linux-drivers/
drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek

MediaTek SoC display and DRM/KMS controllers

Display, HDMI, DisplayPort, and eDP output blocks built into MediaTek's ARM SoCs, covering the MT81xx and MT83xx families used in Chromebooks (Kompanio), embedded boards (Genio), tablets, and TV/set-top platforms from the mid-2010s through 2025-era parts like MT8195 and the Kompanio Ultra.

keep conf=0.97 last_sold=2026 deploy=high replacement=none subsystem=gpu category=graphics-display
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recommendation

It should stay because this is the in-tree display driver for MediaTek's current SoC families, including the Kompanio Chromebook chips and the Genio embedded line that MediaTek committed to ship through 2035. Upstream history shows steady fixes and new-SoC enablement landing right up to 2026, and there is no alternative driver for this hardware.

repository signals

41 files
19,862 source lines
492 commits, 5y
+15,192 / −4,765 lines added / removed, 5y
101 authors, 5y
monthly commits · 2021-04-21 → 2026-04-21 · 492 total · active in 59/61 months
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sources

  1. cateee.net

    LKDDb shows CONFIG_DRM_MEDIATEK is present through 6.19 and 7.0-rc+HEAD, with support for many MediaTek display blocks and newer compatibles such as MT8195 and MT8365.

  2. cateee.net

    LKDDb shows DisplayPort/eDP support landed for newer MediaTek SoCs and remains present through 6.19, indicating ongoing feature growth rather than retirement.

  3. genio.mediatek.com

    MediaTek markets the Genio 720 for new embedded Linux/Android/Ubuntu deployments and states product longevity to 2035, with current display outputs including DSI/eDP/DP.

  4. mediatek.com

    MediaTek announced a new Kompanio Ultra Chromebook platform on April 2, 2025, showing active new-product deployment of MediaTek display-capable compute SoCs.

  5. mediatek.com

    MediaTek's Chromebook lineup page lists current Kompanio families and shipping device examples, indicating ongoing mainstream deployment.

codex reasoning notes (technical)

Real driver directory: local shell grep found module entry points in mtk_drm_drv.c, mtk_dp.c, mtk_hdmi*. Upstream activity was checked first via local shell git history because the advertised lore-http MCP server was unavailable and `lei` was not installed; `git log` on this path showed substantive fixes/features through 2026-03-22 with many recent authors and merge tags, which is inconsistent with deprecation/removal. A web search for lore removal/deprecation discussion returned no results for drm/mediatek. Deployment evidence came from web search hits to official MediaTek product pages and LKDDb. No natural replacement exists: this is the in-tree SoC-specific DRM/KMS driver for current MediaTek display hardware.