A complex power management system for computer devices has evolved, allowing the computer to shut down or enter lower power consumption mode while ensuring that attached devices are properly powered ...

Mobile and embedded systems are the hidden workhorses of modern technology—from the smartphones in our pockets to IoT devices in our homes and industries. At the heart of these systems lies the ...

Testing is an integral and important part of any software development cycle, open or closed, and Linux kernel is no exception to that. Developer testing, integration testing, regression, and stress ...

Proper locking can be tough—real tough. Improper locking can result in random crashes and other oddities. Poorly designed locking can result in code that is hard to read, performs poorly and makes ...

Just what every Linux system administrator wants just before the holidays: A serious Linux kernel security bug. The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a zero-day security research firm, announced a new Linux ...

Every operating system- whether it is Windows, Mac, Linux, or Android, has a core program called a Kernel which acts as the ‘boss’ for the whole system. It is the heart of the OS! The Kernel is ...

My father pinged me earlier today saying he noticed that his Dell tower had turned itself off overnight. I found an Event Viewer entry from 11:56:08 AM yesterday (9/24/2018) with this message in it: ...

It's nice to know I'm not the only one who can blow a deadline. Linux Torvalds confessed that he'd love to have had "some good excuse for why I didn't do the 6.14 release yesterday on my regular ...