Linux Preparing Support For The RISC-V Framework Laptop 13

Back in June it was teased that Framework Computer in collaboration with DeepComputing would be releasing a RISC-V motherboard for the Framework Laptop 13. That RISC-V laptop motherboard has yet to be officially released but Linux kernel patches were posted today for enabling the DeviceTree support so Linux can boot on this upcoming board.

To complement the various AMD Ryzen and Intel Core options available for Framework laptops, Framework Computer and DeepComputing have been working to release a RISC-V motherboard option for fitting within the Framework 13 chassis:

As noted in the earlier preview, the RISC-V motherboard will use a StarFive JH7710 SoC with four U74 cores --similar to RISC-V SBCs out already like the StarFive VisionFive 2.

Posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list were patches from DeepComputing for adding the DeviceTree configuration needed so that the Linux kernel can boot on this RISC-V motherboard. With the SoC previously known, the DeviceTree details aren't particularly exciting but an essential step forward for getting Linux bootable on the upcoming Framework RISC-V laptop.

Hopefully the DT support will get upstreamed in Linux v6.13 so that the support can begin rolling out in time for the Framework 13 RISC-V motherboard being released. So far details on pricing and any other information isn't yet available, but with using the JH7710 it's not a particularly strong performer.