Are new processors for existing architectures automatically supported?
by boughtonp from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5NK6C)
Having trouble finding an answer to what I thought was a simple question.
There are currently eleven generations of Intel Core processors with different "microarchitectures", but they are all x86-64 architecture (which of course Linux supports).
So when 12th generation "Alder Lake" comes out, will it require a new/recent kernel to be fully supported, or work with no issues because it's still x86-64 and the differences don't matter at a kernel level?
I found a commit that suggests it may be the former, but I can't find a list of versions at which each CPU micro-architecture is considered supported.
Specifically, I want to know:
There are currently eleven generations of Intel Core processors with different "microarchitectures", but they are all x86-64 architecture (which of course Linux supports).
So when 12th generation "Alder Lake" comes out, will it require a new/recent kernel to be fully supported, or work with no issues because it's still x86-64 and the differences don't matter at a kernel level?
I found a commit that suggests it may be the former, but I can't find a list of versions at which each CPU micro-architecture is considered supported.
Specifically, I want to know:
- What is the newest Intel Core processor fully supported by Debian 11's kernel (v5.10.46)?
- Is it safe to consider an 11th Gen Rocket Lake for use with Bullseye?