While the main feature pull of new and updated kernel graphics/accelerator drivers were merged already for the ongoing Linux 6.14 merge window, an additional set of AMDGPU changes were sent out this week for squeezing into this next kernel release.
Friday’s pull request of additional AMDGPU and AMDKFD material is mostly about bug fixes for existing and newly-introduced issues in Linux 6.14. But there’s some items worth mentioning, particularly for the GFX12 graphics engine with the upcoming RDNA4 / Radeon RX 9070 series graphics.
In addition to the GFX12 improvements/fixes merged for the main Linux 6.14 merge, Friday’s pull request brings further GFX12 fixes. Additionally, it now enables cleaner shader support for GFX12. The cleaner shader is for help ensuring app/user…