Linux 5.3 has been released.
This release includes support for AMD Navi GPUs; support for the umwait x86 instructions that let processes wait for short amounts of time without spinning loops; a ‘utilization clamping’ mechanism that is used to boost interactivity on power-asymmetric CPUs used in phones; a new pidfd_open(2) system call that completes the work done to let users deal with the PID reuse problem; 16 millions of new IPv4 addresses in the 0.0.0.0/8 range are made available; support for Zhaoxin x86 CPUs; support Intel Speed Select for easier power selection in Xeon servers; and support for the lightweight hypervisor ACRN, built for embedded IoT devices.
As always, many other new drivers and improvements can be found in the changelog.
Where can I buy a Zhaoxin CPU ?
In China…
Other than politics why would you want to, isn’t Intel, AMD and ARM enough?
I can understand why Linux want to support the platform, the politics of Linux, but I can’t understand why we need another vanilla silicon designer who isn’t even a manufacturer, and from a state with questionable ethics!
Even without the politics, not everyone loves being dependent on Intel, AMD, and ARM. And people like new toys to play with.