linux-drivers/
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt

Intel i915 GPU execution engine (GT) support

The GT (graphics technology) layer of Intel's i915 driver, which handles command submission, execution engines, power management, and workarounds for the integrated GPUs found in most Intel Core laptops and desktops from roughly the mid-2000s through current Core Ultra parts.

keep conf=0.97 deploy=high replacement=none subsystem=gpu category=graphics-display
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recommendation

It should stay because this is the core "graphics engine" code inside the i915 driver that powers Intel's integrated graphics across many generations of Core processors, including chips Intel was still selling new in 2025 (12th/13th/14th Gen Core and Core Ultra). The subtree sees ongoing upstream activity and has no drop-in replacement covering the full hardware range.

repository signals

229 files
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173 authors, 5y
monthly commits · 2021-04-21 → 2026-04-21 · 1,686 total · active in 60/61 months
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sources

  1. git.kernel.org

    `DRM_I915` is the in-tree Intel graphics driver covering a broad span of Intel integrated graphics generations, so `drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt` is part of a live primary driver rather than a legacy side module.

  2. git.kernel.org

    The `drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt` subtree has ongoing upstream maintenance, with recent non-mechanical fixes in 2026 and no evident removal trajectory in the directory log.

  3. intel.com

    Intel still documented desktop Core and Core Ultra processors with integrated Intel graphics across 12th/13th/14th Gen and Core Ultra lines as of December 24, 2025, supporting that i915-class hardware was still sold new in 2025.

codex reasoning notes (technical)

`exec_command` inspected local `drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig`, file inventory, and local git history; those findings were mapped to canonical `git.kernel.org` tree/log URLs for citation. `web.search_query` + `open` retrieved Intel's support article showing current desktop Core/Core Ultra processors with integrated graphics. The subtree is heavily active, has broad current deployment through Intel integrated graphics systems, and has no natural one-for-one upstream replacement across the full i915 hardware base, so removal/deprecation is not indicated.