Tomorrow the Linux 6.6 kernel is anticipated to be launched as steady except Linus Torvalds has final minute reservations and decides to increase the cycle by an additional week. Whereas there have been many final minute fixes this week, the modifications do not look like too scary or invasive. In any occasion the Linux 6.6 kernel is bringing some thrilling options.
After the merge window led to September I did write a Linux 6.6 function overview. The brief abstract for these needing a reminder about what makes Linux 6.6 nice, the six finest modifications/options that come to thoughts embody:
– The EEVDF scheduler was mainlined as an enchancment over the prior CFS scheduler code.
– Intel Shadow Stack lastly made it to mainline as a CPU safety function of current Intel and AMD processors to assist keep away from ROP assaults.
– AMD FreeSync Panel Replay as a forthcoming various to Panel Self Refresh (PSR) for laptop computer shows.
– The Nouveau user-space API additions wanted by the newly-merged NVIDIA “NVK” Vulkan driver premiering in Mesa 23.3.
– Intel has continued upstreaming extra driver code for enabling Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake processors.
– There was some Linux 6.6 server efficiency enhancements particularly on excessive core depend AMD EPYC servers in addition to Intel Xeon Max / Sapphire Rapids efficiency.
See the Linux 6.6 function checklist for a lengthier have a look at all the good modifications for this kernel. Linux 6.6 will even possible be this 12 months’s Lengthy-Time period Assist (LTS) kernel launch given will probably be the final steady kernel sequence of 2023.
Keep tuned for extra Linux 6.6 kernel benchmarking in addition to the Linux 6.7 merge window to kick-off with many extra thrilling options in tow.
