---
title: "Linux Kernel 6.9 Released, This is What’s New"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-kernel-6-9-released-this-is-what-s-new-qmpwogwec
source_url: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/05/linux-kernel-6-9-features
type: article
source: "omg! ubuntu!"
published: 2024-05-13T17:45:17.433Z
updated: 2024-05-13T17:45:16.770Z
tags: ["linux", "intel", "amd"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 29
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# Linux Kernel 6.9 Released, This is What’s New

**[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 4 min read · 29 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

Linux kernel 6.9 has been released with new features such as AMD P-State 'preferred core' support, Intel Fastboot support, and an update to CPU timer code. It also includes performance improvements, bug fixes, and support for various devices.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/05/linux-kernel-6-9-features>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@akiragost** · 1 upvotes

> Optional FUSE pass-through should allow near native performance and CPU usage in some usecases/operations.
>
> LVMVDO is merged. VDO is an incredible well performing deduplication layer that works similarly to ZFS. Only that unlike the OpenZFS implementation, it does so well. However, as it is an additional layer filesystems must be overprovisioned (be told there is more free space than really is) in order to take advantage of it. VDO works well under ZFS, but I recomend using a loop file on a datastore over a ZVOL for such usecase. Similarly, use a subvolume on BTRFS. Do not disable...

**@dico20** · 0 upvotes

> Ok

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