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Linux 6.12 Introducing DRM "Power Saving Policy" For Better Desktop Integration


Sent out today was the first batch of drm-misc-next patches of Direct Rendering Manager updates that will be targeting the Linux 6.12 kernel later in the year

Sent out today was the first batch of drm-misc-next patches of Direct Rendering Manager updates that will be targeting the Linux 6.12 kernel later in the year. Notable from this pull is introducing a new DRM Power Saving Policy for display connectors and is initially wired up for the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver. Another policy option is for requiring low-latency to disable power saving features that affect the display latency like Panel Self Refresh (PSR).

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