Your link is bad, should be this
The key quote I think
is:
"Intel went to great lengths to highlight the new P-states and
C-states in which it can completely shut down the clock of a core. The firm said
the operating system needs to provide "hints" to the processor in order to make
use of power states and it seems likely that such hints are presently not
provided by the Linux kernel in order to properly make use of Clover
Trail."
So Linux will likely run, just not manage the power states and
Intel is saying the won't code the support or support manufacturers who ship
Linux on it.
Two thoughts on that. First, a lot of companies ship cheap
Nettop's and HTPC's using Atom and Linux and they won't be happy, and neither
will anyone wanting to build Android or Linux tablets. Secondly, I bet Intel
does have the code, I'm pretty such all the Intel devs validate and test their
chip designs by running Linux on them, it's their internal reference platform as
they can easily hack the code to test new features, unlike Windows.
No, this
stinks of a Microsoft Surface marketing deal to me to give them a head start in
the Intel based tablet market. Give it 6-12 months and the official support
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