Anandtech thoroughly reviews the IBM POWER8 processor
Anandtech posted yesterday a very detailed review and performance evaluation of the POWER8 processor. The system reviewed and benchmarked is an IBM Power 822L, a 10-core POWER8 system with 128GB
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Anandtech posted yesterday a very detailed review and performance evaluation of the POWER8 processor. The system reviewed and benchmarked is an IBM Power 822L, a 10-core POWER8 system with 128GB
A new release of the IBM SDK for Linux on Power is now available. IBM SDK for Linux on Power 1.8 new features Built on Eclipse Mars. Leverages the latest
An update release of the Advance Toolchain for PowerLinux is available for download. Advance Toolchain for PowerLinux 8.0-5 bug fixes: Lock elision support was removed due some performance issues. GCC
A new major version of the Advance Toolchain for PowerLinux is released. Advance Toolchain for PowerLinux 9.0-0 new features 32-bit Go libraries are no longer supported. Lock elision support was
We have open positions at the Linux Technology Center (LTC) and we are hiring. If you would like to work with open source as a Software Engineer at IBM, please let
A new IBM Redbook named “Performance Optimization and Tuning Techniques for IBM Power Systems processors, including IBM POWER8” has been published by my team members. The book is a guide
An update release of the Advance Toolchain for PowerLinux is available for download. Advance Toolchain for PowerLinux 7.0-7 bug fixes: The GNU C Library provides: Fixes for the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-1472/CVE-2015-1473, CVE-2015-1781, CVE-2013-7423 and CVE-2014-8121 .
IBM is offering bounties as rewards for open source contributions. We have several interesting and challenging problems for both POWER and z Systems. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase
An update release of the Advance Toolchain for PowerLinux is available for download. Advance Toolchain for PowerLinux 8.0-4 new features and bug fixes: Support for Lock Elision in GLIBC. GLIBC
I recently re-joined IBM to work as an Advisory Software Engineer in the Linux Technology Center. I am once again working on the toolchain for Power architecture and you will
Last week I gave a photography workshop for the folks at the IBM Linux Technology Center in Brazil, covering topics like light/exposure, composition, focus and depth of field. Here are
A update release of the Advance Toolchain for PowerLinux is available for download. Advance Toolchain for PowerLinux 6.0-1 new features and bug fixes: Time zone automatically set to system’s time