Initial basic M4 support coming to Linux 7.4

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Asahi Linux developer Sven Peter has submitted pull requests to add initial basic support for Apple's M4 chip and the MacBook Neo to Linux kernel 7.4. This update allows the kernel to be installed on these devices but does not yet provide a fully functional operating system experience. Significant further development, particularly for GPU support, is required before the OS becomes practically usable on M4 hardware.

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▪Sven Peter sent pull requests for basic M4 device tree and MacBook Neo support to Linux 7.4.
▪The current level of support is sufficient only to install the kernel on the specified devices.
▪The operating system is not yet practically usable due to the lack of GPU support.
▪Further development is needed to make the OS functional on the M4 family of hardware.

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Apple Bite Initial basic M4 support coming to Linux 7.4 Mike Wuerthele 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Sun Oct 04 2026, 10:22 AM EDT · 1 minute read While it won't be practically usable initially, Asahi Linux developer Sven Peter sent out the pull requests for very basic support for the M4 "device tree," and for the MacBook Neo. Upon release, the support will be good enough to install the kernel on those devices, and that's about it. Further development, particularly for GPU support, will be needed to make the OS usable on the M4 family of hardware.Phoronix.com // Social embeds render light by default; match the site theme before their scripts render them (() => { const theme = document.documentElement.dataset.theme || Appleinsider.theme; document.querySelectorAll('#post…

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