LWN: Comments on "The 6.9 kernel is out"

The 6.9 kernel is out

immibis — Thu, 16 May 2024 23:05:16 +0000

Not sure about "buy", but Hetzner will lease you an 80-core ARM server for about $200 a month. (RX series)

Mandatory disclaimer: I am not sponsored by Hetzner. I happen to think they provide the best value-to-money ratio in dedicated and cloud hosting right now, and they also happen to offer something similar to what you are asking about.

The 6.9 kernel is out

mathstuf — Tue, 14 May 2024 12:07:29 +0000

Linus says his M1 has been doing weekly builds, but the new machine does continuous builds, so it's not some Apple hardware. My experience with using Macbooks-as-CI is that they tend to cook themselves without some active cooling system (though the new machines may well be better; no one has yet donated one for CI usage ;) ). The Minis work well enough though.

The 6.9 kernel is out

Dexy — Mon, 13 May 2024 17:46:44 +0000

The M1, M2 macbooks can run asahi linux.

My M1 runs great.

The 6.9 kernel is out

snajpa — Mon, 13 May 2024 17:05:31 +0000

I’d go ask Gigabyte of they already have something, which I think they do (they seem to be pretty close with Ampere, they were the first with Altra)

The 6.9 kernel is out

snajpa — Mon, 13 May 2024 17:01:56 +0000

There’s a dev kit for Altra available (mobo + CPU) for a bit less than $2k - https://www.ipi.wiki/products/com-hpc-ampere-altra

The 6.9 kernel is out

paulj — Mon, 13 May 2024 13:58:19 +0000

Those Ampere Altra boards actually seem a reasonable deal. The 128c Altra CPU with that board is getting better X/s/W than EPYC 9654 and 9754 on a number of benchmarks, according to Phoronix. Interesting.

I note there is a newer, higher core AmpereOne out. However, there don't seem retail boards and CPUs available?

The 6.9 kernel is out

alpha1 — Mon, 13 May 2024 12:05:14 +0000

Maybe something like the Asrock Rack Ampere Altra Bundle that newegg sells?

https://www.newegg.com/asrock-rack-altrad8ud-1l2t-q64-22-...

The 6.9 kernel is out

bojan — Mon, 13 May 2024 11:08:02 +0000

It won't be long now. Lenovo has a couple of Snapdragon X laptops on the horizon, apparently. Pretty sure others will have them too. 🤞

The 6.9 kernel is out

kazer — Mon, 13 May 2024 10:14:03 +0000

They are mainly targeting server market, quick web search will give information.

The 6.9 kernel is out

kragil — Mon, 13 May 2024 10:09:24 +0000

Where can mere mortals buy this powerful ARM machine Linus is talking about?