Many Great Networking Improvements Arrive In Linux 7.1
Merged recently to Linux Git were the big set of networking changes for the Linux 7.1 kernel.
With the ever expanding Linux use from embedded/mobile and desktop to super computer hardware, the Linux networking subsystem continues being ever so busy with new wired and wireless networking hardware support as well as making more performance optimizations and features to benefit networked Linux environments.
For the Linux 7.1 merge window some of the most exciting networking changes include:
- Support for hardware queue leasing, which can allow containers to be granted access to network hardware queues for zero-copy operations and AF_XDP support.
- Retiring of UDP-Lite as it will allow for better performance of the networking code as it's cleaned up.
- IPv6 can no longer be built as a module but must be a kernel built-in when desiring IPv6 support in your kernel build.
- The Realtek r8169 driver now supports the RTL8125cp Ethernet ASIC.
- The Realtek r8152 driver now supports the RTL8157 5Gbit chip.
- The Synopsys STMMAC driver now supports the Spacemit K3.
- The AMD XGBE Ethernet driver now delivers improved power management for s0i3.
- The Mediatek MT76 driver now supports NPU offload with the MT7996 for hardware Ethernet and WiFi traffic offloading.
- Many other Mediatek MT76 WiFi driver improvements.
- The Qualcomm Ath12k WiFi driver now supports the IPQ5424.
- The Realtek WiFi driver code added USB RX aggregation for better wireless performance.
- Bluetooth support for the Mediatek MT6639 (MT7927) and MT7902 SDIO.
More details for those interested via the networking pull.
With the ever expanding Linux use from embedded/mobile and desktop to super computer hardware, the Linux networking subsystem continues being ever so busy with new wired and wireless networking hardware support as well as making more performance optimizations and features to benefit networked Linux environments.
For the Linux 7.1 merge window some of the most exciting networking changes include:
- Support for hardware queue leasing, which can allow containers to be granted access to network hardware queues for zero-copy operations and AF_XDP support.
- Retiring of UDP-Lite as it will allow for better performance of the networking code as it's cleaned up.
- IPv6 can no longer be built as a module but must be a kernel built-in when desiring IPv6 support in your kernel build.
- The Realtek r8169 driver now supports the RTL8125cp Ethernet ASIC.
- The Realtek r8152 driver now supports the RTL8157 5Gbit chip.
- The Synopsys STMMAC driver now supports the Spacemit K3.
- The AMD XGBE Ethernet driver now delivers improved power management for s0i3.
- The Mediatek MT76 driver now supports NPU offload with the MT7996 for hardware Ethernet and WiFi traffic offloading.
- Many other Mediatek MT76 WiFi driver improvements.
- The Qualcomm Ath12k WiFi driver now supports the IPQ5424.
- The Realtek WiFi driver code added USB RX aggregation for better wireless performance.
- Bluetooth support for the Mediatek MT6639 (MT7927) and MT7902 SDIO.
More details for those interested via the networking pull.