linux-drivers/
drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925

MediaTek MT7925 Wi-Fi 7 PCIe and USB adapters

A modern Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) wireless chipset from MediaTek, available in both PCIe and USB forms, that ships in current laptops, mini-PCs, and add-in M.2 cards. It is also sold rebadged as the AMD RZ717 module found in systems like the Framework Desktop, and was first introduced upstream in 2023.

keep conf=0.89 last_sold=2026 deploy=medium replacement=none subsystem=net category=networking-wireless
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recommendation

It should stay in the kernel because the MT7925 is a current Wi-Fi 7 chipset shipping in new laptops and mini-PCs in 2025 and 2026, including the AMD RZ717 module used in the Framework Desktop. Upstream activity is healthy, with rfkill feature work landing in 2025 and a fresh stability fix series posted in January 2026, and there is no sign of deprecation discussion.

repository signals

18 files
11,113 source lines
207 commits, 5y
+12,921 / −1,768 lines added / removed, 5y
31 authors, 5y
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sources

  1. lore.kernel.org

    Upstream mt7925 rfkill support patch referenced by Ubuntu SRU activity in July 2025, showing ongoing feature work rather than retirement.

  2. lore.kernel.org

    Upstream dependency series for new mt76 work referenced alongside mt7925 enablement, indicating mt7925 is part of current development.

  3. lkml.org

    January 2026 mt7925/mt792x stability-fix series with multiple mt7925 fixes and test coverage on Framework Desktop MT7925 (RZ717), evidence of active upstream maintenance and real deployments.

  4. necacom.net

    May 2025 Windows package page lists MT7925-specific driver release and many OEM PCI subsystem IDs, consistent with contemporary shipping hardware.

  5. necacom.net

    February 2026 package page still lists MT7925/MT7927 Wi-Fi 7 driver support, suggesting the chipset family remains current in new systems.

codex reasoning notes (technical)

Local shell inspection (`sed` on Kconfig, `sed` on usb.c, `git -c safe.directory log`) shows a real PCIe+USB Wi-Fi 7 driver with recent fixes and a 2023 introduction commit. Direct lore MCP was unavailable and `lei` was not installed, so lore evidence was obtained indirectly from web results: `web.search_query` found the Jan 2 2026 LKML mt7925 stability series URL and `web.open` on Launchpad activity exposed exact lore.kernel.org patch URLs for 2025 mt7925 rfkill work. `web.search_query`/`web.open` on the NecaCom package pages provided present-day deployment evidence via current MT7925 Windows driver packages and numerous OEM subsystem IDs. No removal/deprecation discussion was found in the accessible lore-targeted searches; combined with 2025-2026 bug-fix and feature traffic, this supports `keep`.