For the in-development Linux 6.19 kernel [1]the initial Xe3P_LPD GPU support was merged for the integrated graphics to be found with Nova Lake processors. There were some [2]initial Xe3P_LPD display patches also merged for Linux 6.19 but it looks like for Linux 6.20 (or what may end up being known as Linux 7.0), the display support will actually be functional for driving monitors from Nova Lake.

Sent out today to DRM-Next was an initial round of drm-intel-next updates for the Linux 6.20~7.0 cycle Most notable there is getting the display support for Xe3P_LPD working on Nova Lake. There is also some changes such as enabling system cache support for frame-buffer compression (FBC) with Xe3P_LPD.

Besides getting the display support established for Nova Lake / Xe3P_LPD, there is also other display code refactoring, a frame buffer compression workaround for Battlemage GPUs, Meteor Lake and newer platforms added to support the DPLL framework, a refactoring to the async page flipping code, and various other improvements.

More details on these initial drm-intel-next changes for Linux 6.20/7.0 via [3]this pull request . Look for more Intel graphics/display driver material to continue building up over the next few weeks in advance of the next merge window opening in early February.

Getting Nova Lake support in order for Linux 6.20~7.0 will be especially import with [4]Ubuntu 26.04 LTS planning to ship with this next kernel version .



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Xe3P-Starts-Linux-6.19

[2] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Xe3P-LPD-Display-6.19

[3] https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/aUW3bVDdE63aSFOJ@intel.com/

[4] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-Kernel-Plans