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