The Best Features Of Linux 5.2: Intel Bits, RTW88, Sound Open Firmware, EXT4 Insensitive

[phoronix]

Phoronix: The Best Features Of Linux 5.2: Intel Bits, RTW88, Sound Open Firmware, EXT4 Insensitive

While back in May we provided a Linux 5.2 feature overview following the closure of its merge window, given Sunday's release of the Linux 5.2 Bobtail Squid kernel, if you've lost track of what there is to get excited about in this new kernel, this article is for you...

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[ThoreauHD]

I wish they did more on the ryzen desktop sensor side. Like it87 and the like. Recompiling 2 year old code just to get per core/CCD temp reads really sucks.

[Apokalypz]

RTW88 only supports the new chipsets from what I read. The weird thing is, the new chipsets only support a USB 2.0 interface and not USB 3.x. So despite the WiFi link being 866mbs max, USB 2.0 is less than half that... I understand the 866mbs is theoretical, but even the actual bandwidth is enough to easily oversaturate the USB 2.0 interface.

[HX_unbanned]

Well. In my use-case, I have two changes relevant for me:

- The new Realtek RTW88 WiFi driver that replaces RTLWIFI from staging. Realtek intends to continue improving this new RTW88 WLAN driver.

- Better support for Logitech wireless keyboards/mice.

The issue, though, is that to make them really the 'best' I am missing some bits for each of them, which are:

- Does Realtek NIC ( onboard and PCI/PCI-E ) have support in FWUPD (https://fwupd.org/)? If not, then I - as poweruser - do not feel really excited since I cannot update firmware when I need to manage, lets say, my PXE 2.x network.

- Does the Kernel support Logitech EasyCall Keyboard and Speakerphone at full functionality? If not, then .. well .. even these simple USB HID devices after that many years are not functional... Side note is that I was attempting to communicate via email to ones developing hidpoint (https://www.hidpoint.com/hidpoint) to get permission to obtain source and fork it into my github (https://github.com/HolimaX/) account, but no luck so far