Asahi Linux Continues Development for Apple Silicon Support, Including M3 Compatibility and Rust Bootloader Migration
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LorenDB
Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
Asahi Linux developers continue working on Linux support for Apple Silicon M-series devices, with progress on kernel patches for Linux 6.17 and 6.18 cycles. The team is developing Device Trees for Apple M2 Pro/Max/Ultra devices and working to transition their m1n1 bootloader to the Rust programming language for improved safety and maintainability.
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Notably with Linux 6.18 is the Device Trees for the Apple M2 Pro / Max / Ultra devices albeit more driver code is still working its way upstream
Asahi Linux developers are also working on moving toward the Rust programming language with their important m1n1 bootloader
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