From 7e3e56fd319123404741cdc4581025a4a07a35f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:10:29 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98[news]:=2020240108=20Linux=20?= =?UTF-8?q?Kernel=206.7=20Release=20is=20Loaded=20With=20Fixes=20and=20a?= =?UTF-8?q?=20New=20Filesystem?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/news/20240108 Linux Kernel 6.7 Release is Loaded With Fixes and a New Filesystem.md --- ... Loaded With Fixes and a New Filesystem.md | 156 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 156 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/news/20240108 Linux Kernel 6.7 Release is Loaded With Fixes and a New Filesystem.md diff --git a/sources/news/20240108 Linux Kernel 6.7 Release is Loaded With Fixes and a New Filesystem.md b/sources/news/20240108 Linux Kernel 6.7 Release is Loaded With Fixes and a New Filesystem.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bf3ccd14e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/news/20240108 Linux Kernel 6.7 Release is Loaded With Fixes and a New Filesystem.md @@ -0,0 +1,156 @@ +[#]: subject: "Linux Kernel 6.7 Release is Loaded With Fixes and a New Filesystem" +[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-6-7-release/" +[#]: author: "Sourav Rudra https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/" +[#]: collector: "lujun9972/lctt-scripts-1700446145" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Linux Kernel 6.7 Release is Loaded With Fixes and a New Filesystem +====== +One of the biggest Linux Kernel releases, packed with fixes and a couple +of new things. +A new year, a new Linux Kernel release!🎉 + +We start 2024 with the **Linux kernel 6.7 release** that sees the introduction of many improvements, including some that were left out with the previous release. + +Linus Torvalds mentions the little delay because of holidays in the [announcement][1]: + +> So we had a little bit more going on last week compared to the holiday +> week before that, but certainly not enough to make me think we'd want +> to delay this any further. +> +> End result: 6.7 is (in number of commits: over 17k non-merge commits, +> with 1k+ merges) one of the largest kernel releases we've ever had, +> but the extra rc8 week was purely due to timing with the holidays, not +> about any difficulties with the larger release. + +**Suggested Read** 📖 + +![][2] + +## 🆕 Linux Kernel 6.7: What's New? + +Being **a non-LTS release** , you don't have to upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.7, unless you are chasing the bleeding edge of what Linux has to offer. + +So, keeping that in mind, let's take a look at the **key highlights** of this release: + + * **Intel Improvements** + * **Better RISC-V Support** + * **AMD-specific Enhancements** + * **Many Storage Improvements** + + + +### Intel Improvements + +![][3] + +We start off with Intel's [Meteor Lake][4] processors. **Linux Kernel 6.7 has native support for Intel Meteor Lake Graphics**. Earlier, the support was behind the _experimental_ curtain. But now, you can take advantage of it properly on laptops equipped with first generation [Core Ultra][5] processors. + +Initial groundwork was also laid for Intel's upcoming [Arrow Lake][6] and Lunar Lake chips in [Turbostat][7], a CLI utility for monitoring processor frequency, idle statistics, and more. + +However, there has been the removal of some support too. + +With Linux kernel 6.7, **support for Intel Itanium IA-64 has been dropped**. This was already in the works for quite some time, but now, it is finally done. + +### Better RISC-V Support + +![][8] + +The highlight with RISC-V has been the **introduction of a software shadow call stack** that aims to protect the CPU architecture against accidents and malicious actions. + +Additionally, **support for cbo.zero in userspace** , **CBOs in ACPI-based systems** , and many other misc fixes were also made. This [merge][9] has additional information. + +You can also read up on what a [Shadow Stack][10] is for learning more about its uses. + +### AMD-specific Enhancements + +AMD's **seamless boot functionality has been extended to GPUs which support Display Core Next 3.0 and later**. This includes Radeon RDNA2/RDNA3, and any future GPUs. + +This feature results in **a smooth transition into the system without the usual flickering of the screen** that follows a power button press. Previously, this support was only enabled for AMD's Van Gogh series of APUs. + +Then there's the **implementation of error detection and correction** ([EDAC][11]) for the [Versal][12] line of SoCs that adds an EDAC driver for the RAS features on the integrated Xilinx DDR memory controllers. + +You can learn more about its implementation in the [commit][13], and kudos to [Phoronix][14] for spotting that. + +![][15] + +### Many Storage Improvements + +![][16] + +We finally see the introduction of the [Bcachefs][17] file system with Linux kernel 6.7. For those who don't know, it is **a copy-on-write (COW) file system** that focuses on reliability and robustness. + +Moreover, there are **three new features with Btrfs** , **support for larger page sizes with F2FS** , and even **IBM Journaled File-System (JFS) sees a few improvements**. + +### 🛠️ Other Changes & Improvements + +We wrap this one up with some other notable changes: + + * Removal of support for the [MIPS AR7][18] platform. + * Various improvements to **x86 CPU microcode loading**. + * **MicroLZMA compression** is now considered stable on [EROFS][19]. + * Better support for the **RISC-V powered** [Milk-V Pioneer][20] board. + * Inclusion of **Nouveau GPU System Processor (GSP)** that paves the way for a better experience on Nvidia's “Turing” and newer GPUs. + + + +For a brief look into the technical changes, refer to the [shortlog][1] or wait for the changelog to be available on [The Kernel Archives][21]. + +## Installing Linux Kernel 6.7 + +For those running a rolling-release distro such as Arch or Fedora, you can expect an upgrade soon enough after some testing by the distro devs. + +For others, you could either play the waiting game, or **upgrade to the latest mainline Linux kernel on Ubuntu** by following our handy guide: + +![][22] + +🚧 + +We do not recommend you to upgrade the Linux kernel manually unless you really need to resolve some issue. + +You can source the tarball for the latest Linux kernel release from the [official website][21]. Just keep in mind that it takes some time for the latest release to be available. + +[Linux Kernel 6.7][21] + +_💬 Are you going to upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.7? What do you think of this release?_ + +* * * + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-6-7-release/ + +作者：[Sourav Rudra][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=widprp4XoHUcsDe7e16YZjLYJWra-dK0hE1MnfPMf6C3Q@mail.gmail.com/T/#u +[2]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/08/android-chrome-192x192.png +[3]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/01/linux-kernel-6-7-chip.png +[4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Lake +[5]: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/details/processors/core-ultra.html +[6]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_Lake +[7]: https://www.linux.org/docs/man8/turbostat.html +[8]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/01/linux-kernel-6-7-riscv.png +[9]: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d46392bbf5c6ce594669f00b8177f0b34e983f90 +[10]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_stack +[11]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_detection_and_correction +[12]: https://www.xilinx.com/products/silicon-devices/acap/versal.html +[13]: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ras/ras.git/commit/?h=edac-drivers&id=0fd934580ea3ea91052b999ff75017c3f08b9783 +[14]: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Xilinx-Versal-EDAC-Linux-67 +[15]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/04/Follow-us-on-Google-News.png +[16]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/01/linux-kernel-6-7-storage.png +[17]: https://bcachefs.org/ +[18]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_AR7 +[19]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EROFS +[20]: https://milkv.io/pioneer +[21]: https://www.kernel.org/ +[22]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png