Mediatek DRM Driver Added For Linux 4.7 Kernel

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Mediatek DRM Driver Added For Linux 4.7 Kernel

Yet another DRM kernel driver has been queued into DRM-Next for landing with Linux 4.7...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mediatek-DRM-Linux-4.7

[speculatrix]

Did I just see a low flying pig??

[starshipeleven]

Yeah, mediatek is an uncommon name.

[hangingwithsnoopy]

I am excited about their new chromebooks, not sure about the gpu but i would like to see this in a flip style chromebook.

[c117152]

I am excited about their new chromebooks, not sure about the gpu but i would like to see this in a flip style chromebook.

I tend to agree. Not only do they have some of the most cost-effective SoCs in the market, MediaTek's SP Flash Tool linux binary releases suggest they're using linux development boxes and Qt internally meaning their transition from android to linux should be smoother than most.