[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-linux-kernel-7-1-fred-ntfs-amd-fixes-en":3,"article-related-linux-kernel-7-1-fred-ntfs-amd-fixes-en":31,"series-model-release-1b2d4bc4-b90d-4a10-a9e9-99f5e56a4719":78},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"content":7,"summary":8,"source":9,"source_url":10,"author":11,"image_url":12,"cover_image":12,"category":13,"language":14,"translated_content":11,"related_article_id":15,"keywords":16,"key_takeaways":22,"views":27,"created_at":28,"published_at":29,"topic_cluster_id":30},"1b2d4bc4-b90d-4a10-a9e9-99f5e56a4719","linux-kernel-7-1-fred-ntfs-amd-fixes-en","Linux Kernel 7.1 adds FRED, NTFS, and AMD fixes","\u003Cp data-speakable=\"summary\">Linux Kernel 7.1 ships with FRED enabled, a new NTFS driver, and wider hardware support.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fitsfoss.com\u002Fnews\u002Flinux-kernel-7-1-release\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linux Kernel 7.1\u003C\u002Fa> is now available as a major 7.x feature release, arriving after Linux 7.0 in April and the stable point updates that followed. The update brings Intel FRED by default, a new NTFS driver after four years of work, AMD power-management changes, and support for 12 new SoCs.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ctable>\u003Cthead>\u003Ctr>\u003Cth>項目\u003C\u002Fth>\u003Cth>數值\u003C\u002Fth>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Fthead>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Release\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Linux Kernel 7.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Previous major release\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Linux 7.0 in April 2026\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>NTFS driver development time\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>4 years\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>New SoCs added\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>12\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003Ch2>What changed\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Intel’s Flexible Return and Event Delivery, or FRED, is now on by default instead of requiring a boot flag. The change matters most for newer Intel Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” systems, where the kernel can better handle I\u002FO-heavy work such as databases, networking, and audio processing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"my-6\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fxxdpdyhzhpamafnrdkyq.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fcovers\u002Finline-1781787775484-40k3.png\" alt=\"Linux Kernel 7.1 adds FRED, NTFS, and AMD fixes\" class=\"rounded-xl w-full\" loading=\"lazy\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>The crypto stack also gains Intel QAT support for Zstd offload on Gen4 and Gen5 hardware, while Gen6 gets native Zstd compression and decompression support. On the AMD side, the amd-pstate driver adds CPPC Performance Priority, Dynamic EPP, and Raw EPP for finer control over power and performance on Ryzen and EPYC systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>FRED is enabled by default in Linux 7.1\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Intel QAT gets Zstd offload support on Gen4 and Gen5\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>AMD amd-pstate adds CPPC Performance Priority and EPP controls\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>AMDGPU adds SMU 15.0.8, DCN 4.2, and new DebugFS tools\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>Graphics support also gets a cycle of updates in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.kernel.org\u002Fgpu\u002Famdgpu\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AMDGPU\u003C\u002Fa>, including SMU 15.0.8 IP support, DCN 4.2 display updates, a DebugFS interface for 64-bit PCIe register monitoring, and a fix for a GPU page fault on non-4K page-size builds. The kernel also drops i486 CPU support from the build system.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The biggest storage headline is the new mainline \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flearn.microsoft.com\u002Fen-us\u002Fwindows-server\u002Fstorage\u002Fntfs\u002Fntfs-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTFS\u003C\u002Fa> driver, which landed after four years of development. Linus Torvalds called the merge the “ntfs resurrection,” and the driver is available through the NTFS_FS Kconfig switch, with NTFS3 still present for now. Linux 7.1 also adds support for 12 new SoCs, including Qualcomm, Axis, Microchip, Renesas, NXP, Rockchip, ARM Zena, and Corstone-1000-A320 parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Why it matters\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>For developers and power users, this is less about a cosmetic version bump and more about hardware enablement. If you run newer Intel, AMD, or embedded silicon, 7.1 can unlock performance tuning, better device support, and fewer driver workarounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"my-6\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fxxdpdyhzhpamafnrdkyq.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fcovers\u002Finline-1781787769953-m0zr.png\" alt=\"Linux Kernel 7.1 adds FRED, NTFS, and AMD fixes\" class=\"rounded-xl w-full\" loading=\"lazy\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>For desktop users, the practical question is distribution timing. Rolling releases such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Farchlinux.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arch Linux\u003C\u002Fa> and fast-moving distros like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffedoraproject.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fedora\u003C\u002Fa> will pick it up first, while Debian and Linux Mint users may wait longer unless they install the kernel manually.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That makes the real decision simple: upgrade early only if 7.1 fixes a hardware or workload problem you already have. Otherwise, the safer path is to wait for your distro to package it.\u003C\u002Fp>","Linux Kernel 7.1 lands with FRED on by default, a new NTFS driver, AMD power controls, and support for 12 new SoCs.","itsfoss.com","https:\u002F\u002Fitsfoss.com\u002Fnews\u002Flinux-kernel-7-1-release\u002F",null,"https:\u002F\u002Fxxdpdyhzhpamafnrdkyq.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fcovers\u002Finline-1781787775484-40k3.png","model-release","en","98c49728-7b3d-4f35-8835-4bfeddb0aa12",[17,18,19,20,21],"Linux kernel","NTFS","AMD","Intel FRED","Fedora",[23,24,25,26],"FRED is now enabled by default in Linux 7.1.","A new NTFS driver lands in mainline after four years.","AMD and AMDGPU get power and graphics updates.","Support expands to 12 new SoCs, but distro rollout will 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