Re: Linux 6.10-rc1

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> Ok, the merge window is over, and 6.10-rc1 is tagged and pushed out.
> 
> This seems to be a regular-sized release, maybe even slightly on the
> smaller side. All the stats look fairly normal, but "normal" obviously
> means "much too big to post the shortlog", so below is - as always -
> just my "merge log" that gives an overview of who I've merged from
> with just the barest of descriptions.
> 
> We don't have any new filesystems, and the xfs online repair work
> means that the bcachefs fixes aren't even the biggest filesystem
> change any more. But all of that is dwarfed by all the usual driver
> updates (and, as is tradition, GPU drivers are in a massive lead, with
> networking a distant second and everything else is relatively small).
> 
> But we do have all the usual architecture updates, core cleanups and
> fixes, tooling and documentation updates.
> 
> Please - let the testing commence,

I tried ~6.10-rc1 for a week or so, and it something was very wrong with
the performance, likely to do with graphics. Thinkpad X220.

It looked like GPU is working way harder than usual, leading to
machine overheating and thermal throttling, making machine _really_
unusable.

I went back to 6.9, and things seem better. At least "have to buy new
machine" feeling is gone.

Unfortunately, these GPU perfromance issues are not exactly to
confirm/debug. Hints would be welcome.

Best								Pvel

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