Intel has made progress in supporting Lunar Lake in the Linux kernel graphics driver, but the functionality is not fully connected yet. Lunar Lake will be the first generation to use the Intel Xe driver by default instead of the i915 Direct Rendering Manager driver. The goal is to have Lunar Lake support reach a stable state for the Linux 6.11 kernel, especially with Lunar Lake laptops set to launch in Q3. However, it may be a challenge for non-rolling release Linux distributions to have stable support in time for the launch. Intel continues to work on daily updates for Lunar Lake support in Linux.
Additionally, there have been improvements in the Intel Xe driver updates for Linux 6.11, with more updates expected to be submitted to DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 6.11 merge window opening in mid-July.
As a journalist, I find it important to keep track of the progress and developments in technology, especially in areas like driver updates and support for new hardware. The support for Lunar Lake in the Linux kernel graphics driver is a significant milestone for Intel and the Linux community. It will be interesting to see how stable support for Lunar Lake will be by the time of its launch, particularly for non-rolling release Linux distributions. I will continue to monitor and report on the progress of Intel’s Lunar Lake support in Linux as more updates become available.
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