Linux 6.5

#1

Post by mfiguiere » Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 2:33 AM UTC

Linux 6.5
lkml.iu.edu

Re: Linux 6.5

#2

Post by dezgeg » Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 1:27 PM UTC

Please use the official mailing list archive (lore.kernel.org). The others are much worse (and non-official).

Re: Linux 6.5

#3

Post by p4bl0 » Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 2:06 PM UTC

Can anybody add context on why this is newsworthy? The linked email isn't very informative. Is there an awaited new feature in 6.5 that makes this email (which is not even an actual announcement of the release) noteworthy?

Re: Linux 6.5

#4

Post by aftbit » Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 2:08 PM UTC

Two other good info sources:

https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.5

https://lwn.net/Articles/942879/

Re: Linux 6.5

#5

Post by aftbit » Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 2:09 PM UTC

Looks like the fix for the 34% regression made it in.

Feng Tang (1): x86/fpu: Set X86_FEATURE_OSXSAVE feature after enabling OSXSAVE in CR4

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.5-x86-Fix-34p-Drop

Re: Linux 6.5

#6

Post by skilled » Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 2:17 PM UTC

p4bl0 wrote: post #3

Can anybody add context on why this is newsworthy? The linked email isn't very informative. Is there an awaited new feature in 6.5 that makes this email (which is not even an actual announcement of the release) noteworthy?

You're right, for the layman it's a pretty boring announcement, but that's how Linus has always done all releases so for people who know, it's not a surprise.

The Linux development ecosystem is extremely tightknit with a lot of people working on various different things, and unless you're using the Kernel for a specific thing, then yeah - none of the logs, shortlogs and release files are going to make any sense, because for the most part - they don't make any sense for anyone who isn't specifically using that part of the Kernel personally.

Re: Linux 6.5

#7

Post by buttersbrian » Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 2:35 PM UTC

dezgeg wrote: post #2

Please use the official mailing list archive (lore.kernel.org). The others are much worse (and non-official).

Agreed. While I like my school getting some pub on HN, it's not the original source.

Re: Linux 6.5

#8

Post by pengaru » Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 2:51 PM UTC

aftbit wrote: post #5

Looks like the fix for the 34% regression made it in. Feng Tang (1): x86/fpu: Set X86_FEATURE_OSXSAVE feature after enabling OSXSAVE in CR4 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.5-x86-Fix-34p-Drop

Note this fixes a regression introduced by 6.5, so it's of no relevance to anyone except people running 6.5 RC kernels.

Re: Linux 6.5

#9

Post by sriram_sun » Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 3:13 PM UTC

When Linus says, "let's give it one last round of testing", what happens?

Re: Linux 6.5

#10

Post by kzrdude » Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 3:38 PM UTC

For 6.6 I'll be eagerly watching for bcachefs maybe being mainlined.