Linux 4.5 Adds Raspberry Pi 2 Support, AMD GPU Re-Clocking, Intel Kaby Lake (phoronix.com)

The Linux 4.5 merge window has been open for the last two weeks; that means that the 4.5-rc1 kernel is expected to emerge, with the official kernel following in about eight weeks. An anonymous reader writes with this top-level list of changes to look for, from Phoronix: Linux 4.5 is set to bring many new features across the kernel's 20 million line code-base. Among the new/improved features are Raspberry Pi 2 support, open-source Raspberry Pi 3D support, NVIDIA Tegra X1 / Jetson TX1 support, an open-source Vivante graphics driver, AMDGPU PowerPlay/re-clocking support, Intel Kaby Lake enablement, a Logitech racing wheel driver, improvements for handling suspended USB devices, new F2FS file-system features, and better Xbox One controller handling.

Comments

Re: Has the systemd problem been addressed?

[Anonymous Coward]

Nazis never harmed me directly. I wish I could say that about SystemD.

Re:Logitech racing wheel driver?

[Bite The Pillow]

Because the round trip between kernel and user space is slow. And when you drive with the Logitech brand Racing Wheel, you want to go FAST!

Say your turn stars a microsecond too late. Well bam, you didn't make that sweet corner, you just drifted into two orphans and a nun. And since your brake kicked in late, you didn't just hit them, you broadsided them right into the facade of a 19th century faux gothic whiskey still, and but for want of a mason jar you could have made orphan preserves from the remains.

All because you put your slow ass driver in userspace, with a fast ass driver in the seat. Think of the children, you monster!