---------- 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:
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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
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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
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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
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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