Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Will Be Able To Boot On The Mainline Linux 6.8 Kernel

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Will Be Able To Boot On The Mainline Linux 6.8 Kernel

All the pieces have been aligned that the mainline Linux 6.8 kernel should be able to boot on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC without any out-of-tree patches being necessary...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Snapdragon-8-Gen-3-Linux-6.8

[FireBurn]

Oh wow, does that include the msm stuff too?

[uid313]

Is this just booting or does this include Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi, GPU, audio, etc?

[mantide]

Alright experts, which brand/phone should I buy for tinkering in the future? I want to be able to run linux on it

[bemerk]

Nice work. Hopefully we can get the device manufacturers to do the same.
It is about time that Google can push Android Updates directly.

[EliasOfWaffle]

Can be Good if Qualcoom 7c Gen 2 receive the same capabilities in next 6.9

[timofonic]

Alright experts, which brand/phone should I buy for tinkering in the future? I want to be able to run linux on it

I'm interested on it, the future looks darker in mainstream brands...

[MastaG]

Is this just booting or does this include Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi, GPU, audio, etc?

Unless you use the vendor bsp kernel.. (which is probably a lot older than 6.8) with Android OS then probably not.
On vanilla 6.8 you'll probably get working CPU cores and a text console over usb-serial.
What a great world we live in...
I just wish Europe would push a law forcing all Android devices to run on a fully vanilla kernel.. so chip vendors are required to push all of their driver code and have it merged before they can sell it.
Something for the sake of e-waste.

[fong38]

What a great world we live in...
I just wish Europe would push a law forcing all Android devices to run on a fully vanilla kernel.. so chip vendors are required to push all of their driver code and have it merged before they can sell it.
Something for the sake of e-waste.

The outcry on HN would be massive if such a thing were to get proposed

[bemerk]

The outcry on HN would be massive if such a thing were to get proposed

The EU is pushing for more sustainability in hardware, make it easier to repair, get longer upgrades and the german green party has a plan to crack the software open:

https://www.gruene-bundestag.de/files/beschluesse/Fraktionsbeschluss_Digitalisierung_und_Klimaschutz.pdf

It isn't that hopeless