Cute Lego digger: https://linutronix.de/videos/Linutronix_Bagger_1080.mp4

Intel seems to be making all the right moves. I'm excited to see what Pat Gelsinger can do over the next 5 years (I'm long INTC).

As Thomas Gleixner has been the x86 maintainer since 2008, what do they gain from this? It seems a pretty close relationship already. It's not as if they're acquiring IP. Conversely if they'll allow Linutronix to continue "to operate as an independent business" and e.g. work on other architectures like RISC-V, then that dilutes their access to the talent they're acquiring.

Hopefully this results in even better drivers for Linux. I wonder if the graphics cards they have planned will have good Linux drivers too. I've always had a good experience with their Linux integrated graphics drivers so far.

What does this mean for the future of PREEMPT_RT on ARM?

I know PREEMPT_RT is mostly independent of ISA; it's the parts that are not independent that worry me.

sadly everything intel touched on embedded linux over the years all failed so far,e.g. windriver,yocto,its embedded chip efforts,even ARM,etc.

Is Linutronix by any way related to Pengutronix? https://www.pengutronix.de