The ARM hardware support this time is quite exciting. With the Linux 4.18 kernel there is now initial mainline support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 high-end SoC and on the board front are the initial additions for supporting the Steam Link and the Nintendo NES Classic Edition. Highlights include:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (SDM845) SoC support, the 4+4-core Kryo 385/845 SoC used by some current high-end mobile devices.
- Meson 8M2 SoC support, an Amlogic quad-core Cortex-A9 design.
- Mediatek MT7623A SoC support.
- Renesas R8A77990 / R-Car E3 support for this automotive info-tainment designed SoC.
- STMicroelectronics STM32F469 support.
- SMP support was added to the existing Marvell Berlin2CD platform.
- USB 3.0 OTG support was added to the Rockchip RK3399 SoC.
New board support for Linux 4.18 meanwhile includes:
- The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ being ready for mainline support.
- The Libre Computer ALL-H3-CC H2+ board powered by the Allwinner H2+ SoC.
- Ninteno NES / SuperNES Classic Edition based on the Allwinner A33 now has board support for the Linux kernel.
- Valve's Steam Link based on the Berlin2CD also has Board DeviceTree files added. The DeviceTree support enables the UART, USB, Ethernet, I2C, and SDIO interfaces. Not yet supported are audio/video and power management. The Vivante 3D graphics core can be initialized but not yet any display support.
- Support for the TI AM335X-powered Pocketbeagle.
More details via the pull requests.
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