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Re: Asahi Linux on M3

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Post by zer0zzz » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC

brewmarche wrote: post #380

zer0zzz wrote: post #373

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Clang and the arm64 backend did literally originate at Apple. Not sure what you want me to tell you.

Apologies, I focused on LLVM as a whole. You are right about clang (and I didn’t know about the arm64 backend)

Actually the arm64 backend is a grey area. I knew some guys that worked on it in secret at Apple. They definitely created and Developed it at Apple and dropped it on the community after the iPhone 5s launched, replacing the existing aarch64 backend.

I’m not 100% certain if they started with any bits of the previous aarch64 backend or not though.

Re: Asahi Linux on M3

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Post by zer0zzz » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC

rrr_oh_man wrote: post #377

zer0zzz wrote: post #374

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A meaning which seems definitely lost on you for two of my three examples.

Don’t get baited into discussing with a troll (who’s not discussing to gain a shared understanding)

You’re right

Re: Asahi Linux on M3

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Post by sneak » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC

sfdlkj3jk342a wrote: post #211

sneak wrote: post #202

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No, lack of GPU acceleration. Give me a laptop with sleep and HDMI output that has no 3d acceleration and I will give you back an unusable laptop.

If you don't want to play 3d games or run local LLMs, why is GPU acceleration important when you have a more than capable CPU for any desktop UI?

No CPU is sufficient for standard desktop UI these days. All UI is 3d accelerated now. Your statement would have been true 20 years ago.

Re: Asahi Linux on M3

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Post by afpx » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC

saagarjha wrote: post #367

afpx wrote: post #215

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No, really you can't disable all of the services with SIP disabled, at least not the latest Tahoe. Maybe there's a better tool than launchctl, but I don't know what that is. Plus, you disable one, and it crashes and you have to debug it for an hour. Yes, I'm exaggerating about the networking. Yes, you can lock it down by turning off all of the devices, but honestly, I'm still not 100% on that. It was a surprise to me…

That would of course depend on what you plan to do with the machine, no?

Bare minimum means I want it to boot have have input and display