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New Patches To Get More Qualcomm Lenovo Devices Supported By The Mainline Linux Kernel

Patches have been posted to the Linux kernel mailing list for getting various Lenovo devices supported by the mainline Linux kernel that rely on the Qualcomm MSM8916 and MSM8939 platforms.

These are some aging smartphones but may be interesting for folks that happen to still have any of these devices laying in a drawer or running across them in a discount bin. See this patch series for those interested in this device support.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. Michael is also the lead developer of the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org automated benchmarking software.

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