Linux 6.15 Features Deliver a Lot for Intel and AMD, Many Other Changes
a year ago
- #Linux
- #Kernel
- #Hardware
- Linux 6.15 merge window ended with the release of Linux 6.15-rc1.
- Expected stable release by end of May or early June.
- New features include support for newer hardware, 'hugetlb_alloc_threads' option for faster server boot times, and initial Rust-written NVIDIA 'NOVA' kernel driver.
- Processor updates: AMD and Intel CPU support improvements, early Intel APX support, faster CRC code for AVX-512 CPUs, and more.
- Graphics updates: Primitive NOVA driver code merged, Intel Xe driver SVM support, AMDGPU OEM i2c interface support, and Apple Touch Bar display support.
- Storage/File-system updates: Block sizes greater than page size enabled, EROFS for larger data, Bcachefs on-disk format 'soft frozen', and FUSE filename length limit increased.