Linux Kernel 4.10.7 Released with AMDGPU and Networking Improvements, Bug Fixes

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Linux kernel 4.10.7 released

 

Greg Kroah-Hartman announced today the release and immediate availability of the seventh maintenance update to the Linux 4.10 kernel series, along with Linux kernel 4.9.19 LTS and Linux kernel 4.4.59 LTS.

 

Surprisingly, Linux kernel 4.10.7 comes only three days after the Linux 4.10.6 kernel release, and, according to the appended shortlog, it's quite a big patch that changes a total of 128 files, 1470 insertions and 845 deletions. The biggest part of the patch are, as expected, updated drivers, but we can also see a few architecture and filesystem improvements, as well as updated networking and sound stack.

 

"I'm announcing the release of the 4.10.7 kernel. All users of the 4.10 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 4.10.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-4.10.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary," said Greg Kroah-Hartman.

 

Updates to the AMDGPU and Ethernet drivers

 

Looking at the changes included in Linux kernel 4.10.7, we can mention updates for the auxdisplay, CLK, CPUfreq, CPUIdle, crypto, DAX, GPU (AMDGPU), HID, HV, hwtracing, iiO, input (joystick, mouse, touchscreen, tablet), IOMMU, MMC, Ethernet (amd-xgbe, Broadcom, Mellanox mlx5), wireless (Atheros ath10k and Marvell mwifiex), SCSI, USB, UWB, VFIO, and Xen drivers.

 

The EXT4 and JBD2 filesystems received a couple of fixes, and there are some small improvements for the ARM, ARM64 (AArch64), PowerPC (PPC), and x86 hardware architectures. The usual core kernel and mm changes are also present, and the networking and sound stacks have been updated with various changes. You can download the Linux kernel 4.10.7 source tarball right now from kernel.org or via our website.

 

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[steven36]

So much changes going on in Arch Linux with Mesa that' breaks Linux with old AMD hardware that with new Linux the  AMD Catalyst patches are failing.  it's useless to use Arch unless you buy new hardware or a new PC now . This already happen in Ubuntu  a year ago now it happening in all Distros . But on old Intel hardware  it still is working .  Linux cost money too keep going  and after the LTS releases runs out  in 2019 Linux will be dead on many old  AMD machines that came with Win Vista -Windows 8.1  that's if AMD dont drop support again and kill more pcs in the next 2 years.  So this makes windows the best choice for old AMD hardware now. And  People wonder why there's such a low demand for Linux  AMD killing driver support to sell new hardware dont help there cause any .

 

Anything in Arch is upstream  and bleeding Edge and effects most all distros  once its gets in the LTS  The only way to get around this is to never update the stack and too new Mesa but this can cause new Kernels to cease working .

[steven36]

Whats cool about Intel the the driver for it is built into Linux Kernel even people who use old XP boxes with Pentium IV like i use too use back in the early 2000s is working with Linux Mint 18

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=241166&sid=83da9e40cb24247a501a3855109eba6a

My AMD PC I bought in 2013  want even boot up Linux Mint 18  lol so it want do no good too ask they will tell you too use Linux Mint !7.3

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=241882

My AMD PC I bought in 2013 work fine with Windows 10 RS2 and Linux 17.3  I already know this  My Intel PC work fine with Linux Mint 18  and Windows 10 but thinking about making it just a Linux PC .  hahaha

[OrbingStorm]

I find Nvidia is best supported in Linux so I try to steer clear of Amd

That being said I think Apple is going to be using Amd.

 

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12 hours ago, steven36 said:

So much changes going on in Arch Linux with Mesa that' breaks Linux with old AMD hardware that with new Linux the  AMD Catalyst patches are failing.  it's useless to use Arch unless you buy new hardware or a new PC now . This already happen in Ubuntu  a year ago now it happening in all Distros . But on old Intel hardware  it still is working .  Linux cost money too keep going  and after the LTS releases runs out  in 2019 Linux will be dead on many old  AMD machines that came with Win Vista -Windows 8.1  that's if AMD dont drop support again and kill more pcs in the next 2 years.  So this makes windows the best choice for old AMD hardware now. And  People wonder why there's such a low demand for Linux  AMD killing driver support to sell new hardware dont help there cause any .

 

Anything in Arch is upstream  and bleeding Edge and effects most all distros  once its gets in the LTS  The only way to get around this is to never update the stack and too new Mesa but this can cause new Kernels to cease working .

 

 

Not all distros regards to AMD dont work, I have tested AMD with Solus Linux and no issues there. Its a nice superb Distro and better than most out there. 

 

You can check them out here 

https://solus-project.com/