Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Patches Updated For Linux 4.9

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Patches Updated For Linux 4.9

Intel has updated its currently out-of-tree Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 patches for compatibility against the Linux 4.9-rc1 kernel plus made other improvements to the code...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-TBM-3.0-Linux-4.9-Patches

[linuxjacques]

I'm currently building a i7-6850K machine so I'm very interested in this.

[mibo]

IIRC this was a present for Microsoft - only support these cpu features on Windows.

[starshipeleven]

IIRC this was a present for Microsoft - only support these cpu features on Windows.

IIRC that was just PR people that can't stfu on things they don't know. Intel engineers swiftly debunked that on this board too.

[DJViking]

So one could install these patches manually on the 4.9 kernel. I think I'll wait for the inclusion into the 4.10 kernel, unless I get impatient.