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Add template kernel configuration, hardware documentation, sysctl tuning, and fan control placeholders for the Mac Pro 7,1 (2019). Key hardware differences from the 6,1: - Xeon W-3200 Cascade Lake-SP (up to 28c/56t) - Dual 10GbE via Broadcom bnxt_en (not tg3) - All-AMD GPU lineup: Polaris, Vega, RDNA 1, RDNA 2 - Apple T2 security chip (SSD encryption, audio routing, secure boot) - 4x Thunderbolt 3 (Titan Ridge) - No FireWire - Up to 1.5TB DDR4 ECC (12 DIMM slots) - Intel IOMMU support for PCIe/GPU passthrough Sysctl tuned for large memory and 10GbE with significantly larger network buffers than the GbE-equipped older models. T2 considerations documented including secure boot, SSD encryption, and audio routing. Links to t2linux.org community resources. All hardware compatibility marked as untested — needs real hardware validation from community contributors. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Hardware Highlights (vs MacPro6,1)
T2 Chip Considerations
The biggest differentiator. Affects:
Documentation references t2linux.org community resources.
Files Added
configs/MacPro7,1/README.md— Hardware matrix, T2 docs, GPU options table, MPX Module notesconfigs/MacPro7,1/config— Template kernel config (10GbE bnxt_en, IOMMU, broad AMD GPU support)configs/MacPro7,1/sysctl.d/99-macpro71.conf— Tuned for large RAM (192GB+) and 10GbEconfigs/MacPro7,1/fan/macfanctld.conf— Placeholder (T2 may mediate fan control)configs/MacPro7,1/patches/README.md— Placeholder (T2 audio/bluetooth patches likely needed)Help Wanted
This config needs testing on real Mac Pro 7,1 hardware. If you have one, please:
lspci -nn,dmesg,cat /proc/cpuinfoTest plan
make olddefconfig(needs a Linux build environment)🤖 Generated with Claude Code