The New & Improved Features Of The Linux 4.19 Kernel

[phoronix]

Phoronix: The New & Improved Features Of The Linux 4.19 Kernel

The Linux 4.19-rc1 kernel is expected to be released today and with that marks the end of feature development on this next kernel version. Here is a look at the new and improved features to be found in Linux 4.19.

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=26785

[davidbepo]

so many raven ridge changes , i might try this kernel in the RC phase

[dungeon]

... and marked as TBD longterm

https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html

4.9 also 6 years from GKH

[shmerl]

Why is Debian unstable / testing behind with even kernel 4.18.x? I'm really waiting for a few critical fixes for amdgpu.

[tildearrow]

VCN

In the meanwhile, I still can't encode H.264 with my Vega card...

It's like they almost completely stopped work on VCE 4.0 as soon as VCN hit Phoronix.

[shmerl]

In the meanwhile, I still can't encode H.264 with my Vega card...

That's what I see from vainfo for my Vega 56:

vainfo: Driver version: Mesa Gallium driver 18.1.6 for Radeon RX Vega (VEGA10, DRM 3.25.0, 4.17.0-3-amd64, LLVM 6.0.1)
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Simple              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Main                : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Advanced            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileNone                   : VAEntrypointVideoProc

Shouldn't VAEntrypointEncSlice mean that encoding is supported?

[dungeon]

Why is Debian unstable / testing behind with even kernel 4.18.x? I'm really waiting for a few critical fixes for amdgpu.

I guess things were put on hold a bit more time because of that shitty intel's licence bullshit recently

[shmerl]

I guess things are put on hold a bit because of that shitty intel's licence bullshit recently

You mean for the microcode? Didn't Intel just update it to resolve that mess?

[dungeon]

Yes microcodes are uploaded now, package was ready since 08.08... but they were waiting what will come from that for 2 weeks

[shmerl]

Hopefully kernels will get unblocked now.