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Linus Torvalds admits 'pure incompetence' for missing the new Linux 6.14 kernel deadline but all is forgiven as the update is great news for non-Windows gaming (www.pcgamer.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/35294960

And it's all down to an improved NTsync driver.

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[-] TwilightKiddy@programming.dev 47 points 2 years ago

It's a bit sad how everybody talk about the new NTsync. Most games, like, 90% of them, are not bound by sync. You would get exactly no performance benefit in them. What's better about it is the correctness of the implementation, more programs will work under WINE as a result of switching to NTsync. It's a good thing, but media clearly seems to miss the point and only focus on a few cases where it would give an impressive performance benefit.

[-] refalo@programming.dev 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And even if the game did greatly benefit from it, most people are already using esync/fsync in lutris/proton/etc. and so they also won't really see a difference from what they're used to.

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