Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
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Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
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Re: Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
#2> Amusingly, while implementing support for this in Linux, we ran into a bug in Linux’s ARM SMMU support that had been there ever since 52-bit address support was introduced. This was breaking systems with more than 256 TiB of RAM - I wonder why nobody noticed? Either way, Linux now correctly supports standard ARM systems with up to 4 PiB of RAM ;-).
Interesting how working on new technologies helps improve existing things for all users. Sort of reminds me how NASA invests in R&D and those investments eventually come back to military and consumers.
Re: Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
#3The progress on all fronts is really impressive, and even the write-up is top notch. The pace at which the team advances is incredible, as it seems Apple support is minimal...
Maybe the core tech users is negligible to Apple, but it shouldn't be: Winning over the power users generally precedes larger adoption and I wouldn't be surprised if Macs continue to gain market share in the years to come with their CPU lead.
Re: Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
#4As a Linux user coming from Mac, I'm super excited about this, since Apple's hardware is some of the best.
As a web application developer and Linux newbie, I don't feel like I have the expertise to be able to contribute to this, but I wish I did.
Re: Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
#5Very excited about this work, planning to move to a M1 Air once it gets a stable relase.
Re: Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
#6The progress on all fronts is really impressive, and even the write-up is top notch. The pace at which the team advances is incredible, as it seems Apple support is minimal... Maybe the core tech users is negligible to Apple, but it shouldn't be: Winning over the power users generally precedes larger adoption and I wouldn't be surprised if Macs continue to gain market share in the years to come with their CPU lead.
I do wonder what Apple will do if this gets any sort of traction. I fear they only allow disabling of secure boot/other OS installs due to fear of regulation. Apple wants you running their OS and in their walled garden.
Re: Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
#7Alder Lake, Intel's flagship dekstop class CPU, is only 10-15% faster than the M1 Pro/M1 Max in CPU performance but it requires an insane amount of cooling and the power consumption is frankly ridiculous.
Seems like Apple Silion will be 5 years ahead of the competition - similar to how long it took for others to catch up with the first iPhone.
Re: Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
#8Anyone has a pointer to what "Blocked on PSCI discussion" means ? I'd be interested to read those (mailing list?) discussions.
Re: Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
#9This is great and might actually prompt me to get a Mac, as much as I like ThinkPads, this battery life is simply on another level.
Re: Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
#10The progress on all fronts is really impressive, and even the write-up is top notch. The pace at which the team advances is incredible, as it seems Apple support is minimal... Maybe the core tech users is negligible to Apple, but it shouldn't be: Winning over the power users generally precedes larger adoption and I wouldn't be surprised if Macs continue to gain market share in the years to come with their CPU lead.
power users come and go.
general population don't need macs, a $ 200 smartphone is more than enough for the majority
who would spend 1.500 euros (in Europe) for a laptop that has a limit of 16gb of RAM?
only people with lots of money to waste.