📰 AI Helped Uncover A "50-80x Improvement" For Linux's IO_uring
Linux block maintainer and IO_uring lead developer Jens Axboe recently was debugging some slowdowns in the AHCI/SCSI code with IO_uring usage. When turning to Claude AI to help in sorting through the issue, patches were devised that can deliver up to a "literally yield a 50-80x improvement on the io_uring side for idle systems." The code is on its way to the Linux kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-50-80x-IO-uring
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#Syria | W. #Damascus: Alaa Khazama was killed and his body was found today, April 12, 2026, in the #Barada River area in rural Damascus. He had missing for five days after leaving for work as a taxi driver.
Alaa Khazama was originally from the rural outskirts of #Baniyas and was a member of the #Alawite community.
#Baniyas | #WesternSyria : The statue of the Virgin Mary at a shrine known as #alBasiya Shrine, located in the #alKharab area in the Baniyas countryside, was vandalized yesterday, March 29, 2026.(photo to the left)
It is worth noting that a previous statue of the Virgin Mary at the same shrine had been vandalized on February 19, 2026 (photo to the right). Locals replaced it, only for it to be vandalized a second time.