Linux 5.5-rc1 Kernel Released With 12,500+ Commits

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 5.5-rc1 Kernel Released With 12,500+ Commits

Linus Torvalds has just issued the first release candidate of the Linux 5.5 cycle following the traditional two week long merge window...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.5-rc1-Released

[shmerl]

flip patch for amdgpu is there!

[boxie]

flip patch for amdgpu is there!

what does that one do?

[boxie]

Michael kinda interested in seeing a per RC tracking of the new scheduler changes what had wild swings - be interesting to see how that tracks for this kernel

[Michael]

Michael kinda interested in seeing a per RC tracking of the new scheduler changes what had wild swings - be interesting to see how that tracks for this kernel

The scheduler change (and/or fallout from 5-page default; at least those changes come to mind) are showing some big swings in Linux 5.5 performance - https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa...ly-Performance

But haven't had the time/resources to do further tesitng yet.

[shmerl]

what does that one do?

Fixes a whole bunch of GPU hangs in games: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/issues/955

[boxie]

The scheduler change (and/or fallout from 5-page default; at least those changes come to mind) are showing some big swings in Linux 5.5 performance - https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa...ly-Performance

But haven't had the time/resources to do further tesitng yet.

That article is the reason I am interested in seeing the progression - I hope your schedule has time for some for a couple of tests!

[boxie]

Fixes a whole bunch of GPU hangs in games: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/issues/955

is that a Navi only issue?

[shmerl]

is that a Navi only issue?

Seems to surface on Navi only, but the bug is general.

[boxie]

Seems to surface on Navi only, but the bug is general.

well, I hope then for fewer crashes on my vega - I do vaugely remember seeing at least one crash with similar text - but been rather stable (since we figured out that the transitioning between the lowest power state causes some crash related grief)