Rocky Linux 10 Will Support RISC-V

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🏗️ Rocky Linux 10 Will Support RISC-V! We're excited to announce that Rocky Linux 10 will officially support RISC-V! Thanks to the incredible work of the Fedora RISC-V Community and Rocky's AltArch SIG, this release will include a riscv64gc build, targeting the same platforms supported by Fedora—such as the StarFive VisionFive 2 (VF2), QEMU, and the SiFive HiFive Premier P550. Learn more about Fedora’s RISC-V journey: fedoramagazine.org/risc-v-and-fedora-all-aboard 🔧 Highlights: ✅ Works out-of-the-box on the VisionFive 2 and in QEMU, using the standard EL10 kernel. 🧩 Supports the P550 and similar platforms via vendor kernels, though some features may be limited. 🧬 Built on an upstream-first approach—actively collaborating with the Fedora community to advance RISC-V support across the ecosystem. 🆕 New hardware targets and extensions (like RVA23) can be enabled by the AltArch SIG—jump in and get involved! Special thanks to RISC-V International, RISE, Rivos, Inc., and the Fedora community for their ongoing technical and hardware support. ❓ Frequently Asked: Rocky Linux RISC-V Is this a Primary architecture? The RISC-V builds for Rocky Linux 10 will be considered an Alternative Architecture--though unlike ppc64le and s390x, build failures for riscv64 will not be considered fatal and will not block the release of the other architectures. In short, package updates for Rocky Linux will not be bottlenecked on waiting for RISC-V versions to build, or on fixing failures unique to the archicture. 🔍 What hardware is supported? HardwareStatusNotesStarFive VisionFive 2✅ SupportedRecommended board; standard kernel supportQEMU✅ SupportedIdeal for testing and evaluationSiFive HiFive P550⚠️ Limited supportVendor kernel; some feature limitationsMilk-V / Banana Pi🚧 Not yet supportedUnder consideration as mainline support matures 🌟 What makes this different? This has been a community-driven initiative since early 2024, collaborating with upstream Fedora RISC-V efforts. The compiler stac...