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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 28, 2023,
updated Sep 03, 2023
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=> ↺ Linux 6.5
So nothing particularly odd or scary happened this last week, so there
is no excuse to delay the 6.5 release.
I still have this nagging feeling that a lot of people are on vacation
and that things have been quiet partly due to that. But this release
has been going smoothly, so that's probably just me being paranoid.
The biggest patches this last week were literally just to our
selftests.
The shortlog below is obviously not the 6.5 release log, it's purely
just the last week since rc7.
Anyway, this obviously means that the merge window for 6.6 starts
tomorrow. I already have ~20 pull requests pending and ready to go,
but before we start the next merge frenzy, please give this final
release one last round of testing, ok?
Linus
=> ↺ The 6.5 kernel has been released
Headline features in 6.5 include faster booting on large x86 systems, Arm Permission Indirection Extension support, Rust 1.68.2 support, unaccepted memory handling, "mount beneath" support for filesystems, the cachestat() system call, the ability to pass a pidfd via a SCM_CREDENTIALS control message, scope-based resource management for internal kernel code, the deprecation of the SLAB allocator, and more. See the LWN merge-window summaries (part 1, part 2) and the (in-progress) KernelNewbies 6.5 page for details.
The Register:
=> ↺ Linus Torvalds couldn't find an excuse to hold back Linux 6.5, so here it is
"Nothing particularly odd or scary happened this last week, so there is no excuse to delay the 6.5 release," he wrote.
The emperor penguin admitted some trepidation about this release.
"I still have this nagging feeling that a lot of people are on vacation and that things have been quiet partly due to that. But this release has been going smoothly, so that's probably just me being paranoid," he wrote, adding "The biggest patches this last week were literally just to our selftests."
It's FOSS:
=> ↺ Linux Kernel 6.5 Released With Initial Support for Wi-Fi 7 and USB4
Linus Torvalds mentioned that this was a smooth release overall...
CNX Software:
=> ↺ Linux 6.5 release – Notable changes, Arm, RISC-V and MIPS architectures
The earlier Linux 6.4 release was outed about 2 months ago bringing us x86 linear address masking, support for Apple M2 Arm SoC, new ptrace() operations, the ability for unprivileged processes to poll for pressure-stall information, a detailed tutorial explaining how to build a trimmed kernel, among many other changes.
UPDATE
=> ↺ Linus Torvalds couldn't find an excuse to hold back Linux 6.5, so here it is
Whatever the reason for this release appearing on schedule, with no notable ructions, it has produced a version of the kernel unlikely to be regarded as particularly significant. Perhaps the most notable inclusion is default enablement of P-State on some AMD CPUs – meaning the kernel can manage cores more efficiently to balance performance and power consumption.
Two more bits of coverage:
=> ↺ Linux Kernel 6.5: Deep Dive into Features & Enhancements
The Linux community is abuzz with excitement and for a good reason. Just days after celebrating its 32nd anniversary, the much-anticipated Linux Kernel 6.5 has been unveiled.
=> ↺ Linux 6.5 released, Bootlin contributions
Linux 6.5 was released yesterday, with as usual over 10,000 commits from a large number of contributors. We recommend reading LWN.net articles on the merge window (part 1, part 2), but also the CNX Software page that focuses on embedded-related improvements.
OMG Ubuntu:
=> ↺ Linux Kernel 6.5 Released, This is What’s New
Read on for a drop more detail about the many improvements, enhancements, and merriments the latest stable kernel release brings with it.
How-To Geek:
=> ↺ Linux Kernel 6.5 Released, Will Be Used in Ubuntu 23.10
Linux kernel 6.5 enables P-State on some AMD Ryzen processors, which should mean performance and power consumption is balanced across CPU cores. There's also improved load balancing for Intel's newer hybrid CPUs — the ones with dedicated Performance Cores and Efficiency Cores, like 13th Gen Core processors. Beyond the processor improvements, kernel 6.5 adds initial support for USB4 Version 2, improvements for RISC-V, and progress on kernel drivers for MIDI 2.0 and Wi-Fi 7.
Later coverage:
=> ↺ Linux Kernel 6.5 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu
Linus Torvalds announced the release of Kernel 6.5 this Sunday. He wrote: So nothing particularly odd or scary happened this last week, so thereis no excuse to delay the 6.5 release.
Two more articles/posts:
=> ↺ ‘Scrum == Cancer’ ¦ Plus: Linux 6.5 Ships
Many of the changes in 6.5 are enabling performance and throughput improvements. While there’s not much that’s huge and flashy this time around, the perf gains might make 6.5 worth looking into.
=> ↺ Torvalds releases Linux 6.5 kernel series
Linus Torvalds announced today the release of the Linux 6.5 kernel series as a major update with several new features, better hardware support, and other changes.
The Linux kernel 6.5 has features like MIDI 2.0 support in ALSA, ACPI support for the RISC-V architecture, Landlock support for UML (User-Mode Linux), better support for AMD "Zen" systems, as well as user-space support for the ARMv8.8 memcpy/memset instructions.
Linux 6.5 supports Intel TPMI (Topology Aware Register and PM Capsule Interface) for the power capping subsystem and a TPMI interface driver for Intel RAPL, and the "runnable boosting" feature in the EAS balancer to improve CPU utilization for specific workloads.
SJVN:
=> ↺ Linux 6.5 kernel arrives with exciting new features
Back in July, Linus Torvalds was worried the next update of the Linux kernel might be "one of those releases that may drag out" because most of Europe goes on vacation during August.
It turns out that his worries were for nothing -- and the new release has arrived: "Nothing particularly odd or scary happened this last week, so there is no excuse to delay the 6.5 release," announced Torvalds on 27 August.
[...]
To that end, he encourages developers to give "this final release one last round of testing." So, before you get too wrapped up in building new releases on top of Linux 6.5, developers would be wise to check out the new kernel carefully before deploying it.
Some of the developers who are likely to be eager to build on the new release include those working on Linux distros, such as Arch, who often leap at the latest releases, and those working on the upcoming Ubuntu 23.10, whose developers plan on using Linux 6.5.
Liam Dawe:
=> ↺ Linux kernel 6.5 released
Here it is, on August 27th the latest work by a great many developers was released with Linus Torvalds announcing the Linux kernel 6.5. From the release announcement:
Linux Mag:
=> ↺ Linux Kernel 6.5 Has Been Released
The newest Linux kernel, version 6.5, now includes initial support for two very exciting features.
Collabora:
=> ↺ Linux kernel 6.5: USB4v2 and Wifi7 have arrived
The 6.5 release is here and it comes with many changes. As is often the case, Collabora has been actively involved in the submission of patches, mostly in the task of hardware enablement for Mediatek and Rockchip SoCs.
POWER:
=> ↺ Linux 6.5
[...] There's not a lot notable for Power ISA, though ELFv2 is now the default for 64-bit big-endian kernel builds, and if you're running Power10 this release adds support for the DEXCR SPR (Dynamic Execution Control Register) which helps to reduce speculative execution risk. [...]
Slashdot:
=> ↺ 2023-08-29 [Older] Linux 6.5 Kernel Released
Also:
=> ↺ 2023-08-27 [Older] What's New in Linux 6.5?
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