Linux 4.16-rc1 Kernel Released With Many Changes

[Michael]

will this kernel be available in the next release of linux distros in april? thanks

Ubuntu 18.04 is using Linux 4.15.

For other April releases very tight fit getting in 4.16.... except for rolling-release distros. Fedora 28 in May should hopefully ship with it on day one.

[andre30correia]

will this kernel be available in the next release of linux distros in april? thanks

you can always download for ubuntu or ubuntu flavors http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ or some canonical kernel team ppa, normaly they put there their testing kernels for the next distro. This is not a time for ubuntu 18.04 default realease.

This kernel 4.16 brokes nvidia again, the driver not loads

[Redi44]

Just updated, very excited to see MUCH better performance with amdgpu.dc=1 on my RX460 compared to the 4.15 kernels, which was completely broken.

All 4.15 kernels with amdgpu.dc=1 are unusable to me, got terrible performance. Now I'm getting better performance than I did with 4.14, or 4.15 with amdgpu.dc=0

Finally, HDMI audio, and even better performance.

Speaking about the amdgpu.dc=1 boot parameter. Any idea if it will come to GCN 1.0 some day?

[darkbasic]

Speaking about the amdgpu.dc=1 boot parameter. Any idea if it will come to GCN 1.0 some day?

No, it won't.

[ssorgatem]

Mainline kernels do have partially implemented amdgpu driver. Use this one: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/~agd5f/...-next-4.17-wip

What's the difference between the branches "drm-next-4.17-wip" and "amd-staging-drm-next"?

Both have equally recent commits, but some of the latest commits differ...

[agd5f]

What's the difference between the branches "drm-next-4.17-wip" and "amd-staging-drm-next"?

Both have equally recent commits, but some of the latest commits differ...

-wip rebases on drm-next more frequently.

[Guest]

For Fedora users, 4.16-rc1 is available in the RawhideKernelNodebug Repo: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RawhideKernelNodebug

Using it on my Acer Predator Helios 300 laptop with XFS boot and root; no problems at all

[Azrael5]

you can always download for ubuntu or ubuntu flavors http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ or some canonical kernel team ppa, normaly they put there their testing kernels for the next distro. This is not a time for ubuntu 18.04 default realease.

This kernel 4.16 brokes nvidia again, the driver not loads

Many thanks for the answer. How to get then regular update of the kernel updated on my own?