Linux 7.2 makes TSC support mandatory for x86 CPUs, but it's not like Windows 11's TPM 2.0 check
TweakTown | 18.08.2026 07:06
The latest Linux kernel has made the Time Stamp Counter (TSC) a hard requirement for x86 processors, ending decades of compatibility code that allowed the operating system to run on hardware without reliable TSC support. The change, committed to Linux 7.2 under the title "x86/cpu: Make CONFIG_X86_TSC unconditional," removes the configuration logic that previously allowed the kernel to be built without TSC support.
