Apple NVMe Linux Driver Sees Fixes After Being Bitten By New Firmware
Apple NVMe Linux Driver Sees Fixes After Being Bitten By New Firmware Written by Michael Larabel in Apple on 6 August 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Add A Comment A set of patches providing fixes for the Apple Silicon NVMe driver for the Linux kernel were sent out today due to new issues cropping up when running newer Apple firmware. Firmware shipped by macOS 15+ is causing issues with the current Apple NVMe open-source Linux driver developed by the Asahi Linux crew.
- ▪Apple NVMe Linux Driver Sees Fixes After Being Bitten By New Firmware Written by Michael Larabel in Apple on 6 August 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT.
- ▪Add A Comment A set of patches providing fixes for the Apple Silicon NVMe driver for the Linux kernel were sent out today due to new issues cropping up when running newer Apple firmware.
- ▪Firmware shipped by macOS 15+ is causing issues with the current Apple NVMe open-source Linux driver developed by the Asahi Linux crew.
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Apple NVMe Linux Driver Sees Fixes After Being Bitten By New Firmware Written by Michael Larabel in Apple on 6 August 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Add A Comment A set of patches providing fixes for the Apple Silicon NVMe driver for the Linux kernel were sent out today due to new issues cropping up when running newer Apple firmware. Firmware shipped by macOS 15+ is causing issues with the current Apple NVMe open-source Linux driver developed by the Asahi Linux crew. Since macOS 15 there is new firmware shipping for the NVMe controllers used on Apple M series SoCs. The newer firmware is more strict than earlier releases but also needed as a prerequisite for Apple M4 support on Linux.
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