Linux 6.5 Features From USB4 v2 To More WiFi 7, Unaccepted Memory, Scope-Based Resource Management

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 6.5 Features From USB4 v2 To More WiFi 7, Unaccepted Memory, Scope-Based Resource Management

Now that the Linux 6.5 merge window ended this past weekend, here is the usual Phoronix overview that lists all the prominent new features and changes coming for this next version.

https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-65-features

[tildearrow]

Linux now defaults to AMD P-State "active" EPP for

I can't click on this link...

[EphemeralEft]

Performance improvements for Btrfs.

Sigh. They know what I want.

Nothing else in this version interests me, but I’m a slut for free performance.

[HerrLange]

I already asked it here, but maybe I get an answer in this thread:

Could somebody please explain me this commit?

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/drivers/platform/x86/gigabyte-wmi.c?h=v6.5-rc1&id=6f37c034313701a0d5a4255ad4e7c38db2d50844

I was about buying a mobo from the list. Do I now have to force the driver loading because there is no explicit list any more?

[baxeno]

I already asked it here, but maybe I get an answer in this thread:

Could somebody please explain me this commit?

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/drivers/platform/x86/gigabyte-wmi.c?h=v6.5-rc1&id=6f37c034313701a0d5a4255ad4e7c38db2d50844

I was about buying a mobo from the list. Do I now have to force the driver loading because there is no explicit list any more?

No, you don't have to force load driver.