New kernels

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I released the RC7 of kernel 6.6 for testing today.

New:

• Linux 6.6-rc7 Released: Linux 6.6 Final Likely Next Sunday -- phoronix.com
• 6.6-rc7 announcement
• PowerPC fixes 6.6-5
• USB / Thunderbolt fixes
• NFS client fixes
• SCSI fixes (including SAS mpt3sas fix)
• MMC fixes
• NVMe fixes
• Networking fixes (including VirtIO-net fix)
• NTFS3 fixes (Paragon Software)
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.6

Download: linux-image-6.6-rc7-X1000_X5000.tar.gz

Screenshot of the RC7 with the new SeaLion 32.4.1:



Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian

[musa]

Hi
Debian trixie/sid boot on vmlinux-6.6_rc7
Have a nice day

[xeno74]

Hi
Debian trixie/sid boot on vmlinux-6.6_rc7
Have a nice day

Many thanks for testing the RC7 of kernel 6.6!

[xeno74]

Hi All,

Linus Torvalds has released the Linux 6.6 kernel as stable.

Thanks a lot to Skateman, Kilaueabart, Musa, Trevor and Hypex for testing the alphas and release candidates.

New:

• Linux 6.6 Released With EEVDF, Shadow Stack & Performance Optimizations -- phoronix.com
• Linus Torvalds releases Linux 6.6 after running out of excuses for further work -- theregister.com
• Six Great Features With The Upcoming Linux 6.6 Kernel -- phoronix.com
• 6.6 final announcement
• PowerPC fixes 6.6-6
• DMA mapping fix
• ATA fix
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.6

Download: linux-image-6.6-X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Cheers,
Christian

[musa]

Hi
Debian 64 trixie/sid boot with vmlinux-6.6

Have a nice day

[xeno74]

Hi
Debian 64 trixie/sid boot with vmlinux-6.6

Have a nice day

Thank you for testing!

[xeno74]

Hi All,

The two week long merge window for 6.7 has been started and here is the first alpha for testing.

New:

• Linux 6.7 MMC To See Up To 4~5% Better 4K Random Write Performance -- phoronix.com
• Networking updates (including VirtIO updates)
• DRM updates (including Radeon and VirtIO GPU updates)
• DMA mapping updates
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.7

Download: linux-image-6.7-alpha1-X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Please test the alpha1.

Thanks,
Christian

[musa]

Hi
Debian 64 trixie/sid boot on vmlinux-6.7_alpha1

have a nice day

[xeno74]

Hi
Debian 64 trixie/sid boot on vmlinux-6.7_alpha1

have a nice day

Great! Thanks a lot for testing!

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I released the second alpha of kernel 6.7 for the X1000 and X5000 today.

New:

• PowerPC updates 6.7-1
• USB/Thunderbolt updates
• SCSI updates
• Sound updates (including HD-audio and USB-audio updates)
• PCI updates (including Radeon and VirtIO GPU updates)
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.7

Download: linux-image-6.7-alpha2-X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian