{"id":4577,"date":"2023-07-22T10:45:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T10:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/?p=4577"},"modified":"2025-09-26T17:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T12:36:51","slug":"linux-kernel-5-7-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/linux-kernel-5-7-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux Kernel 5.7 Released with New Features and Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most recent stable version of the kernel for Unix-like operating systems, the <strong>Linux Kernel 5.7 Features Released<\/strong>, is now available. There are numerous substantial upgrades and new features in the new kernel.<\/p>\n<p>This article will show you how to upgrade to the most recent kernel as well as 12 noteworthy new features of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linux kernel 5.7.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" 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Released<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/linux-kernel-5-7-released\/#1_Support_for_New_ARM_Features_and_Devices\" >1: Support for New ARM Features and Devices<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/linux-kernel-5-7-released\/#2_IO-urging_Linux_IO_Interface_Improvements\" >2: IO-urging Linux I\/O Interface Improvements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/linux-kernel-5-7-released\/#3_A_new_driver_for_the_exFAT_filesystem\" >3: A new driver for the exFAT filesystem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/linux-kernel-5-7-released\/#4_A_new_driver_for_%E2%80%9CTiny_Power_Buttons%E2%80%9D\" >4: A new driver for &#8220;Tiny Power Buttons&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/linux-kernel-5-7-released\/#5_Supported_by_Intel_Tiger_Lake_Gen_12\" >5: Supported by Intel Tiger Lake (Gen 12)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/linux-kernel-5-7-released\/#6_Enhanced_Hardware_Assistance\" >6: Enhanced Hardware Assistance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/linux-kernel-5-7-released\/#7_Updates_to_F2FS_and_XFS\" >7: Updates to F2FS and XFS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/linux-kernel-5-7-released\/#Different_57_Linux_Kernel_Features\" >Different 5.7 Linux Kernel Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/linux-kernel-5-7-released\/#Updating_the_Linux_Kernel\" >Updating the Linux Kernel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/linux-kernel-5-7-released\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_New_Features_of_Linux_Kernel_57_Released\"><\/span><strong>12 New Features of \u00a0Linux Kernel 5.7 Released<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/12-new-features-of-linux-kernal-5.7-released.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-14120\" title=\"12 new features of linux kernal 5.7 released\" src=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/12-new-features-of-linux-kernal-5.7-released-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"12 new features of linux kernal 5.7 released\" width=\"732\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/12-new-features-of-linux-kernal-5.7-released-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/12-new-features-of-linux-kernal-5.7-released-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/12-new-features-of-linux-kernal-5.7-released-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/12-new-features-of-linux-kernal-5.7-released.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Linux Kernel 5.7 Features Released<\/strong><\/span>, is now available here below:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Support_for_New_ARM_Features_and_Devices\"><\/span><strong>1: Support for New ARM Features and Devices<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The 64-bit ARM architecture received upgrades with the release of the <strong>new 5.7 Linux kernel<\/strong>. This includes in-kernel pointer authentication and extension support for <strong>ARM Activity Monitors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it supports <strong>PineTab<\/strong>, <strong>Pine Book, Pine Phone<\/strong>, and other ARM-based devices thanks to its stated compatibility with the All <strong>Winner A64 processor<\/strong> and Rock Chip RK3399 SoC. Additionally, it offers mainline support for the <strong>Mediatek MT8516 SoC<\/strong>, the NXP i.MX8M Plus, and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_IO-urging_Linux_IO_Interface_Improvements\"><\/span><strong>2: IO-urging Linux I\/O Interface Improvements<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Although IO urging has been since the Linux kernel 5.1 release, the most recent 5.7 release introduces additional capabilities and enhances performance to give even better and quicker I\/O.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_A_new_driver_for_the_exFAT_filesystem\"><\/span><strong>3: A new driver for the exFAT filesystem<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The most recent Linux kernel has good exFAT support for reading from and writing to the exFAT file system as well as a new Samsung exFAT file-system driver.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/a-new-driver-for-the-exfat-filesystem.