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Intel Graphics Driver Preps For UHBR DP Tunnels With Linux 7.1

Phoronix - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 23:13
A round of Intel graphics driver updates were sent today to DRM-Next in staging ahead of April's Linux 7.1 merge window. The changes in this pull aren't too particularly exciting with a lot of code refactoring and other work, but there are preparations made for supporting UHBR DP tunnels...

Lenovo Legion Go HID Drivers Queued Ahead Of Linux 7.1

Phoronix - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 21:12
The work by Derek Clark on enhancing the Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld support for Linux continues panning out nicely. The latest driver effort, the creation of the Lenovo Legion Go and Go S Series HID Drivers to help with controller configuration, is set to be introduced in Linux 7.1...

Linux 7.1 To Retire UDP-Lite - Allows For Better Performance With Cleansed Code

Phoronix - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 18:31
The upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel cycle is set to retire UDP-Lite support. The UDP-Lite protocol allowed for partial checksums where potentially damaged/corrupted packets are still delivered to the application. Since the Linux 2.6.20 days there has been UDP-Lite support but the kernel is now set to retire it given breakage that has persisted for years and cleaning up the networking code can yield a performance advantage for non-UDP-Lite users...

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