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AMD Hardware Feedback Interface & CPUID Faulting Merged For Linux 6.17


Two notable AMD CPU feature additions were merged overnight for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel.

Two notable AMD CPU feature additions were merged overnight for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel. AMD HFI provides guidance to the kernel/OS for better performance and energy efficiency abilities on each CPU core for more optimal task scheduling and resource allocation. I haven't yet run benchmarks myself on the AMD Hardware Feedback Interface for performance and power impact but it's on my TODO list now that the driver is finally in the mainline kernel.

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