Qualcomm Rolling Out "Iris" Video Encoder/Decoder Driver For Linux

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Qualcomm Rolling Out "Iris" Video Encoder/Decoder Driver For Linux

Qualcomm engineers have begun rolling out a new open-source V4L2/media driver for a new Qualcomm "Iris" video accelerator hardware for video encode and decode on Qualcomm SoCs...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Iris-Video-Linux

[Beryesa]

Ah yes, no one will confuse this for intel.

[baka0815]

Ah yes, no one will confuse this for intel.

Exactly my first thoughts...

[FireBurn]

I hope airlied makes them rename it

[NeoMorpheus]

No worries, it will be abandoned in 3 years, which its qualcomm regular cadence.

[Anux]

Ah yes, no one will confuse this for intel.

Qualcomm has even their own Iris hardware (Iris recognition) that has nothing to do with this driver. But maybe thats their kind of humor.