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Basic Support For Many Pre-M1 Apple Devices Coming To Linux 6.13


While not as exciting as if it were Apple M3/M4 device support hitting the upstream mainline Linux kernel, but for those with some older Apple (pre-M1) devices around, support for a number of older SoCs and boards is set to arrive with the upcoming Linux 6.13 kernel.

Hector Martin sent out the Apple SoC DeviceTree updates today of material ready for Linux 6.13. In any event those interested in this Linux kernel work for older pre-M1 Apple devices can see the staged code via the asahi-soc-dt-6.13 Git branch. About The AuthorMichael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience.

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