drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/modules/freesync

AMD Display FreeSync Support Module

A shared internal helper inside AMD's Display Core (DC) code that implements the logic behind FreeSync, AMD's variable refresh rate technology used on Radeon GPUs and APUs to smooth out tearing and stutter when a monitor's refresh rate matches the game's frame rate.

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This is not actually a driver directory; it is a sub-component of the larger AMD amdgpu/DC display stack that other parts of the AMD graphics driver call into. It has no standalone hardware binding of its own and only makes sense alongside the rest of drm/amd/display, so it is not a meaningful candidate for independent removal review.

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monthly commits · 2021-04-21 → 2026-04-21 · 37 total · active in 27/61 months

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codex reasoning notes (technical)

Not a driver directory: internal AMD display FreeSync support module under drm/amd/display/modules, with no standalone kernel hardware-driver entry point in this directory