… 6 Comments The Linux 7.0-rc6 kernel due for release tomorrow has a lot of audio fixes/quirks to correct a wide variety of different hardware issues, mostly different problematic laptops for their speakers and/or microphone behavior under Linux. …
… The only item really standing out is some new quirk infrastructure for dealing with laptop display panels that may have buggy Panel Replay handling. VESA Panel Replay provides power-savings with capable displays using DisplayPort 2.0+ / eDP 1.5+. …
… With both platforms to utilize this "power module" it will hopefully result in a more uniform power-savings experience around display functionality and ideally less quirks/Linux-specific issues thanks to the unified code path, especially for laptops/mobile devices. …
… Panther Lake Powered Framework Laptop 13 Pro Sees Linux Microphone Fix Linux 7.1-rc4 Seeing The Latest Laptop Quirks Linux 7.1 Supports Newer Logitech Bluetooth Keyboards, Malicious Input Hardware Sanitization MSI Claw Configuration Driver For Linux Coming Together With The Assistance Of AI AMD & I…
… With both Windows and Linux using this DC power module should lead to a more consistent power management experience for display features and ideally improvements for Linux users given the larger QA/validation focus on Windows, so hopefully less quirks for AMD Linux customers. …
… Unfortunately, I haven't heard from any vendors with any interest in Linux testing of the new Snapdragon X2 hardware. …