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2026-06-23
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Linux 7.2 RISC-V Reduces Kernel Startup Overhead, Eswin SoC Support By Default
Written by Michael Larabel in RISC-V on 23 June 2026 at 05:59 AM EDT. Add A Comment
Along with the many x86/x86_64 improvements and some ARM64 architecture improvements (albeit slowed down by the AI/LLM noise affecting the development pace), the RISC-V architecture changes were merged last week for the ongoing Linux 7.2
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2026-06-11
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Linux 7.2 To Enable ESWIN SoC Support By Default For RISC-V Kernel Builds
Written by Michael Larabel in RISC-V on 10 June 2026 at 02:42 PM EDT. Add A Comment
An important one-liner is set to come for Linux 7.2 to enable ESWIN SoC support by default for RISC-V kernel builds. This change will allow default RISC-V kernel builds in turn to boot on the likes of SiFive's HiFive Premier P550 developer bo