Linux 6.18 release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of Linux 6.18 on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), which will likely become the next LTS kernel: So I'll have to admit that I'd have been happier with slightly less bugfixing noise in this last week of the release, but while there's a few more fixes than I would hope for, there was nothing that made me feel like this needs more time to cook. So 6.18 is tagged and pushed out. Most of the last-minute fixes are minor fixes to drivers, with some random noise elsewhere (bluetooth, ceph, afs..). Nothing strikes me as standing out, but hey, there's a shortlog appended if you want to see the details. And this obviously means that the merge window will open tomorrow, and I already have three dozen pull requests pending. Thanks. And as I already mentioned a couple of weeks ago in one

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025 – International deals, coupons, and events

Like every year since 2014, I'll list a few international deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025, as many CNX Software readers cannot benefit from promotions on Amazon’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday events, which will take place from November 20 to December 1. I’ve gathered various deals, discount coupon codes, and events from relevant manufacturers of single board computers, MCU development boards, mini PCs, Smart Home devices, and DIY products, as well as popular online stores, including AliExpress, Banggood, and others. AliExpress Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025 event AliExpress sales event for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025 has just started and will last until December 3, 2025 (although I can see until November 29 and December 4 in some places). You can use some of the coupons on the screenshot above, or some alternative coupon codes for the US and some other countries (excluding DE, RU,

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@zkat Closer 🤔 Still #Libre and still #Amlogic I presume.
#BananaPi BPI-M2S new design with #Amlogic #A311D, 4 core ARM A73 and 2 core ARM A53 CPU,ARM G52 MP4(6EE) GPU,#NPU for #AI at 5.0 TOPS, support #Camera and MIPI-CSI ,HDMI output,2 Gigabit port, 4G RAM and 16 GB eMMC. Mini size 65 x 65mm
https://docs.banana-pi.org/en/BPI-M2_Super/BananaPi_BPI-M2_Super
#SBC #raspberrypi
Banana Pi BPI-CM4 computer module with Amlogic A311D,NPU for AI at 5.0 TOPS,can you use it replace the Raspberry Pi for you project?
https://docs.banana-pi.org/en/BPI-CM4/BananaPi_BPI-CM4
#opensource #Amlogic #A311D #AI #AIoT #bananapi
#raspberrypi

Today I compiled #SBCL the #CommonLisp compiler on my lowend #SBC which has got an #Amlogic #S905X. It has got 4xCortex-A53 which run at 1.4Ghz. It's a #LibreComputer #LePotato board. I was really surprised that the whole process took less than an hour on such a lowend hardware!

I think #Lisp is more interesting that what I imagined before.

BananaPi BPI-M2S new design with Amlogic A311D, Quad core ARM Cortex-A73 and dual core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU,ARM G52 MP4(6EE) GPU,NPU for AI at 5.0 TOPS
https://docs.banana-pi.org/en/BPI-M2_Super/BananaPi_BPI-M2_Super
#bananapi #raspberrypi #orangepi #SBC #Amlogic #A311D #AI #AIoT #android #linux

So I am trying to boot #FreeBSD on my #LibreComputerAlta featuring an #A311D. I have tried boot only aarch64 image. The SoC supports upstream #uboot. FreeBSD bootloader comes up, some text are corrupted and USB keyboard doesn't work. Anyway it boots into the installer, tries loading kernel then it prints error that these files are not there:

/etc/hostid
/boot/entropy

I'm guessing that the bootloader is supposed to populate these files. Anyway, if you have hints, let me know. I will study about FreeBSD boot process myself after lunch.

PS: I don't want to use FreeBSD on my #SBC. I want to use the GPU and the #NPU and I'm, pretty sure FreeBSD hasn't got support for those. But I want to collect some data and make it public in the case anyone was interested.

PS2: At some point I might be interested in adding driver support to FreeBSD myself, if I could do it with #Rust. The plan would be for the next 1-2 years, God willing.

#BSD #RunBSD #LibreComputer #Amlogic #amlogica311d #SingleBoardComputer

Powering up me #LibreComputer #LePotato with #BatoceraLinux for my cousins. Last time I did so, I remember it had some bug with storage. Checking to see if the bug is still there to report.

#retrogaming #gaming #sbc #singleboardcomputers #singleboardcomputer #s905x #amlogic #amlgoics905x #foss #opensource #freesoftware