The Latest Kernel Release.

bassmadrigal · 02-21-2021, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlangdn

The 5.11 kernel is noticeably faster. I did not install the package, I rebuilt it with the supplied config and saying yes to ext4 filesystem. I only did it to nullify the initrd. I thought at first that the lack of an initrd made it faster. Not sure, but it sure saved 41 seconds from a cold boot.

I'm not sure of your hardware, but the 5.11 kernel is supposed to be faster on AMD CPUs.

andygoth · 02-22-2021, 12:04 AM

5.11.0 fixed my problem with not having any picture through Thunderbolt 4. That's hugely important to me.

Though, I now have trouble with VirtualBox. To get vboxdrv.ko to build, I had to edit vboxnetflt/linux/VBoxNetFlt-linux.c to add "#include <linux/ethtool.h>" after "#include <linux/netdevice.h>". (Reference)

cwizardone · 02-22-2021, 06:46 AM

Year 2021, Round 14.

Another batch of updates has been scheduled for release on Wednesday, 24 February 2021, at approximately 12:00, GMT. If no problems are found while testing the release candidates, they might be available sometime on Tuesday (depending on your time zone).

The details:

5.11.1-rc1, with 12 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.2/04803.html

5.10.18-rc1, with 29 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.2/04836.html

5.4.100-rc1, with 13 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.2/04865.html

4.19.177-rc1, with 50 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.2/04877.html

4.14.222-rc1, with 57 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.2/04965.html

4.9.258-rc1, with 49 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.2/05041.html

4.4.258-rc1, with 35 patches, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.2/05016.html

PROBLEMCHYLD · 02-22-2021, 07:11 AM

I see the BT fix in there. Yay!!!!!

cwizardone · 02-22-2021, 08:42 AM

A new VirtualBox text build was released this morning and it works with the 5.11 kernel.
More information can be found in this post, https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post6223211

chrisretusn · 02-22-2021, 08:49 AM

There is also a patch for NVIDIA 390 series see this post:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...7/#post6223217

drgibbon · 02-22-2021, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PROBLEMCHYLD

I see the BT fix in there. Yay!!!!!

Nice, I'm on the btusb driver and my bluetooth has been broken since the 5.10 series landed in -current, so hopefully 5.10.18 has the goods!

cwizardone · 02-23-2021, 08:07 AM

Kernel updates 5.11.1, 5.10.18, 5.4.100, 4.19.177, 4.14.222, 4.9.258 and 4.4.258 are now available at,

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...angeLog-5.11.1

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-5.10.18

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-5.4.100

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...geLog-4.19.177

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...geLog-4.14.222

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.9.258

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.4.258

AlleyTrotter · 02-23-2021, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

Kernel updates 5.11.1, 5.4.100, 4.19.177, 4.14.222, 4.9.258 and 4.4.258 are now available at,

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...angeLog-5.11.1

The change log and tarball for 5.10.18 have yet to be posted

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-5.4.100

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...geLog-4.19.176

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...geLog-4.14.222

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.9.258

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.4.258

5.11.1 built and running on Slackware64-14.2.
Used a modified config from testing on current.
Still had to modify .config to :
# CONFIG_INTEL_IDXD is not set
To get it to build, guess I should research reason.
HTH
John

https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/7/6/791
Seems someone is already addressing the issue
" If unsure, say N. "

Found this in idxd-config/accfg.spec.in

Code:

Requires:	LNAME%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
BuildRequires:	autoconf
BuildRequires:	asciidoc
BuildRequires:	xmlto
BuildRequires:	automake
BuildRequires:	libtool
BuildRequires:	pkgconfig
BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(libkmod)
BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(uuid)
BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(json-c)
BuildRequires:	systemd

if it needs systemd why does it build on current?

3rensho · 02-23-2021, 09:57 AM

5.11.1 built and running fine on -current64.

Aeterna · 02-23-2021, 10:49 AM

CONFIG_INTEL_IDXD is needed only for xeon:

Quote:

CONFIG_INTEL_IDXD

Enable support for the Intel(R) data accelerator present in Intel Xeon CPU.

Say Y if you have such a platform.
If unsure, say N.

the part:

Quote:

If unsure, say N.

was there for as long as I remember: I don't have xeon CPU, never had IDXD compiled.

assuming that most users do not have xeon CPU, removing this is not a big deal because non xeon cpu has no use for it.

That is what customizing kernel config is for: tailor config for specific hardware/software needs.

SCerovec · 02-23-2021, 03:29 PM

Then, one of my CPUs is an E3 1225 V2 Xeon with integrated VGA running 3.2 GHz at modest 65W TDP - wonder how much of a difference would that option make on it (non ECC motherboard)?

drgibbon · 02-23-2021, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PROBLEMCHYLD

I see the BT fix in there. Yay!!!!!

Unfortunately Bluetooth still doesn't work for me on 5.10.18

inxi:

Code:

Lite-On Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb

dmesg:

Code:

[   24.679778] usbcore: registered new interface driver btusb
[   24.679972] Bluetooth: hci0: don't support firmware rome 0x11020100

This looks relevant, and there may be a related fix here.

PROBLEMCHYLD · 02-23-2021, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drgibbon

Unfortunately Bluetooth still doesn't work for me on 5.10.18

inxi:

Code:

Lite-On Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb

dmesg:

Code:

[   24.679778] usbcore: registered new interface driver btusb
[   24.679972] Bluetooth: hci0: don't support firmware rome 0x11020100

This looks relevant, and there may be a related fix here.

I can confirm. I still have to patch manually. At least I'm not alone. I hope they don't take another couple months to fix this. The one you posted was the only one that worked for me and have been using it since I found the patch on the web. All of the revisions did not work. Guess I'll be stuck on 5.11.0....

semiprime · 02-24-2021, 03:43 AM

@drgibbon @PROBLEMCHYLD

If you have specific requests for patches to be backported, maybe contact Greg Kroah-Hartman. He recently posted about how people can help with LTS kernels, and one of the things he mentioned was backport requests.

See his blog post here: http://kroah.com/log/blog/2021/02/03...rnel-releases/