Linux Kernel 6.10 Released with New Features and Hardware Support Improvements

Linus Torvalds announced in the kernel mailing list announced the release of Linux Kernel 6.10, and opened the 6.11 merge window.

Linux Kernel 6.10 Released with New Features and Hardware Support Improvements_0

The new features of 6.10 include:

  • Removal of support for old Alpha CPUs
  • Support for shadow-stack of x32 sub-architecture
  • RISC-V system supports Rust language
  • Support for some Windows NT synchronization primitives (marked as broken)
  • mseal () system call
  • FUSE file system subsystem supports fsverity
  • Landlock security module supports ioctl ()
  • Preliminary implementation of DRM Panic infrastructure
  • Improved AMD ROCm/AMDKFD support for Ryzen APU

In terms of improving hardware support, Linux 6.10 mainly improves support for Radxa ROCK 3C development board, Intel Arrow Lake-H processor, Lenovo Thinkbook 13x Gen 4, Lenovo Thinkbook 16P Gen 5 and Lenovo Thinkbook 13X laptops, ASUS ROG 2024 laptop and Machenike G5 Pro game controller, etc.

For more changes, check the KernelNewbies 6.10 page.

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