MacBook Neo Linux Work Reaches a One-Core Stock-Kernel Boot

MacBook Neo Linux work now has a reliable one-core stock-kernel boot through initial A18 Pro device-tree patches, while SMP support remains unfinished.
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MacBook Neo Linux work now has a reliable one-core stock-kernel boot through initial A18 Pro device-tree patches, while SMP support remains unfinished.

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