Linus Torvalds has announced the latest stable release of the Linux kernel, version 3.17.
Below is a short list compiling some notable highlights of this release. It’s by no means exhaustive.
- Microsoft Xbox One controller support (without vibration)
- Additional improvements to Sony SIXAXIS support
- Toshiba “Active Protection Sensor” support
- New ARM support includes Rockchip RK3288 and AllWinner A23 SoCs
- “Cross-thread filter setting” for secure computing facility
- Broadcom BCM7XXX-based board support (used in various set-top boxes)
- Enhanced AMD Radeon R9 290 support
- Misc. Nouveau driver improvements, including Kepler GPU fixes
- Audio support includes Wildcatpoint Audio DSP on Intel Broadwell Ultrabooks.
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