Comment on About 7.2 Changes/Features…
CiotBSD@billboard.bsd.cafe 1 month ago
(06/09)
⇒ AMD Support Being Added To UFS Host Controller PCI Driver In Linux 7.2
Linux's ufshcd-pci as the Universal Flash Storage host controller PCI driver has supported a variety of Intel devices to this point while for Linux 7.2 the first AMD device is set to be added.
⇒ Linux 7.2 Preparing Intel Key Protection Technology "KPT" For Next-Gen QAT
Going back to the launch of 1st Gen Xeon Scalable processors in 2017 was Intel Key Protection Technology (KPT) promoted and there have been Key Protection Technology references in QuickAssist (QAT) documentation since 2016. Surprisingly we are only now seeing Key Protection Technology references for the upstream Linux QAT driver as Intel engineers prepare for their next-gen "Gen6" QuickAssist hardware support.