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-14121\" title=\"a new driver for the exfat filesystem\" src=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/a-new-driver-for-the-exfat-filesystem-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"a new driver for the exfat filesystem\" width=\"726\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/a-new-driver-for-the-exfat-filesystem-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/a-new-driver-for-the-exfat-filesystem-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/a-new-driver-for-the-exfat-filesystem-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/a-new-driver-for-the-exfat-filesystem.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new driver not only offers trustworthy exFAT support for Linux, but it also enables Windows users to access disk-encrypted data.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_A_new_driver_for_%E2%80%9CTiny_Power_Buttons%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>4: A new driver for &#8220;Tiny Power Buttons&#8221;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>An ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) power button driver is now included with Kernel 5.7 and is used to power virtual computers.<\/p>\n<p>This new feature&#8217;s primary goals are to simplify VM images and speed up startup. This is accomplished by directly managing virtual machine events and communicating with the init process.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Supported_by_Intel_Tiger_Lake_Gen_12\"><\/span><strong>5: Supported by Intel Tiger Lake (Gen 12)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Support for Intel Tiger Lake (generation 12) is now enabled by default in the new Linux 5.7 kernel. Although it was included in earlier versions, this feature was concealed by the kernel module flag.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Enhanced_Hardware_Assistance\"><\/span><strong>6: Enhanced Hardware Assistance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A few pieces of hardware, including the Logitech G11 keyboard, Personas Studio 1810c, MOTU Micro Book IIc, Goodix GT917S, and GT9147 touchscreens, now have native (or improved) support under Linux thanks to the most recent kernel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/enhanced-hardware-assistance.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-14123\" title=\"enhanced hardware assistance\" src=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/enhanced-hardware-assistance-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"enhanced hardware assistance\" width=\"730\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/enhanced-hardware-assistance-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/enhanced-hardware-assistance-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/enhanced-hardware-assistance-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arzhost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/enhanced-hardware-assistance.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updates to the ALSA core, ASoC, HD audio, and USB audio are included in the new kernel with regard to the sound subsystem.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Updates_to_F2FS_and_XFS\"><\/span><strong>7: Updates to F2FS and XFS<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For the most recent Linux kernel, the F2FS (Flash-Friendly File-System) has been modified. In addition to the currently available LZO and LZ4 compression methods, Zstd compression support is introduced. In addition, the file system now includes additional kernel ioctls, DebugFS, improvements to DIO reads, and numerous other bug fixes.<\/p>\n<p>Updates and modifications to the XFS file system also included improved metadata validation and two pieces of code.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Different_57_Linux_Kernel_Features\"><\/span><strong>Different 5.7 Linux Kernel Features<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>Thermal pressure tracking to better allocate tasks to CPUs and prevent thermal throttling.<\/li>\n<li>A driver for USB Fast Charge from Apple.<\/li>\n<li>Better support for Intel Speed Select Technology.<\/li>\n<li>Support for DRM TTM huge pages, which seeks to cut down on CPU consumption and TLB misses<\/li>\n<li>OverlayFS fixes that enable remote, upper-file system functionality with VirtIO-FS on top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Updating_the_Linux_Kernel\"><\/span><strong>Updating the Linux Kernel<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most recent Linux kernel version offers updates and increased system security. There is nothing preventing you from updating to the most recent version of the Linux kernel if you are not operating a production Linux server and have discovered a feature you desire or need.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ShpSdXQCPU4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A backup should be made, and any person running a production Linux server should carefully schedule the upgrade to reduce downtime.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now that you are aware of what to anticipate from the <strong>new Linux kernel 5.7<\/strong>, you can upgrade your system to use it. You may already be aware if you&#8217;re an experienced user that you can create your own Linux kernel from scratch. Please refer to our instructions on how to build a Linux kernel for further information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most recent stable version of the kernel for Unix-like operating systems, the Linux Kernel 5.7 Features Released, is now available. There are numerous substantial upgrades and new features in the new kernel. 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