As Linux 5.12 released, Linus Torvalds warns next version will probably be rather large
(2021/04/26)
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Linus Torvalds has emitted version 5.12 of the Linux kernel, and warned the next version looks like a whopper.
“Thanks to everybody who made last week very calm indeed, which just makes me feel much happier about the final 5.12 release,” he said in his [1]announcement , while referencing [2]last week’s post in which he worried the release may slip a week.
[3]
The new kernel offers delights including:
Linux as a [4]root partition on Hyper-V;
More support for ACRN, a lightweight hypervisor intended for use in internet-of-things devices;
Mainlining of SiFive's HiFive Unmatched board and the 64-bit RISC-V-compatible FU740 SoC at its heart, a combo SiFive has aimed at creating [5]RISC-V PCs ;
Broadcom’s VK accelerators are now recognized, enabling offload of workloads like video transcoding to dedicated devices rather than leaving all the heavy lifting to CPU cores;
Support for PlayStation 5 DualSense controllers and Nintendo’s N64 console, the latter has been dubbed a [6]novelty port by kernel-watching site Phoronix, on grounds the N64 runs at 93.75Mhz and has 4-8MB of RAM.
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Linux Foundation backs new ‘ACRN’ hypervisor for embedded and IoT [8]READ MORE
Torvalds wrapped up his announcement by asking kernel devs to “please spend a bit of time running and checking out 5.12” before they start sending in merge requests for version 5.13.
“Despite the extra week, this was actually a fairly small release overall,” he wrote. “Judging by Linux-next, 5.13 will be making up for it.”
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Among the known additions coming to version 5.13 are support for Apple’s M1 silicon, the addition of a wireless WAN subsystem, more RISC-V support, and provisions for Intel’s standalone GPUs. ®
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[1] http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2104.3/00596.html
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/18/linux_5_12_rc8/
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[4] https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/17/linux_as_root_partition_on_hyper_v/
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“Thanks to everybody who made last week very calm indeed, which just makes me feel much happier about the final 5.12 release,” he said in his [1]announcement , while referencing [2]last week’s post in which he worried the release may slip a week.
[3]
The new kernel offers delights including:
Linux as a [4]root partition on Hyper-V;
More support for ACRN, a lightweight hypervisor intended for use in internet-of-things devices;
Mainlining of SiFive's HiFive Unmatched board and the 64-bit RISC-V-compatible FU740 SoC at its heart, a combo SiFive has aimed at creating [5]RISC-V PCs ;
Broadcom’s VK accelerators are now recognized, enabling offload of workloads like video transcoding to dedicated devices rather than leaving all the heavy lifting to CPU cores;
Support for PlayStation 5 DualSense controllers and Nintendo’s N64 console, the latter has been dubbed a [6]novelty port by kernel-watching site Phoronix, on grounds the N64 runs at 93.75Mhz and has 4-8MB of RAM.
[7]
Linux Foundation backs new ‘ACRN’ hypervisor for embedded and IoT [8]READ MORE
Torvalds wrapped up his announcement by asking kernel devs to “please spend a bit of time running and checking out 5.12” before they start sending in merge requests for version 5.13.
“Despite the extra week, this was actually a fairly small release overall,” he wrote. “Judging by Linux-next, 5.13 will be making up for it.”
[9]
Among the known additions coming to version 5.13 are support for Apple’s M1 silicon, the addition of a wireless WAN subsystem, more RISC-V support, and provisions for Intel’s standalone GPUs. ®
Get our [10]Tech Resources
[1] http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2104.3/00596.html
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/18/linux_5_12_rc8/
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[4] https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/17/linux_as_root_partition_on_hyper_v/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/29/sifive_riscv_pc/
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[8] https://www.theregister.com/2018/03/19/linux_foundation_acrn_hypervisor_project/
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