linux-drivers/
drivers/soc/mediatek

MediaTek Genio and Kompanio SoC platform support

Platform glue for MediaTek's application processors used in Chromebooks, Android tablets, and embedded/industrial boards, including the Kompanio Chromebook line and the Genio family aimed at IoT and edge devices. These pieces handle SoC-level housekeeping such as multimedia subsystem routing and dynamic voltage/frequency scaling on chips like the MT8189, MT8196, MT8395, and Kompanio 838.

keep conf=0.93 deploy=medium replacement=none subsystem=soc category=platform-vendor
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recommendation

It should stay because this code supports MediaTek silicon that is actively being designed in and sold in 2025, with new chips like the MT8189 and MT8196 receiving fresh enablement patches and the Genio 1200 promised availability through 2032. Upstream activity is healthy, with patches landing as recently as 2025–2026, and there is no alternative driver that could replace SoC-specific platform support.

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sources

  1. lore.kernel.org

    linux-mediatek saw a 2026 patch touching mtk-mmsys for subsystem-ID compatibility, showing ongoing upstream maintenance in this directory.

  2. lore.kernel.org

    linux-mediatek carried a 2025 series adding mmsys support for MT8189, indicating new SoC enablement rather than obsolescence.

  3. lore.kernel.org

    A 2025 series reworked mtk-dvfsrc bandwidth calculations for MT8196 support, further showing active development on current MediaTek SoCs.

  4. genio.mediatek.com

    MediaTek's Genio 1200 (MT8395) page lists Linux-oriented OS support and product longevity 'Available until 2032', evidence that supported hardware remains in current embedded/industrial sales.

  5. mediatek.com

    MediaTek's current Kompanio 838 Chromebook SoC page shows ongoing new-product positioning for Linux/ChromeOS-class deployments in this SoC family.

codex reasoning notes (technical)

Obtained lore URLs via lore_activity on drivers/soc/mediatek/mtk-mmsys.c and drivers/soc/mediatek/mtk-dvfsrc.c; obtained MediaTek URLs via web search and open on official product pages. Directory contains active SoC support drivers with recent 2025-2026 enablement for MT8189/MT8196 plus maintenance work, and I found no concrete removal evidence before tool-query limits/timeouts. Official vendor pages show current Genio/Kompanio silicon still marketed, with Genio 1200 availability through 2032, so this is not legacy-only hardware. No natural replacement exists because these are platform-specific support drivers for current MediaTek SoCs.