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Linux v7.1 was released on June 14, 2026. BayLibre contributed 22 authored commits across IIO, VT, PWM, platform enablement, and other subsystems. IIO: Multi-Lane SPI and Driver Modernization David Lechner extended the AD7380 driver with multi-lane SPI support, enabling the…

U-Boot v2026.07 was released on July 6, 2026. BayLibre was the top contributing company and David Lechner the top contributor. The release centered on MediaTek: a clock-framework rework across every in-tree MediaTek SoC, MT8189 and MT8195 SoC bring-up, a new…

The GNU Compiler Collection project released GCC version 16.1 on April 30, 2026. Once again, BayLibre’s Compiler Services team were among top contributors to the annual release; with 363 total commits, BayLibre ranks 6th this release cycle when counting commits…

If you’re wondering “I participated in a PGP keysigning event, what am I supposed to do now?”, this blog post is for you. When you come home after (e.g.) Embedded Recipes 2026 and participated in the keysigning event you should…

Yocto Wrynose (6.0) was released on May 13, 2026, following Whinlatter (5.3). BayLibre contributed 56 authored commits across openembedded-core, meta-openembedded, meta-riscv, meta-updater, and the Yocto autobuilder configuration repositories. meta-riscv Spacemit K1 platform The bulk of Trevor Gamblin’s meta-riscv work introduces…

BayLibre is proud to announce a successful collaboration with SpacemiT to enable initial functionalities of Android 16 on the SpacemiT K1 (RISC-V RVA22 + RVV 1.0) System-on-Chip (SOC). This achievement marks a significant step toward validating and accelerating Android enablement…