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arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkA 20 Year Old Chipset Workaround Has Been Hurting Modern AMD Linux Systemswww.phoronix.com[C]hicken [G]od@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 3 年前message-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: foss@beehaw.org
minus-squarepingveno@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 年前I wonder how much performance is left on the table to keep backwards compatibility with long obsolete systems like this.
minus-squarejokeyrhyme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 年前I expect an upcoming patch will check during boot whether the fix is needed and only apply it for those old systems
minus-squareEchedenyan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 年前Sounds good, so people who still rely on these devices like me can get it working perfectly without breaking.
I wonder how much performance is left on the table to keep backwards compatibility with long obsolete systems like this.
I expect an upcoming patch will check during boot whether the fix is needed and only apply it for those old systems
Sounds good, so people who still rely on these devices like me can get it working perfectly without breaking.