Linux Kernel 6.11 is Out 9
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has released version 6.11 of the open-source operating system kernel. The new release, while not considered major by Torvalds, introduces several notable improvements for AMD hardware users and Arch Linux developers. ZDNet: This latest version introduces several enhancements, particularly for AMD hardware users, while offering broader system improvements and new capabilities. These include:
RDNA4 Graphics Support: The kernel now includes baseline support for AMD's upcoming RDNA4 graphics architecture. This early integration bodes well for future AMD GPU releases, ensuring Linux users have day-one support.
Core Performance Boost: The AMD P-State driver now includes handling for AMD Core Performance Boost. This driver gives AMD Core users more granular control over turbo and boost frequency ranges.
Fast Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) Support: Overclockers who want the most power possible from their computers will be happy with this improvement to the AMD P-State driver. This feature enhances power efficiency on recent Ryzen (Zen 4) mobile processors. This can improve performance by 2-6% without increasing power consumption.
AES-GCM Crypto Performance: AMD and Intel CPUs benefit from significantly faster AES-GCM encryption and decryption processing, up to 160% faster than previous versions.
RDNA4 Graphics Support: The kernel now includes baseline support for AMD's upcoming RDNA4 graphics architecture. This early integration bodes well for future AMD GPU releases, ensuring Linux users have day-one support.
Core Performance Boost: The AMD P-State driver now includes handling for AMD Core Performance Boost. This driver gives AMD Core users more granular control over turbo and boost frequency ranges.
Fast Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) Support: Overclockers who want the most power possible from their computers will be happy with this improvement to the AMD P-State driver. This feature enhances power efficiency on recent Ryzen (Zen 4) mobile processors. This can improve performance by 2-6% without increasing power consumption.
AES-GCM Crypto Performance: AMD and Intel CPUs benefit from significantly faster AES-GCM encryption and decryption processing, up to 160% faster than previous versions.
3.11 (Score:3)
Doesn't seem that long ago since the 3.11 jokes.
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It was 11 years ago. Yes, I'm feeling old too. ( I still remember my InfoMagic install CDs--God, that was amazing. Unix! On my PC! For free!)
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Voiding the Benevolent Dictator for Life Agreement (Score:1)
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LOL! Good one.
Wish we can get more btrfs updates... (Score:5, Interesting)
I know this isn't the mainline kernel team per se, but it would be nice if the fscrypt integration in btrfs would go mainline. This will allow for stuff to be protected without needing to have a LUKS layer or a FUSE layer. Of course, ZFS is still king, but until Larry allows for ZFS to be GPL licensed, it can't ever be put in the mainline kernel due to licensing conflicts.
Faster crypto transactions are always good, just because those are done so often, like all disk I/O, network I/O via TLS, etc.
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That's never going to happen. If they were going to make ZFS GPL, it would have happened by now.
Re: Wish we can get more btrfs updates... (Score:1)
Larry has about as much to say about ZFS licensing as Linus does about switching to GPLv3. Even if they wanted, it will be nigh impossible to get buy-in from every single developer that has ever worked on the project (if they are even alive/reachable at all).