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Apple Touch Bar Display Drivers Slated For Introduction In Linux 6.15
The upcoming Linux 6.15 kernel is expected to merge two new Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) display drivers for supporting the Apple Touch Bar displays on older Intel x86 Macs and a newer 'ADP' driver for handling the Apple Touch Bar displays on the newer Apple M1/M2-powered MacBooks.
The upcoming Linux 6.15 kernel is expected to merge two new Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) display drivers for supporting the Apple Touch Bar displays on older Intel x86 Macs and a newer "ADP" driver for handling the Apple Touch Bar displays on the newer Apple M1/M2-powered MacBooks. As I wrote about a month ago, Apple Touch Bar Backlight and Keyboard Mode drivers are slated to be submitted for the upcoming Linux 6.15 merge window. So for those wanting to manipulate their Apple Touch Bar off the mainline kernel, assuming no last minute issues these new drivers will be part of the Linux 6.15 kernel -- some 7+ years after the Apple Touch Bar was first introduced.
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