--- title: Linux 7.0 Looks To Enable Intel TSX By Default On... description: Linux kernel 7.0 will enable Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) by default on capable CPUs not affected by TAA and similar vulnerabilities.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-0-looks-to-enable-intel-tsx-by-default-on-capable-cpus-for-better-performance-l4qet2hfg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linux 7.0 Looks To Enable Intel TSX By Default On Capable CPUs For Better Performance | daily.dev og:description: Linux kernel 7.0 will enable Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) by default on capable CPUs not affected by TAA and similar vulnerabilities.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-0-looks-to-enable-intel-tsx-by-default-on-capable-cpus-for-better-performance-l4qet2hfg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/l4qet2HfG.png og:image:alt: Linux 7.0 Looks To Enable Intel TSX By Default On Capable CPUs For Better Performance og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linux 7.0 Looks To Enable Intel TSX By Default On Capable CPUs For Better Performance **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Linux kernel 7.0 will enable Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) by default on capable CPUs not affected by TAA and similar vulnerabilities. SUSE has shipped kernels with TSX enabled for 6 years without issues, and newer Intel processors (Cooper/Ice Lake, Sapphire/Emerald/Granite Rapids) don't have the TAA vulnerability. The change switches the default TSX mode to auto, enabling it on safe systems while keeping it disabled on vulnerable ones. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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