This kernel is simply huge: there is so many new and improved features with this particular release that it's mind-boggling. I'm having difficulty remembering such a time a kernel release was so large.
The quick summary of Linux 5.6 changes include: WireGuard, USB4, open-source NVIDIA RTX 2000 series support, AMD Pollock enablement, lots of new hardware support, a lot of file-system / storage work, multi-path TCP bits are finally going mainline, Year 2038 work beginning to wrap-up for 32-bit systems, the new AMD TEE driver for tapping the Secure Processor, the first signs of AMD Zen 3, better AMD Zen/Zen2 thermal and power reporting under Linux, at long last having an in-kernel SATA drive temperature for HWMON, and a lot of other kernel infrastructure improvements.
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Monday February 10 2020, @09:10PM (2 children)
That one caught my eye, because they JUST published the standard a couple months ago.
I feel like USB destroying HDMI is too much to hope for, but maybe USB can destroy HDMI?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Monday February 10 2020, @09:15PM (1 child)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#HDMI_Alternate_Mode_for_USB_Type-C [wikipedia.org]
Depends on what you mean by destroy.
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(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Monday February 10 2020, @09:24PM
Part of the USB 4 standard is that it can act as a display channel. HDMI sucks and I want it to go away.