AMD's Linux team has finally posted further patches for next-gen RDNA 4 GPU enablement, as the company preps itself in advance ahead of the official release.
Team Red Looks All Set to Feature "Complete" RDNA 4 GPU Support Before Launch, Pushes Out Fundamental Patches
It looks like AMD has seen a sudden change in approach for Linux, as when it comes to next-gen support, the company was quite slow compared to its competitors. Sometimes, initial support dropped in only months away from an official launch, however with the upcoming RDNA 4 GPU lineup which is marked as GFX12, AMD plans on catching things up. We have seen glimpses of the architecture in multiple databases, with the most recent being variants appearing in LLVM-Project notes.
Phoronix reports that Team Red posted a few new patch series for the AMDGPU kernel, and they were likely targeted toward bringing support for RDNA 4 architecture. The dev team has released new "IP blocks" and they came with basic routine work, enabling ATHUB 4.1, LSDMA 7.0, IH 7.0, and HDP 7.0 which are a set of features that are targeted towards making data management and internal communication much smoother.
The new patches don't include any exciting, but rather the traditional instructions support. Unfortunately, the new additions don't tell us anything about the new lineup. However, you shouldn't be disappointed yet, as the RDNA 4 launch is still far away, giving us time to see the periodic changes being made to the AMDGPU driver on Linux, which may reveal decisive information on the way.
The new patches are expected to be merged by the time Linux 6.9 arrives, near the timeframe we expect RDNA 4 to debut. Overall, AMD looks to get one step ahead this time with future architectures, ensuring seamless support at launch.
News Source: Phoronix
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