📰 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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🌎 Long before trees, Earth was covered in giant mushrooms called Prototaxites, some reaching up to 8 meters tall. These towering fungi dominated ancient landscapes 420 million years ago, before forests appeared. ✨
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🌎 The culinary delight known as truffle is actually the fruiting body of an underground fungus, found by trained dogs or pigs sniffing out their scent. These prized fungi grow in symbiosis with tree roots, making them almost impossible to farm on a large scale. ✨
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🌎 In the forests of North America, the morel mushroom pops up after spring rains, camouflaged among leaf litter. This highly prized fungus boasts a honeycomb cap and is cherished by chefs for its nutty flavor and meaty texture—making wild mushroom hunting a delicious seasonal tradition. ✨
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