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compiling linux kernel tkg 6.11

bieszczaders/kernel-cachyos Copr

CachyOS/copr-linux-cachyos

Frogging-Family/linux-tkg

MAKEOPTS=”-j${core} +1″ is NOT the best optimization

$ lscpu
Architecture:             x86_64
  CPU op-mode(s):         32-bit, 64-bit
  Address sizes:          48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
  Byte Order:             Little Endian
CPU(s):                   16
  On-line CPU(s) list:    0-15
Vendor ID:                AuthenticAMD
  Model name:             AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core Processor
    CPU family:           25
...

$ export MAKEOPTS="--jobs 8 --load-average 9"

CORDIC is an algorithm for computing trig functions like sin, cos, tan etc on low powered hardware, without an FPU (i.e. no floating point) or expensive lookup tables. In fact, it reduces these complex functions to simple additions and bit shifts.

githublog/2024/5/10/cordic.md at main · francisrstokes/githublog


On April 5th, xkcd released Machine, the 15th annual April Fools project I’ve made with them.

It’s a game we’d been dreaming of for years: a giant rube goldberg machine builder in the style of the classic Incredible Machine games, made of a patchwork of machines created by individual xkcd readers

Machine, Development notes from xkcd's "Machine"