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.