@CentOS Automotive SIG automotive-sig@lists.centos.org may be interested as well.

Il giorno mer 14 gen 2026 alle ore 21:18 Amy Marrich via devel < devel@lists.centos.org> ha scritto:

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Amnon Ilan ailan@redhat.com Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM Subject: [PROPOSAL] Creating the NVIDIA Enablement SIG - Accelerating NVIDIA Upstream Integration To: devel@lists.centos.org Cc: Amy Marrich amarrich@redhat.com, Neo Jia cjia@nvidia.com, < newtonl@nvidia.com>

Hello everyone,

I would like to propose the creation of a new Special Interest Group: the NVIDIA Enablement SIG. Purpose

The NVIDIA Enablement SIG will integrate these "in-flight" upstream patches from NVIDIA into a specialized variant of CentOS Stream, allowing the community to test and utilize next-generation hardware capabilities today. Scope

The initial work of the SIG will focus on the foundational layers of the stack required for modern compute and graphics hardware:

Linux Kernel: Integrating and testing patches submitted by NVIDIA to the kernel community that improve hardware support and system integration.

Virtualization (QEMU & libvirt): Implementing upcoming changes that enhance how virtual machines interact with hardware accelerators and modern GPU architectures.

Continuous Alignment: Ensuring these patches maintain parallel compatibility with the core CentOS Stream codebase as they evolve during the upstream review process.

Deliverables

SIG Repositories: builds of the kernel, qemu-kvm, and libvirt containing the latest upstream-bound patches.

Enablement Packages: A centos-release-nvidia-enablement package to provide users with an easy path to opt-in to these experimental stacks.

Future work:

• Expanded package set as appropriate

  Install media / images

Initial Members

Amnon Ilan - (Proposed Chair)

Amy Marrich - (Board Sponsor)

Neo Gia

Newton Liu

[Member Name] (We invite anyone interested in the future of open-source hardware enablement to join us.)

Resources Requested

Wiki: sigs.centos.org/nvidia-enablement

CBS Access: Build tags and targets for CentOS Stream 10.

We look forward to hearing the community's thoughts on this proposal.

Best regards,

Amnon Ilan _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.centos.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@lists.centos.org