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The first DRM-Misc-Next pull request for Linux 7.1 has been submitted, featuring two new drivers: the Verisilicon DC8200 display driver for the T-Head TH1520 RISC-V SoC enabling HDMI output, and a Coreboot DRM framebuffer driver ('corebootdrm') developed by Thomas Zimmermann at SUSE, tested with Wayland's Weston and the Linux framebuffer console. Additional changes include Nouveau driver improvements with ZCULL support and GA100 accelerator support, OLED panel type for eDP outputs in AMDGPU, SANA5D65 LCD controller support, and DisplayPort output for Rockchip RK3576.

Verisilicon DC8200 & Coreboot Framebuffer Drivers Sent To DRM-Next For Linux 7.1