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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Binder (Android's core IPC) Rust rewrite posted to LKML (lore.kernel.org)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Tobu@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Performance is basically the same (in microbenchmarks), they went as far as preserving the use of red black trees for an apples to apples comparison, but it's going to improve security as binder runs inside every process.

That means binder is going to join Asahi graphics, the Android Bluetooth stack, and puzzlefs in the serious drivers written in Rust club.

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[–] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

IPC standing for Inter Process Communication in this instance.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (5 children)

What else would it stand for?

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's instructions per clock/cycle in a hardware context, because you can't use clock speeds to compare performance between processors.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

That is true...

[–] LaLiLuLuCo@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Interastral Peace Corp

[–] Decker108@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

What about Intraastral Peace Corps?

[–] ElNuevo@lemmy.lemist.de 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Instructions per cycle

Was what I first read anyways

[–] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I find it annoying when an article contains ATANE.

[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Clear case of DOTA.