# Linux Action News 226 URL: /show/linux-action-news/226/ > System76 reveals a new tool to make Pop's desktop faster than the rest, and we break down that recent Btrfs defrag infinite loop bug. - Show: [Linux Action News](/show/linux-action-news/) - Episode: 226 - Date: 2022-02-03 - Hosts: chris, wes - Duration: 00:21:50 - Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/dec90738-e640-45e5-b375-4573052f4bf4/d78c9581-0b5a-46f1-8855-702787ce79fa.mp3 - YouTube: https://youtu.be/n1SZ6r2LG_s Sponsors: - [Linode](/sponsors/linode.com-lan/index.md): Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. - [Ting](/sponsors/ting.com-lan/index.md): Save $25 off your first device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one! ### Episode Links * [system76-scheduler](https://github.com/pop-os/system76-scheduler "system76-scheduler") — Auto-configure CFS and process priorities for improved desktop responsiveness * [System76-Scheduler Is A New Pop!_OS Rust Effort To Improve Desktop Responsiveness](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=System76-Scheduler-1.0 "System76-Scheduler Is A New Pop!_OS Rust Effort To Improve Desktop Responsiveness") * [Improve desktop application and game performance with system76-scheduler](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/sirees/improve_desktop_application_and_game_performance/ "Improve desktop application and game performance with system76-scheduler") * [Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit](https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-os-64-bit/ "Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit") — Over the past year, we’ve been trialling a beta of Raspberry Pi OS in glorious 64-bit. Now it’s time to open it up to a wider audience. * [Framework’s Series A and the Years Ahead](https://frame.work/blog/frameworks-series-a-and-the-years-ahead "Framework’s Series A and the Years Ahead") — We’ve just raised an $18M Series A round to pull in the future of consumer electronics, with Spark Capital as our lead investor. * [Framework Laptop Now Enjoys Open-Source EC Firmware](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Framework-Laptop-Open-EC "Framework Laptop Now Enjoys Open-Source EC Firmware") * [Docker Desktop for Linux (Tech Preview)](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/linux/ "Docker Desktop for Linux \(Tech Preview\)") — Docker Desktop is an easy-to-install application that enables you to build and share containerized applications and microservices * [Docker makes comeback with over $50M in ARR two years into restructuring](https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/01/docker-makes-comeback-reaching-over-50m-in-arr/ "Docker makes comeback with over $50M in ARR two years into restructuring") * [SUSE unveils Rancher Desktop 1.0 for Kubernetes on your PC](https://www.zdnet.com/article/rancher-desktop-1-0-for-working-with-kubernetes-on-your-pc-arrives/ "SUSE unveils Rancher Desktop 1.0 for Kubernetes on your PC") * [Trio of Rust Core Team members hit the road](https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/01/rust_core_team_departures/ "Trio of Rust Core Team members hit the road") — This week has kicked off with three of Core Team taking their leave. * [Mod team resigns back in Nov 2021](https://github.com/rust-lang/team/pull/671 "Mod team resigns back in Nov 2021") * [Redis 7.0 Is Near With “Significant Performance Optimizations”](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Redis-7.0-rc1 "Redis 7.0 Is Near With “Significant Performance Optimizations”") — Redis 7.0-rc1 comes with performance optimizations and more but as well a number of changes that break backwards compatibility support for this popular open-source project. * [Release 7.0-rc1 · GitHub](https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/7.0-rc1 "Release 7.0-rc1 · GitHub") * [MariaDB Corporation Ab to Become a Publicly Traded Company](https://mariadb.com/newsroom/press-releases/mariadb-corporation-ab-to-become-a-publicly-traded-company-via-combination-with-angel-pond-holdings-corporation/ "MariaDB Corporation Ab to Become a Publicly Traded Company") — In the transaction, Angel Pond will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Mangomill plc, an Irish public limited company (which will be renamed MariaDB plc), through a domestication merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of MariaDB plc. Immediately following such domestication merger, the current MariaDB will merge with and into MariaDB plc. Angel Pond will then be liquidated. * [MariaDB announces intent to go public](https://www.zdnet.com/article/mariadb-announces-intent-to-go-public/ "MariaDB announces intent to go public") * [Linux 5.16.5 Released To Fix Up Btrfs’ Botched Up Defragging](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.16-Better-Btrfs "Linux 5.16.5 Released To Fix Up Btrfs’ Botched Up Defragging") — Btrfs up to now on Linux 5.16 was consuming high amounts of I/O and causing performance degradation of the * [Btrfs Extent Tree v2 Work Progressing For Improving The File-System’s On-Disk Format](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Btrfs-Extent-Tree-v2-Next "Btrfs Extent Tree v2 Work Progressing For Improving The File-System’s On-Disk Format")