Intel Progress On The IPU6 Linux Driver To Enable Web Camera Support With Newer Laptops

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel Progress On The IPU6 Linux Driver To Enable Web Camera Support With Newer Laptops

You may recall last year how several prominent upstream kernel developers recommended avoiding Intel's latest laptops for Linux use that bear their IPU6 MIPI camera over the lack of upstream open-source support. It's taken some months but the initial IPU6 Linux kernel driver patches are out for review and will hopefully make it to the mainline Linux kernel in the months ahead...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-IPU6-Progressing

[Developer12]

Camera firmware which is authenticated by the intel management engine and communicates with it. With "open source" support for only a closed userspace on a few specific kernel versions.

Fuck you, intel.

[andyprough]

You may recall last year how several prominent upstream kernel developers recommended avoiding Intel's latest laptops for Linux use that bear their IPU6 MIPI camera over the lack of upstream open-source support.

I don't recall that.

But I do recall sticking a piece of black electrical tape over every embedded webcam on every laptop since the dawn of history. I do recall that.

[Shtirlic]

May somebody explain why it's always so hard with IPU drivers? This IP is so precious, very competitive or they put very big effort into this?

[timofonic]

May somebody explain why it's always so hard with IPU drivers? This IP is so precious, very competitive or they put very big effort into this?

Backdoors?