Linux has gotten friendlier with Google's Chrome OS as well as
with embedded chips running TVs and digital radios, with the release of
the open-source operating system's latest kernel.
The changelog on KernelNewbies.org indicated "complete support for all the devices present in the Chrome laptops sold by many companies" in Kernel 3.9.
It also has an Android "goldfish" emulator that lets developers create
apps for Google's Android, and a new "suspend-freeze" suspend state.
A separate report on PC World said the new kernel also includes an
Intel PowerClamp driver to improve power efficiency, and a port to the
Synopsys ARC700 and Meta ATP and Imagination HTP processor cores.
"The ARC700 family is highly configurable and power efficient, and can
be found embedded in SoCs deployed in TV set-top boxes and digital media
players, for example. Meta cores, meanwhile, can typically be found in
many digital radios," PC World noted.
Meanwhile, PC World noted Linux's kernel 3.9 also allows using a fast
device like a solid-state drive (SSD) as a cache for a slower device
like a rotating disk.
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