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We newly captured work in progress for enabling access to USB devices for guest OSs being managed by bhyve.
GitHub issue #117
We have created a new issue to track work on technical debt that relates to the audio stack.
GitHub issue #118
Work on porting the Linux DRM 6.12 graphics driver is complete and is now available at https://www.freshports.org/graphics/drm-612-kmod/. The corresponding changes to the FreeBSD base system are also available in stable/15 in time for the 15.1 release.
NOTE: This is an important milestone as 6.12 is a LTS version of Linux and is the newest available version that is targeted for “super long term support” to 2036 via the CIP program.
NOTE: Because Linux 6.12 is an LTS version we will continue to port across updates that Linux publishes as they become available.
GitHub issue #41
LinuxKPI based wireless drivers can now suspend and resume along with the rest of the system. This work was needed as these drivers were not able to directly implement PCI suspend and resume in the same way as native drivers.
The update is available in stable/15 and will be part of the 15.2 release.
GitHub issue #58
Work continues on addressing critical bugs/blockers to functioning suspend and resume on the reference platform (AMD Framework Laptop). The main focus in May has been rewriting D-state management (how FreeBSD manages the power states of its hardware device components) so that we can more reliably control suspend and resume processes. This is likely to be the only route to resolving the problems we have when trying to control NVMe power states.
Testing is ongoing for Intel laptops in order to determine what is missing that can allow us to reach significant power savings. A PCH driver (for older Intel generations), which can provide access to a “sleeping in S0” residency counter, is under review.
GitHub issue #32
The work on porting Perfetto to FreeBSD and adding a minimal subset of relevant drivers has been completed and is currently in review. The Foundation has no further planned development on this after this change lands.
GitHub issue #6
The work on this is being wrapped up and there are two reviews still open. The Foundation has no further planned development on this after this change lands.
GitHub issue #38
This work will enable a user to install the graphical desktop environment, KDE, as part of the FreeBSD installation process using bsdinstall. It is currently being tested by users and their feedback is being processed and acted upon. The work is still targeted for STABLE 15.2.
GitHub issue: #25
Work on porting the Linux DRM 6.13 graphics driver is part way through. This is the first step towards reaching 6.18 which is the latest long term support version.
GitHub issue #41
Work is ongoing to solve issues with LinuxKPI which are not related to Wi-Fi but are blocking it. These include: refining LinuxKPI page work, fixing LinuxKPI PCI device teardown issues (with extra conflicts in ports).
GitHub issue #66
Work continues on cleaning up the code for inclusion in FreeBSD. Targeted for completion in Q2.
GitHub issue #39
Some changes to the kernel/loader interface, and bug fixes. A new test image has been generated accordingly. Loader development continues thanks to these new elements.
GitHub issue #29
We are currently pausing on the scoped Bluetooth usability work as we need to find a solution for getting a usable Bluetooth stack.
GitHub issue #113
The FreeBSD Foundation would like to extend its thanks to everyone who has contributed to this project, both this month and previously.
Thanks go out to:
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