# The end of an era as Linux 7.5 purges the last 30-year-old Intel MMX optimizations from Pentium age

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- id: 2254
- level: null
- domain: ai
- importance: 26 (magnitude=15 sources=25 novelty=55 question=15)
- relevance: 8
- sources_n: 1
- independent_24h: 1
- first_reported: 2026-11-08T14:40:00.000Z
- updated: 2026-11-08T14:40:00.000Z
- entities: Linux, Intel, MMX
- outlets: tomshardware.com

## Summary

Linux developers are preparing to remove the kernel’s last remaining code optimized for Intel’s 30-year-old MMX instruction set. The change would make MMX support irrelevant in the Linux kernel.

## Sources

| # | published_utc | outlet | title | url |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-11-08T14:40:00.000Z | tomshardware.com | The end of an era as Linux 7.5 purges the last 30-year-old Intel MMX optimizations from Pentium age | <https://tomshardware.com/software/linux/the-end-of-an-era-as-linux-7-5-purges-the-last-30-year-old-intel-mmx-optimizations-from-pentium-age-open-source-os-retires-ancient-1997-pentium-instructions-to-streamline-code> |