Linux 7.2 To Enable SR-IOV Support For Intel Nova Lake's Xe3P Graphics
Linux 7.2 is set to enable SR-IOV support for Intel's Nova Lake Xe3P integrated graphics. This update comes as part of the latest round of Xe kernel graphics driver updates sent to DRM-Next. While the overall changes are primarily maintenance-focused, the SR-IOV support is a notable enhancement for virtualization capabilities.
- ▪Linux 7.2 will include SR-IOV support for Nova Lake integrated graphics.
- ▪The updates were sent to DRM-Next ahead of the upcoming merge window.
- ▪The SR-IOV feature is confirmed to work with both Nova Lake S and P parts.
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Linux 7.2 To Enable SR-IOV Support For Intel Nova Lake's Xe3P Graphics Written by Michael Larabel in Intel on 21 May 2026 at 03:22 PM EDT. Add A Comment Open-source Intel software engineers today sent out their latest round of Xe kernel graphics driver updates to DRM-Next for queuing ahead of next month's Linux 7.2 merge window. The DRM-Xe-Next patches for the week include a number of low-level code improvements. For end users nothing too exciting at large with just a lot of maintenance and other enhancements without direct and immediate user benefit. The one item worth noting from this pull request though is enabling SR-IOV support for Nova Lake integrated graphics virtualization. A patch with today's pull request confirms SR-IOV works with Nova Lake's Xe3P integrated graphics.
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