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This article mainly introduces what are the functional highlights of Linux 5.6. what is introduced in the article is very detailed and has a certain reference value. Interested friends must finish reading it!

Linux 5.6 feature highlights

I will try to update this list of features when there is new news about Linux 5.6. But for now, let's take a look at what we already know:

1. Support WireGuard

WireGuard will be added to Linux 5.6, which may replace OpenVPN for a variety of reasons.

You can learn more about the advantages of WireGuard on the official website. Of course, if you've ever used it, you probably already know why it's better than OpenVPN.

Similarly, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS will support WireGuard.

2. Support USB4

Linux 5.6 will also support USB4.

If you don't know USB 4. 0 (USB4), you can read this document.

According to the document, "USB4 will double the maximum bandwidth of USB and support multiple concurrent data and display protocol multiple simultaneous data and display protocols."

In addition, although we all know that USB4 is based on the Thunderbolt interface protocol, it will be backward compatible with USB 2.0, USB 3.0, and Thunderbolt 3, which will be good news.

3. Use LZO/LZ4 to compress F2FS data

Linux 5.6 will also support compression of F2FS data using the LZO/LZ4 algorithm.

In other words, this is just a new compression technology for the Linux file system, and you can choose the file extension technology to be determined.

4. Solve the problem of 32-bit system in 2038

Unix and Linux store the time value in a 32-bit signed integer format with a maximum value of 2147483647. If the time value exceeds this value, it will be stored as a negative number due to integer overflow.

This means that for 32-bit systems, the time value cannot exceed 2147483647 seconds after January 1, 1970. That is, at 03:14:07 UTC time on January 19, 2038, due to an integer overflow, the time will be displayed as December 13, 1901 instead of January 19, 2038.

Linux kernel 5.6solves this problem, so 32-bit systems can also run beyond 2038.

5. Improve hardware support

Obviously, hardware support will continue to improve in the next release. Plans to support new wireless peripherals are also a priority.

Support for MX Master 3 mice and other Logitech wireless products will be added to the new kernel.

In addition to Logitech products, you can also expect support for many different hardware (including support for AMD GPU, NVIDIA GPU, and Intel Tiger Lake chipsets).

6. Other updates

In addition, in addition to the above major new features or support in Linux 5.6, some other improvements will be made in the next kernel release:

Improved AMD Zen temperature / power report repair AMD CPU overheating in Asustek Flying Fortress series notebooks support NVIDIA RTX 2000 Turing series graphics cards built-in FSCRYPT encryption

Phoronix tracks many technical changes brought about by Linux 5.6. Therefore, if you are curious about all the changes involved in Linux 5.6, you can find out for yourself.

These are all the contents of the article "what are the highlights of Linux 5.6?" Thank you for reading! Hope to share the content to help you, more related knowledge, welcome to follow the industry information channel!

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