My Favorite Features/Changes Of The Linux 4.5 Kernel

[phoronix]

Phoronix: My Favorite Features/Changes Of The Linux 4.5 Kernel

With Linux 4.5 looking like it will release next weekend, here's a look at my favorite features/changes of Linux 4.5..

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[nir2142]

its said "PowerPlay support is critical for allowing newer GCN 1.2+" why 1.2? it also support 1.1 soo why it always said for gcn 1.2+ ? what i'm missing?

[juno]

you don't use amdgpu w/ 1.1 by default. And you have reclocking w/ radeon. So to say it's "critical for GCN 1.2 [...]" is perfectly right, imho

[bug77]

So... one of your favourite features is work-in-progress support for a CPU that won't be released for another half a year or so. Weirdo.

[Michael]

So... one of your favourite features is work-in-progress support for a CPU that won't be released for another half a year or so. Weirdo.

Yes, rather than having to wait a half-year until the WIP support comes... So should be stable by then.

[Michael]

its said "PowerPlay support is critical for allowing newer GCN 1.2+" why 1.2? it also support 1.1 soo why it always said for gcn 1.2+ ? what i'm missing?

you don't use amdgpu w/ 1.1 by default. And you have reclocking w/ radeon. So to say it's "critical for GCN 1.2 [...]" is perfectly right, imho

Indeed.

[agd5f]

Powerplay for VI dGPUs is enabled by default in 4.5.

[uid313]

More information on KernelNewbies.

[bug77]

Yes, rather than having to wait a half-year until the WIP support comes... So should be stable by then.

For that, it's enough for intel to simply push everything before the planned release.
Yes, I know, commit early, commit often. But it's still nothing to rave about. Because when was the last time intel released a CPU w/o proper Linux support? I can't even remember.

[nils_]

For that, it's enough for intel to simply push everything before the planned release.
Yes, I know, commit early, commit often. But it's still nothing to rave about. Because when was the last time intel released a CPU w/o proper Linux support? I can't even remember.

Uuuuh... Skylake? Since distributions are slow to pick up upstream kernel releases it makes sense to get in the kernel earlier.