AMD Accelerates Zen 5 Development with Linux Support, Preps for 2024 Launch

AMD has released fresh Linux patches to allow "Zen 5" on the platform, verifying the lineup's codename.

AMD Zen 5 CPU Linux Patches Confirm Next-Generation Architecture As ‘Family 26’

According to Phoronix, AMD is committed to delivering next-generation CPU support in Linux since the company has submitted fresh kernel modifications to enable the future Zen 5 architecture.

This isn't the first time AMD has released updates for Zen 5, but the difference this time is that Zen 5 has been certified to have the codename "Family 1Ah or Family 26," which was previously unknown, and it was suspected to be Zen 5. However, with the most recent updates, AMD has made it clear that Family 26 is really the designation associated with Zen 5 support.

The most recent patch includes the "X86_FEATURE_ZEN5" feature flag, which was present in previous generations as well, and it assists in the management of multiple processor issues. Furthermore, as they tend to linger with more than one generation, we may see the Family 26 codename connected to future Zen lineups as well, as seen earlier in Zen 3 and Zen 4, which were designated as "Family 25."

It's intriguing to see AMD speed up the development of next-generation devices, particularly under Linux, to ensure a smooth experience when they finally launch. AMD has also begun to build new drivers for the Zen 5 series, as previously reported. The new "AMD PMC" driver is in charge of the lineup's "S2" idle and power management in particular, and it directly addresses the onboard SoC.

• Zen 4 (5nm) - Persephone
• Zen 4C (5nm) - Dionysus
• Zen 5 (3nm) - Nirvana
• Zen 5C (3nm?) - Prometheus?
• Zen 6 (2nm) – Morpheus

AMD Focused on Next-Gen RDNA Architectures and Enhanced Linux Support for 2024 Launches

Apart from CPU lineups, AMD has been working on introducing next-generation support for impending RDNA architectures, such as the "GFX12 or RDNA 4." AMD's new strategy suggests that they will take Linux considerably more seriously this time and will hopefully have everything ready for official launch dates, as per WCCFTech.

According to a recent rumor, the next-generation processors will be released in the second half of 2024, but AMD may give us a taste of what's to come at their next CES 2024 event, which is just a few days away.

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