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Microsoft Windows kernel changes don't suddenly mean big things for Linux gaming https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/microsoft-windows-kernel-changes-dont-suddenly-mean-big-things-for-linux-gaming/

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Microsoft Windows kernel changes don't suddenly mean big things for Linux gaming

There's a lot of blog posts and news articles being written right now centred around Microsoft's plans for updates to Windows 11, and potential kernel changes, with some thinking this means big things for Linux gaming.
Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Johannes
Johannes
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unless it's like eBPF and they just steal something from Linux (maybe auditd or so)
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SaftyKuma
SaftyKuma
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I suspect that it will be new API that security vendors like CrowdStrike will be encouraged heavily to use, but MS will likely need to maintain the way things are for some time.

I don't expect Easy AntiCheat and similar "antipiracy" / "DRM" software to take advantage of it unless the end up causing a similarly publicized BSOD.

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Idaho
Idaho
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I think MS has no intentions to change the way things are but are forced to put an act due to the crowdstrike incident, they will do a few PR stunts and everything will stay as it was, after all it wasn't that bad, the crowdstrike team just fucked up bad by not really testing things...
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ArbitraryOutfit
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Thanks for this, I read the Micro$oft blog post last night and I was confused why this was being celebrated as a Linux win at all. The purposed plans are interesting in the context of security software.

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