linux-drivers/
drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie

Intel Wi-Fi PCIe wireless adapters (iwlwifi)

PCIe and M.2 Wi-Fi cards from Intel spanning roughly two decades of hardware, from the older 5000/6000-series 802.11n radios through Wi-Fi 6/6E parts like the AX200/AX210 and current Wi-Fi 7 modules such as the BE200. These are the wireless adapters built into the vast majority of Intel-based laptops and many mini-PCs and industrial systems.

keep conf=0.92 deploy=high replacement=none subsystem=net category=networking-wireless
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recommendation

It should stay because this is one of the most widely deployed wireless drivers in Linux, covering hardware Intel is still actively launching in 2025 (including new Wi-Fi 7 BE-series parts and the AX210 industrial module). Upstream maintenance is clearly ongoing, with recent linux-wireless patch traffic and stable backports still landing fixes for both current and older chips, and there is no replacement driver on the horizon.

repository signals

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sources

  1. lore-kernel.gnuweeb.org

    Recent 2025 linux-wireless patch traffic still touches drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c, indicating active upstream maintenance rather than retirement.

  2. spinics.net

    A 2025 stable backport fixes iwlwifi PCIe behavior for 7000/8000-family devices, showing ongoing bug-fix activity for deployed hardware.

  3. intel.com

    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 is a launched product with Linux support and an M.2 PCIe interface, so hardware in this driver class was still sold new in 2025.

  4. intel.com

    Intel's Wi-Fi 7 product-family page lists multiple current BE-series products, including Q4'25 launches, supporting continued new deployments.

  5. intel.com

    Intel still offers AX210 industrial PCIe-based Linux-supported modules, indicating ongoing OEM/industrial deployment beyond consumer legacy systems.

codex reasoning notes (technical)

Real driver directory: local `rg`/`sed` inspection showed `MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, ...)` and a large PCI device table in `pcie/drv.c`. All cited URLs were obtained via `web.search_query` (turns 1-2). Lore-visible 2025 patch traffic shows ongoing fixes, and I found no removal/deprecation series in the lore web search. Intel product pages show current Linux-supported PCIe Wi-Fi 6E/7 modules (BE200, AX210 industrial, newer BE-series), so there is no natural upstream replacement driver and current deployments remain substantial.