Google Engineer Proposes "Page Detective" As New Kernel Debugging Tool

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Google Engineer Proposes "Page Detective" As New Kernel Debugging Tool

Google software engineer Pasha Tatashin has proposed Page Detective as a new kernel debugging tool that is able to provide greater insight around the usage and mapping of physical memory pages...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Page-Detective-RFC

[dEnigma]

Oof, I didn't know phoronix uses AI illustrations (and grok of all tools!). What's that in the penguins hand? A magnifying glass without the glass?

[Michael]

Oof, I didn't know phoronix uses AI illustrations (and grok of all tools!). What's that in the penguins hand? A magnifying glass without the glass?

Just started experimenting yesterday to see how well it works out for articles where I don't readily have any interesting picture(s) to use or feedback on how readers like it...

[polarathene]

feedback on how readers like it

I liked it, caught my attention - but I wasn't sure if it was something authored by you or related to the proposal you were reporting. I definitely got AI generated vibes from the graphic though.

Might be nice with a caption (or similar indicator) indicating it was generated for Phoronix?

It's a minor nitpick, it may not matter to frequent readers over time, especially if I'm one of the few that wasn't sure where the graphic was being sourced from. Especially with logos, there isn't a visual distinction between this graphic and how the rustls logo was displayed for example.

What's that in the penguins hand? A magnifying glass without the glass?

That threw me off a bit too, I think you're right that it's just a partial magnifying glass

[dEnigma]

It's a minor nitpick, it may not matter to frequent readers over time, especially if I'm one of the few that wasn't sure where the graphic was being sourced from. Especially with logos, there isn't a visual distinction between this graphic and how the rustls logo was displayed for example.

That's a good point. When I first looked at it I was also at first unsure whether it was the project described in the article or Phoronix that produced this AI image.

[turtleidiot]

feedback on how readers like it

Personally, I really don't like it.
First of all, most AI images just feel off to me, not only the discrepancies like the half missing magnifying glass, but also the general vibe.
Second of all, I don't like AI creeping into journalism. We already have enough generic ad revenue based sites filled with AI word slop. While phoronix hasn't used AI text (and I hope will never will), using these sorts of images makes it closer to being in line with the rest of all that garbage. Please don't let it stay further.

Besides, we're not (or at least I'm not) expecting anything mega eye catching for every single entry here. If there aren't any interesting enough images for an article, a quick photoshop mashup or issue tracker screenshot can do just fine.

[haagch]

Yea for now these images still scream "AI generated" for some reason, even if you discount actual inconsistencies in the image.

I was wondering how people know it was grok but it's in the url to the image page: https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewe..._detective_lrg

The thing is, this page also says

Copyright © 2024 by Phoronix Media. All rights reserved.

which I don't think you can actually do with AI generated images.

Personally I wouldn't particularly mind AI generated images, but I would definitely want it to be transparent, and mention the model, the generation date and the prompt in a caption under the image directly inside the article.

[skeevy420]

Just started experimenting yesterday to see how well it works out for articles where I don't readily have any interesting picture(s) to use or feedback on how readers like it...

I have to second polarathene and dEnigma about not knowing if it was from Phoronix or Page Detective. A picture might say a thousand words, but those words won't include the creator without a watermark or signature of some sort.

I'm not the biggest fan of AI images, but only because of how much they look like AI images.

haagch AI images themselves and 100% AI works can't be copyrighted, but human works containing AI images and content can be copyrighted. The article and all the Phoronix logos and whatnot is copyrighted. The AI image isn't.

I'd rather see some random image that has nothing to do with the article at hand over something relevant that's AI generated. Using a GPU to open a beer is Phoronix. That AI penguin is Buzzfeed or Cheezburger. Speaking of random images, here's a squirrel with a nut and a squirrel detective having very big stretch after an afternoon nap.

[edgar444]

GIMP.

[mahlersand]

GIMP.

I love this image. This is perfect.