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Linux kernel 7.3 has been released (kernelnewbies.org)
submitted 5 days ago by Beep@feddit.online to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://feddit.online/c/tech@piefed.world/p/2040710/linux-kernel-7-3-has-been-released

Linus Torvalds Announcement:

It's Sunday afternoon, and this week I somehow kept my wits together long enough to keep track of the day of the week, so the release isn't randomly delayed. Will wonders never cease?

Anyway, nothing very special seems to have happened this last week, so as expected the final 7.3 is out, and thus tomorrow the merge window for 7.4 opens. Except I'm on my annual family vacation, so instead of merging anything first thing in the morning, I'll spend most of the day on a boat and under water. I'll get back to merging in the afternoon, but I expect my schedule to be a bit unusual for a while.

I hope I can still complete the merge window in the usual two weeks, but it may be that I'll end up with an extra week of merging just to catch up.

Note that that extra week doesn't mean that I'll accept pull requests that come in past the usual timing - the rules are still that what gets merged should be ready before the merge window opens, not some kind of late development during the merge window. So don't try any shenanigans.

Below is the shortlog for the last week of 7.3 development. It looks fairly spread out, no real pattern to it: random fixes all over.

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[–] niva@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Why is that?

[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

ALSA is bit-acurate. Pipewire/Pulse Audio isn't. It resamples and mixes the audio so you can, for example play a YouTube video in your browser while calling your friend on Discord. When I'm using ALSA to send music to my DAC, I can't listen to anything else while using my DAC. Audiophiles want the DAC to do the audio decoding, not Pulse or Pipewire. I probably didn't explain very well but i'm not an expert.

[–] niva@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hm, I am using pipewire. Does that mean the audio send to my DAC is worth even when only one audio source is playing, so no mixing is ging in?

[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

What app do you use to listen to music and what DAC do you have? Pipewire is still altering the audio regardless.

[–] niva@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am using mpd. I do have active speakers (audioengine) with an onboard DAC. I am a low budget audiophile but not because I don't love high fidelity audio but because of a lack of budget. :) Question is if I would be able to hear the difference between using Pipewire and Alsa with these speakers. But I am willing to try. What do you think? Thanks for the answer!

[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 2 points 7 hours ago

It depends on how perceptive you are and how revealing your equipment is. Headphones definitly makes detailed listening easier but you might still hear the diference. Nothing to lose by trying. I think mpd can output with ALSA but I'm not certain. I will say the difference is slight but I want the best sound possible so it's worth it to me. I'd recommend testing it with something dynamic with some quiet bits. Why Worry by Dire Straits is my go to. I hate the remasters but the original is so good. Anyway, feel free to reach out if you have questions or need advice from another budget audiophile. Feel free to DM too.

[–] Epp@lemmus.org 1 points 3 days ago

This sounds like Bitstream versus PCM.