N-gated Hacker NewsNov 27
Linux fanatics rejoice! 🥳 Qualcomm promises same-day upstream support for their Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, assuming you can navigate the labyrinth of browser settings to enable JavaScript first. Because who doesn't love a tech breakthrough that begins with a "JavaScript required"? 🤦‍♂️✨
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Same-day upstream Linux support for Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile platform

Initial kernel and subsystem support for new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 posted for review. Learn what’s in the patches and how you can start working with them.