5.16 is delayed, but advances support for Apple's M1.

Posted by segaboy81 on Dec 13, 2021 2:35 PM EDT
Neowin; By Dean Howell
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Looking forward to 5.16, you can expect improved support for Apple’s M1 chip, while gamers can expect the already available Nintendo Switch Pro driver to be merged into the mainline kernel.

According to the announcement, you can expect the usual peppering of filesystem updates, general kernel additions, and improvements to networking. However, there are lots of driver updates and two of them target Microsoft’s Surface line of devices. One relates to the button array on the Surface Go 3, and is a bit confusing. Apparently, it properly implements the five button array on the tablet itself, though we’re only aware of three physical buttons. The other solves a multitouch issue will the non-pro Touchpad cover of the Surface 3. The issue only affected the non-pro variant.

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