[coreboot] [ANNOUNCEMENT] Support for Intel Kaby Lake

[Zoran Stojsavljevic]

> As it’s very similar to Intel Skylake, the goal is to adapt the Intel
> Skylake code, so that it supports both chipsets. [2][3]

It is. Kaby Lake is also 14 nm technology (as BDW, and SKL), and it has
some improvements in GFX. I think, there is some internal 10% speed
execution gain with Kaby Lake (GFX wise). There are some other minor
changes. But outside, the programming models should not change.

Info to read:
http://www.channelpro.co.uk/advice/9734/skylake-vs-kaby-lake-7

Zoran

On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 3:35 PM, Paul Menzel via coreboot <
coreboot at coreboot.org> wrote:

> Dear coreboot folks,
>
>
> Intel has started to submit change sets adding support for the new
> chipset Intel Kaby Lake [1].
>
> > Kaby Lake is Intel's codename for the upcoming 14 nanometer successor
> > to the Skylake microarchitecture. Kaby Lake began shipping to
> > manufacturers and OEMs in the second quarter of 2016, though volume
> > production for the retail channel is anticipated late-2016.
> >
> > Skylake was to be succeeded by the 10 nanometer Cannonlake, but it
> > was announced on July 16, 2015, that Cannonlake has been delayed
> > until the second half of 2017.
>
> As it’s very similar to Intel Skylake, the goal is to adapt the Intel
> Skylake code, so that it supports both chipsets. [2][3]
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul
>
>
> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaby_Lake
> [2] https://review.coreboot.org/15768
> [3] https://review.coreboot.org/16049
> [4] https://review.coreboot.org/16050
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