Intel Nova Lake Linux graphics no longer require force probing in Mesa
Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake processors now have stable graphics support in Mesa. Mesa 26.3-devel enables Nova Lake-S, U, H and HX integrated graphics by default, removing the previous probing requirement. The change covers Intel’s Iris OpenGL and ANV Vulkan drivers.
Earlier Mesa versions treated Nova Lake Xe3P graphics as experimental. Users had to manually enable support through force_probe, which Intel uses for platforms that are still under development.
The latest change removes that restriction for Nova Lake-S, U, H and HX. Nova Lake-P and UL are not included in this update, so their support remains separate.
© Phoronix Linux 7.3 also enables Nova Lake graphics by default
Linux 7.3 is making a similar change for Nova Lake-S by removing the kernel-side requirement. The Mesa patch is already in the 26.3 development branch and is also planned for Mesa 26.2.
According to Phoronix, earlier Mesa patches showed that Nova Lake-U and H support hardware ray tracing, while S, HX and UL do not. The new stable status does not change those hardware capabilities.
Source: Freedesktop , Phoronix
