Linux 4.20-rc7 Kernel Released - Linux 4.20 Should Be Released In Time For Christmas

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 4.20-rc7 Kernel Released - Linux 4.20 Should Be Released In Time For Christmas

Linus Torvalds has released the seventh weekly release candidate of the Linux 4.20 kernel...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.20-rc7-Released

[tildearrow]

In announcing "Linux 4.20--rc76",

Wow, this kernel must have been under release candidate for an unusually long time.

[cRaZy-bisCuiT]

So with Linux 4.21-rc1 FreeSync should be working out of the box? Is there any documentation on how to configure it? Forcing it for every game etc. Or should it just be working with FreeSync off?

[Brisse]

cRaZy-bisCuiT You probably know already, but you also need the userspace bits, not just the kernel.

[shmerl]

FreeSync needs compositors support for Wayland. So it won't work out of the box.

[cRaZy-bisCuiT]

cRaZy-bisCuiT You probably know already, but you also need the userspace bits, not just the kernel.

Thanks! I hope it will be in place for the upcoming Mesa.

Since there's a lag of non-curved IPS/PVA panel with 144 Hz and 1080p I don't have a monitor anyway. Higher resolutions would stress my system too much.