With a slight delay, the Latin American Free Software Foundation published a completely free version of the Linux 5.17 kernel - Linux-libre 5.17-gnu, cleared of elements of firmware and drivers containing non-free components or code sections, the scope of which is limited by the manufacturer. In addition, Linux-libre disables the kernel's ability to load external non-free components that are not included in the kernel distribution, and removes reference to the use of non-free components from the documentation.
To clean the kernel from non-free parts, the Linux-libre project created a universal shell script that contains thousands of templates for detecting the presence of binary inserts and eliminating false positives. Ready-made patches are also available for download, created based on the use of the above script. The Linux-libre kernel is recommended for use in distributions that meet the Free Software Foundation's criteria for building completely free GNU/Linux distributions. For example, the Linux-libre kernel is used by distributions such as Dragora Linux, Trisquel, Dyne:Bolic, gNewSense, Parabola, Musix, and Kongoni.
The release of Linux-libre 5.17-gnu added code for cleaning blobs in dts files for new SoCs based on the Aarch64 architecture and in the x86-android-tablets driver for tablet PCs based on the x86 architecture. Updated blob removal code in tegra, bnx2x, mt7915, btmtk and mscc drivers and subsystems.
Source: opennet.ru