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Updated features of Linux Kernel 4.10

Linux kernel 4.10’ s release is just around the corner. This release comes loaded with many new features and better hardware support for Nouveau driver, Intel GTV, AMD Zen, Intel Turbo Boost Max, new ARM devices, etc. The other new features of Linux kernel 4.10 include writeback throttling, fast fail support, and faster WLAN support.

Back in December, 2016, Linux boss Linus Torvalds rolled out Linux kernel 4.9. Thanks to tons of code due to Project Ara’ s ‘ greybus’ and AMD GPU register definition files, it was the biggest ever kernel release in terms of commits. The release also opened the Linux kernel 4.10 merge window. Kernel 4.10 is expected to be released this weekend&ndash most probably on February 19.

Writeback throttling has been integrated in the block layer. This makes the system more fluid and doesn’ t compromise with the background writeback activity.

In the MD RAID subsystem, Fail fast support has been added. What is its use? This change will cancel the read operating from the drive that’ s showing problems and read from the other device.

A big feature of Linux kernel 4.10 is the support for Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology. This lets the CPU cores to achieve higher frequencies. Another addition is the support for Intel Cache Allocation Technology that allows one to partition the cache of newer Intel CPUs.


A number of new ARM platforms are now supported. They are Huawei Nexus 6P, LG Nexus 5X, Pine64, Snapdragon 808 and 810, Samsung Exynos 5433, NXP LS1046A, etc.

Tag : Linux kernel
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How can you determine the total memory used by LINUX?
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Below mentioned functions can be performed by Root account

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