ci: bump kernel to 6.6.12, modularize i915, add Transparent Huge Pages (!27185) · Merge requests · Mesa / mesa · GitLab

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David Heidelberg requested to merge dh/mesa:test-latest-stable+intel into main Jan 21, 2024

What does this MR do and why?

ci: bump kernel to 6.6.12, modularize i915, add Transparent Huge Pages

 - new LTS kernel releease
 - i915 able to load firmwares from rootfs (loaded later, but gaining PM
   firmware loading support also necessary for ADL to load)
 - i915 screams that without THP may have degraded perf, let him have it

Signed-off-by: David Heidelberg <david.heidelberg@collabora.com>

Edited Jan 21, 2024 by David Heidelberg