The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) kernel graphics/display and accelerator driver changes have been merged for
The
In addition to AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL, there is also the introduction of the
Also on the AMD side is
AMDGPU also has
With the AMDXDNA accelerator driver for Ryzen AI NPUs is
Over on the Intel kernel graphics driver side there is now
There is also
In DRM core is
The full list of now-merged Linux 7.2 DRM driver changes can be found via
Linux 7.2. The Linux 7.2 DRM merge is headlined by the long-awaited HDMI 2.1 Fixed Rate Link (FRL) support for the AMDGPU open-source driver as part of the larger effort of finally proceeding with a full HDMI 2.1 implementation for this AMD Radeon Linux driver.The
AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL supportwas successfully merged into Linux 7.2. The feature isinitially disabled by defaultand the complete HDMI 2.1 implementation for AMDGPU isn't ready for Linux 7.2, but at least the initial FRL capabilities are wired up for allowing higher resolutions and higher refresh rates when using modern HDMI displays.In addition to AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL, there is also the introduction of the
AMDGPU DC Power Modulefor better matching the display power management behavior of Radeon Software on Windows. Hopefully this will lead to a better experience and less bugs.Also on the AMD side is
continued enablement for next-gen graphics IP. Though with their versioning practices and block-by-block enablement, it's difficult to ascertain the precise product support at this time.AMDGPU also has
better handling for non-4K kernel page sizessuch as on ARM and POWER.With the AMDXDNA accelerator driver for Ryzen AI NPUs is expandable heap supportandenabling next-gen AIE4 NPU hardware. There is alsonew power management featuresfor both the AMDXDNA and Intel IVPU NPU drivers.Over on the Intel kernel graphics driver side there is now
DRM background color property support,preparing for multiple Crescent Island SKUs,Panel Replay Tunneling support,SR-IOV enabling for Nova Lake Xe3P graphics, andeven a fix for old Sandy Bridge era graphics. Intel Crescent Island for that upcoming enterprise AI accelerator continues to be a big focus for the Intel Linux software engineers.There is also
continued work on the NVIDIA Nova Rust driverand working toward Hopper and Blackwell GPU support. The Nouveau driver meanwhilelanded GA100 accelerator support.In DRM core is
now defaulting to the "fair" scheduler.The full list of now-merged Linux 7.2 DRM driver changes can be found via