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Linux 4.17 Kernel Offers Better Intel Power-Savings While Dropping Old CPUs (phoronix.com)

Posted by msmash on from the changelog dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Linus Torvalds has released Linux 4.17-rc1. This kernel comes with a significant amount of new capabilities as outlined by the Linux 4.17 feature overview. Among the new features are AMDGPU WattMan support, Intel HDCP support, Vega 12 GPU enablement, NVIDIA Xavier SoC support, removal of obsolete CPU architectures, and even better support for the original Macintosh PowerBook 100 series. Phoronix testing has also revealed measurable power savings improvements and better power efficiency on Intel hardware. The kernel is expected to be stabilized by June.

2 of 136 comments (clear)

  1. No thanks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Fewer problems to just run the Windows "Linux" (ie. without Linux) distributions!

  2. Re:It's still double-digit processor speeds, keep by YuppieScum · · Score: 3, Funny

    Windows 10 is not designed to provide an inferior experience

    So, this was just a happy accident?

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