Linux 5.9 Brings More IBM POWER10 Support, New/Faster SCV System Call ABI

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  • phoronix
    Administrator
    • Jan 2007
    • 67173
    #1

    Linux 5.9 Brings More IBM POWER10 Support, New/Faster SCV System Call ABI

    Phoronix: Linux 5.9 Brings More IBM POWER10 Support, New/Faster SCV System Call ABI

    With Linux 5.8 there is initial support for booting POWER10 CPUs while with Linux 5.9 there is more POWER10 work underway. Additionally, Linux 5.9 is bringing support for the newer and faster system call ABI for POWER9 and newer with the SCV instruction...

    Linux 5.9 Brings More IBM POWER10 Support, New/Faster SCV System Call ABI - Phoronix
    http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.9-More-POWER
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  • edwaleni
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2015
    • 1269
    #2
    The Open POWER Virtual Summit is coming up in 5 weeks, I am sure there will be more announcements on platforms there.

    OpenPOWER Foundation
    https://openpowerfoundation.org/
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    • phoron
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2015
      • 201
      #3
      I hope they're good announcements, I haven't looked into POWER10, but the only comments I've read are discouraging. Let's hope it can be sorted out.

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