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AMD Zen 6 Feature Flag Merged For Linux 6.15
First on Phoronix earlier this week was highlighting AMD making their first step toward Zen 6 CPU feature development for the Linux kernel with introducing a 'ZEN6' feature flag and filling out the Family 1Ah models that will be attributed to those next-gen CPUs
The X86_FEATURE_ZEN6 synthetic feature flag can be used by other Linux kernel code now that depends upon assumptions of being a Zen 6 processor. The patch alone doesn't enable any new functionality or magically make the kernel ready for next year's Zen 6 Ryzen and EPYC processors. Stay tuned to Phoronix to learn more about Zen 6 feature enablement for Linux and other open-source preparations for what is sure to be some exciting AMD Ryzen and EPYC products in 2026.
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