Officially supports Linux Kernel 5.13, M1 Mac.Finally, native operation is realized

Linux Kernel 5.13 was released, and the official support of the M1 chip equipped Mac was announced.This was mentioned in April, Linux Kernel 5 in May.13 RC (release candidate) was released, and it was cool after a few months of struggle.

This announcement was done on his blog by Linus Tobar, Linux creator, like the previous RC.Among them, Mr. Tobar is Kernel 5.The whole scale is quite large, recalling that more than 2,000 developers (more than 17,000, including merge) were performed.

Such Kernel 5.13 is supported by multiple chips based on ARM architecture, including Apple silicon M1 chips.This allows you to run Linux natively with M1 -mounted MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini and 24 -inch iMac.

Until now, it was possible to execute Linux on the M1 Mac due to the virtual environment of Parallels and the transplant version of Corellium, but none of them are native operation, so the performance of the M1 chip cannot be maximized.was.That was finally a reality, as Hector Martin and many other developers of the ASAHI Linux project worked together.

However, according to the Linux information site PHORONIX, Linux 5.13 said, "As a initial support for Apple M1, basic functions are provided, but graphics acceleres have not been provided yet and more solved."It was said from an early period that transplantation was struggling because the M1 mechanism, especially the GPU specifications, were so unique and too unique.

The latest Linux Kernel 5.13 is equipped with security functions such as Landlocked LSM, Clang CFI support, and options for randomization of kernel stack offset for each system call.In addition, Freesync HDMI is also supported, and I hope that someday will be able to demonstrate the power of M1 built -in GPU.

Source: LKML Archive on Lore.kernel.org

VIA: 9to5mac