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Intel THC, Wacom PCI Device & SteelSeries Arctis 9 Support Land In Linux 6.14

([Hardware] 5 Hours Ago Linux 6.14 HID)


All of the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem updates have been merged for the ongoing [1]Linux 6.14 merge window.

Most notable with the Linux 6.14 HID updates is [2]Intel THC driver support being merged. Intel THC is for the [3]Touch Host Controller IP found on modern Intel PCHs for notebooks for enhancing touch screen, touch pad, and stylus input handling among other related functionality with recent Intel laptops.

In addition to adding the Intel Touch Host Controller Linux driver support, the HID updates also add support for PCI-based Wacom devices. The Linux kernel's Wacom HID driver already supports USB. I2C, and Bluetooth tablet/input devices while building off this THC support is now PCI-based Wacom input handling. Also on the Wacom driver side for this new kernel is better non-standard LED brightness control behavior.

Also coming in by way of the HID tree is [4]SteelSeries Arctis 9 wireless headset support .

Those are the main HID highlights for Linux 6.14. More details on the HID feature updates for v6.14 via [5]this pull request that has already been merged to Linux Git.



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/search/Linux+6.14

[2] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-THC-For-Linux-6.14

[3] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Touch-Host-Controller

[4] https://www.phoronix.com/news/SteelSeries-Arctis-9-Linux

[5] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/00996191-sr76-57o6-3rr0-o1s3qs80s94o@xreary.bet/


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Tux Penguin Boxing Match

LAS VEGAS, NV -- The unofficial Linux mascot Tux the Penguin will face his arch
rival the BSD Daemon in a boxing match this Saturday night. The match is part
of the International Computer Mascot Boxing Federation's First Annual World
Championship Series. The winner will advance to face one of the Intel "Bunny
People".

Boxing pundits favor Tux as the winner. Last week Tux won his first match in
the Championship Series against Wilbur the Gimp. "The Gimp didn't have a
chance," one spectator said. "With Tux's ability to run at top speeds of over
100mph, I don't see how he could possibly lose." The BSD Daemon, however, is
certainly a formidible opponent. While boxing rules prohibit the Daemon from
using his patented pitchfork, his pointy horns are permitted in the ring.

Some observers think the whole Computer Mascot Boxing Federation is a fake.
"WWF is all scripted," one sports writer pointed out. "And so is this. You
actually think that a penguin is capable of boxing? The idea of a penguin
fighting a demon is patently absurd. This whole Championship Series has no
doubt been scripted. It's probably nothing more than two little kids in
penguin and demon suits duking it out in a boxing ring. What a waste of time."