Going through my usual scanning of all the “-next” Git subsystem branches of new code set to be introduced for the next Linux kernel merge window, a very notable addition was just queued up… Linux 6.10 is set to merge the NTSYNC driver for emulating the Microsoft Windows NT synchronization primitives within the kernel for allowing better performance with Valve’s Steam Play (Proton) and Wine of Windows games and other apps on Linux.

  • lemmyreader
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    558 months ago

    2024, the most memorable year of Linux gaming so far :-)

    • @[email protected]
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      138 months ago

      why? i feel things are stabilizing and we are seeing incremental improvement instead of sweeping change now.

    • @[email protected]
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      Nah mate, 2022 was when it started getting really good, GPL got rid of shader compilation stuttering (as well as dxvk-async related glitches), compatibility improved massively with improvements to both dxvk and vkd3d, and ray tracing finally started working

  • @[email protected]
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    268 months ago

    In addition to being useful for gamers, these are probably about to be the least likely to change APIs in the kernel.

  • @[email protected]
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    8 months ago

    I was wondering if this can be used outside of Windows context.

    Edit: I’m asking specifically for Linux context.

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    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    Going through my usual scanning of all the “-next” Git subsystem branches of new code set to be introduced for the next Linux kernel merge window, a very notable addition was just queued up… Linux 6.10 is set to merge the NTSYNC driver for emulating the Microsoft Windows NT synchronization primitives within the kernel for allowing better performance with Valve’s Steam Play (Proton) and Wine of Windows games and other apps on Linux.

    The past several months has seen much work on the NTSYNC kernel driver for allowing better Wine (Windows) gaming/app performance on Linux.

    "ntsync uses a misc device as the simplest and least intrusive uAPI interface.

    It was very exciting to see this morning that Greg Kroah-Hartman has queued the NTSYNC patches into char/misc’s char-misc-next branch.

    With the patches now residing there, they will be submitted for the Linux 6.10 merge window opening up in May and then debuting as stable this summer – barring any last minute issues or objections raised by Linus Torvalds.

    Very exciting year for Linux gamers with NTSYNC going mainline, ongoing work around HDR and other display improvements, and all of the Wayland advancements being made, among the usual Linux hardware support advancements and other common kernel milestones being seen in 2024.


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  • Michael Ten
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    58 months ago

    So will FL Studio and Photoshop work on Linux then?

    Limitless Peace

    • @dyc3
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      78 months ago

      Fl studio already works fine for me through wine

      • Michael Ten
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        28 months ago

        Really… interesting…

        What about loopcloud and all vsts?

        • @dyc3
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          28 months ago

          Vsts are a bit of a gamble. Serum’s UI is bit buggy, and Massive works flawlessly. I don’t really have many vsts to test though. Idk what loopcloud is.