Originally Published 1 year ago — by Phoronix
Linux 6.8-rc2 release includes new code for AMD Zen 5 CPUs and Intel Clearwater Forest, with additional model IDs now recognized as Zen 5. The AMD PMF driver in Linux 6.8-rc2 can now detect human presence and ambient light information from the AMD Sensor Fusion Hub, potentially enabling intelligent power/performance adjustments based on user presence in front of Ryzen laptops.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Phoronix
Bcachefs, a new file-system merged in Linux 6.7, has had a secondary set of updates merged just before the release of Linux 6.8-rc1, including performance enhancements and preparations for a disk space accounting rewrite in a future kernel version. The updates also include changes for explicit context triggering, fixes for multi-threaded workloads, tracepoint improvements, and minor code enhancements.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Phoronix
The LoongArch processor changes for Linux 6.8 include initial support for the Rust programming language within the kernel, marking a significant milestone for Chinese processors. This update also brings an upgrade to the Rust toolchain and introduces the first Rust-written network PHY driver in mainline. The changes also involve minimum Clang compiler version bump, built-in DTB support, default kernel configuration file update, and bug fixes.
