Gentoo has now #time64 stages for #x86?

Well, we have #Docker images now as well:

$ docker run gentoo/stage3:i686-openrc python -c 'import datetime; print(datetime.datetime(2044, 1, 1).timestamp())'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
OverflowError: timestamp out of range for platform time_t
$ docker run gentoo/stage3:i686-ssemath-t64-openrc python -c 'import datetime; print(datetime.datetime(2044, 1, 1).timestamp())'
2335219200.0

(there's only a "ssemath" variant, using "-mfpmath=sse" — the floating-point computations are done on 64-bit SSE registers rather than 80-bit x87 registers, giving more consistent results between 32-bit x86 and everything else)

I know there were a few fedi-folk there, but the only one I recognized was @mbonsma who was pretty hard to miss riding her car-scale bicycle. We chatted a bit about cargo bikes. The best part was watching her navigate downtown streets during the ride. What a pro. Everywhere we went people looked confused, then figured out the point of it and cheered and waved at her.

2/

#TOPoli #ONPoli #Toronto #biking

I have implemented AArch64 support in the smtgcc GCC translation validator.
https://github.com/kristerw/smtgcc

The support is somewhat limited and only handles a subset of the A64 base instructions, but it has already found a bug in the GCC AArch64 backend!
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=117186

@oleksandr @ljs @vbabka that's it
your evaluation period has expired

Proposing that C++ acknowledge that there are exactly 8 bits in a byte.
I’d love feedback, especially from embedded / DSP folks who think this is a terrible idea.
https://isocpp.org/files/papers/P3477R0.html

(this is from 2018 but it's a gem) speculative execution almost destroyed the xbox 360 https://randomascii.wordpress.com/2018/01/07/finding-a-cpu-design-bug-in-the-xbox-360/

@berrange I do love that the takeaway is "Programmers should read the entirety of all documentation" as if this design isn't a shotgun duct-taped to the front of a boot.

Many dozens of recordings from this years @linuxplumbersconf are now available on YouTube. You can find them in the list of videos (https://www.youtube.com/@LinuxPlumbersConference/videos ) on in a dedicated playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVsQ_xZBEyN0XmmLaDFQEnuEu5HKSobpy ).

Abstracts as well as slides for most of the talks are available through the #LinuxPlumbers2024's schedule page: https://lpc.events/event/18/timetable/?view=lpc

#Linux #kernel #LinuxKernel #LinuxPlumbers

I got linux booting in vanilla minecraft using a datapack https://github.com/Snektron/linux-in-minecraft

"What could be the problem here 🤔"

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#fuckcars

@monsieuricon

I, for some reason, want to read more of this conversation.

Every film is photosensitive if your light source is strong enough

Kernel Recipes 2024 Slides & Videos Posted

Taking place last week in Paris was the annual Kernel Recipes conference devoted to a variety of Linux topics and sponsored by Meta, Dell, Arm, AMD, and other organizations. The slides and videos from the different Linux/open-source talks are now online for those wanting to watch some interesting technical content...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Kernel-Recipes-2024-Slides

This month, you should use a special-purpose programming language that makes it easy to handle simple data-reformatting jobs.

That's right.

It's.... awktober!

#awk

KVM Forum 2024 videos are available:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmbK7xkO5pU&list=PLW3ep1uCIRfwqKJYHxXsjIvG-Jy3nO2si