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While root processes... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-1-to-prevent-intel-npus-from-being-exhausted-by-single-programs-1qqq0d0gu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1QQq0d0gu.png og:image:alt: Linux 7.1 To Prevent Intel NPUs From Being Exhausted By Single Programs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linux 7.1 To Prevent Intel NPUs From Being Exhausted By Single Programs **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Linux 7.1 kernel will introduce resource limits on Intel NPU usage for non-root user-space programs via the IVPU accelerator driver. While root processes retain access to all 128 contexts and 255 doorbells, non-root programs will be capped at 64 contexts and 127 doorbells. The change prevents a single application from monopolizing all NPU resources and causing a denial-of-service for other programs needing AI acceleration. Currently, OpenVINO is noted as the only prominent Linux user of Intel NPUs, but the safeguard prepares the ecosystem for broader NPU adoption including AMD Ryzen AI NPUs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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