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 Coward, Anonymous on Tuesday February 11 2020, @07:52AM (1 child)
USBTMC (USB Test & Measurement Class) for oscilloscopes, etc. has worked a lot more smoothly for me on Linux than Windows. Linux PyUSBTMC has been flawless for many years, while Windows uses manufacturer-specific VISA drivers that are a nightmare.
(Score: 2) by Coward, Anonymous on Tuesday February 11 2020, @07:59AM
Sorry, I meant python-usbtmc [github.com] not PyUSBTMC.