What’s New in Linux 6.0? Key Features and Hardware Support Explained
Linus Torvalds announced the stable Linux 6.0 release, highlighting over 15,000 commits, new hardware support for AMD, LoongArch, Arm64, a low‑memory F2FS mode, stable H.265 API, and Gaudi2 char/misc code, while joking about the version bump and receiving Intel’s Innovation Award.
Linus Torvalds announced the stable release of Linux 6.0, opening the merge window for 6.1.
The release includes about 15,000 non‑merge commits, with the diffstat dominated by DRM (mainly AMD new chip support) and network drivers.
F2FS low‑memory mode reduces memory usage while maintaining performance.
PCI and other feature support added for the LoongArch architecture.
UEFI image memory and ACPI PRM support added for Arm64.
The H.265/HEVC userspace API has been promoted to stable.
Extensive char/misc code merged, providing Gaudi2 support.
In his release announcement Linus humorously noted that the major version bump was due to “running out of fingers and toes,” not any major changes.
He also became the first recipient of Intel’s Innovation Award for his lifelong technical achievements.
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