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Intel IPU7 Driver Merged For Linux 6.17 For Webcams On Lunar Lake & Panther Lake Laptops
The media subsystem updates were submitted and subsequently merged on Thursday for the ongoing Linux 6.17 merge window
There are several notable media changes for Linux 6.17 but arguably most prominent is the IPU7 driver entering staging for working on web camera support for Intel Lunar Lake and next-generation Panther Lake laptops. Following all of the struggles around upstream Linux support for the Intel IPU6 imaging processing unit on Alder Lake laptops and newer that made web camera support a pain, fortunately, it's not taking as long for IPU7 to materialize in the mainline kernel. THe Intel IPU7 image processing unit driver has been under review for a while and is entering the media subsystem's "staging" area for Linux 6.17.
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