linux-drivers/
drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx

NXP i.MX 8 and i.MX 9 display bridge blocks

SoC-internal display bridges that connect the display controllers inside NXP's i.MX 8QXP, 8QM, 8M Plus, and i.MX 93 application processors to outputs like MIPI-DSI, LVDS, parallel RGB, and HDMI. These chips are widely used in current embedded and industrial gear such as control panels, medical devices, automotive infotainment, and single-board computers.

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recommendation

It should stay because the hardware is current: NXP still markets the i.MX 8M Plus and i.MX 93 as active products in 2025, and the directory is receiving real upstream work (bug fixes, API conversions, power-management improvements, and a new HDMI PAI driver landing through early 2026). No replacement covers these SoC-specific display pipelines, and there is no removal discussion in flight.

repository signals

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sources

  1. git.kernel.org

    Upstream directory is actively maintained; local tree history for this path shows substantive fixes and new functionality continuing into 2025-2026, with no clear removal/deprecation trend.

  2. nxp.com

    NXP lists i.MX 8M Plus as Active; the SoC includes display outputs such as MIPI-DSI, HDMI 2.0a Tx, and LVDS, matching drivers in this directory.

  3. nxp.com

    NXP lists i.MX93 as Active; the family exposes MIPI-DSI, LVDS, and parallel RGB display interfaces served by this driver set.

codex reasoning notes (technical)

Real driver directory with multiple SoC-specific DRM bridge drivers. Upstream attention is current: exec_command on local git log for this path showed bug fixes, API conversions, PM work, and a new HDMI PAI driver through 2026-02-05; a follow-up exec_command grep for remove/deprecate/obsolete found no active removal discussion for the directory, only routine callback/API cleanup. The kernel.org log URL is a canonical-recall stable page used to anchor that activity claim. Deployment is still relevant because web search returned official NXP product pages marking i.MX8M Plus and i.MX93 Active, so this is not legacy-only hardware; likely deployments are embedded/industrial rather than mass-market, hence medium not high. No single replacement driver covers the whole directory; these bridges are the SoC-specific support for current i.MX display pipelines.