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Apple A9

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Apple A9
Picture of the Apple A9 SoC
Picture of the Apple A9 SoC
Manufacturer Apple
Name A9
Architecture aarch64
CPU 2x 1.85 GHz Apple A9
GPU Custom PowerVR Series 7XT
Year 2015
Process 14nm
Mainline yes
Kernel package linux-linux-postmarketos-apple-16k
Community Page
A link to a git{hub,lab} organisation/repo where development happens.
https://github.com/HoolockLinux
Components
CPU
SMP (bring up secondary CPU cores), CPU frequency scaling, CPUidle
Works
UART
Works
Storage
eMMC, SD cards, UFS, ...
Broken
USB
Partial
Display
Partial
GPU
Broken
Pinctrl
Works
I²C
Works
Audio
Broken
Video
Hardware-accelerated video de/encoding
Broken
Thermal
Broken
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
Broken
Modem
Calls, SMS, Internet
Broken
GPS
Broken
Camera
Broken
Suspend
Broken

Devices

Device Codename Category
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