--- title: Linux 7.3 Merges Initial Kernel Driver Support For The... description: Linux 7.3's HID subsystem pull adds initial kernel driver support for the new 2026 Valve Steam Controller, extending the existing hid-steam driver (originally... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-3-merges-initial-kernel-driver-support-for-the-2026-steam-controller-rpvdma1xx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linux 7.3 Merges Initial Kernel Driver Support For The 2026 Steam Controller | daily.dev og:description: Linux 7.3's HID subsystem pull adds initial kernel driver support for the new 2026 Valve Steam Controller, extending the existing hid-steam driver (originally... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-3-merges-initial-kernel-driver-support-for-the-2026-steam-controller-rpvdma1xx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/rpVDma1Xx.png og:image:alt: Linux 7.3 Merges Initial Kernel Driver Support For The 2026 Steam Controller og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linux 7.3 Merges Initial Kernel Driver Support For The 2026 Steam Controller **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Linux 7.3's HID subsystem pull adds initial kernel driver support for the new 2026 Valve Steam Controller, extending the existing hid-steam driver (originally added in Linux 4.18) to bring it to parity with the original 2015 model. Vicki Pfau authored the patches and also fixed a long-standing sensor support gap in the original controller's driver. The same pull adds a HID-HyperX driver for QuadCast 2 microphone mute status, an MSI Claw Gamepad driver, HID++ 2.0 reprogrammable button support for Logitech devices, and AMD Sensor Fusion Hub tablet-mode switch support. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does the Linux kernel have native driver support for the 2026 Steam Controller? Yes, Linux 7.3 merges initial kernel driver support for the 2026 Valve Steam Controller. Vicki Pfau extended the existing hid-steam driver, originally introduced in Linux 4.18 for the 2015 Steam Controller, so the new controller reaches the same level of native HID support outside of Steam or SDL. _Track kernel-level hardware support changes like this Steam Controller driver update on daily.dev._ ### What other gamepad and peripheral drivers were added in the Linux 7.3 HID pull? The Linux 7.3 HID pull adds a HID-HyperX driver for microphone mute status on the HyperX QuadCast 2, a new MSI Claw Gamepad driver, HID++ 2.0 reprogrammable button support for Logitech devices, and AMD Sensor Fusion Hub support for tablet-mode switches, alongside the new Steam Controller driver. _Follow kernel HID subsystem changes affecting gaming peripherals through daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Linux 7.3 To Fix Longstanding Gap In The Native Driver For Original Steam Controller](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-3-to-fix-longstanding-gap-in-the-native-driver-for-original-steam-controller-mxvmog3kj) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [MSI Claw Gamepad Driver Set To Be Merged For Linux 7.3](https://daily.dev/posts/msi-claw-gamepad-driver-set-to-be-merged-for-linux-7-3-buunhczx3) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Valve's new Steam Controller is the best gamepad I've used, but it stops being one when you close Steam](https://daily.dev/posts/valve-s-new-steam-controller-is-the-best-gamepad-i-ve-used-but-it-stops-being-one-when-you-close-st-wwfoj1yhm) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Linux 7.2-rc7 Adding Support For The Most Unique Or Very Funky Gaming Controller](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-2-rc7-adding-support-for-the-most-unique-or-very-funky-gaming-controller-vdovfedk1) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-3-merges-initial-kernel-driver-support-for-the-2026-steam-controller-rpvdma1xx) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Linux 7.3 Merges Initial Kernel Driver Support For The 2026 Steam Controller","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-3-merges-initial-kernel-driver-support-for-the-2026-steam-controller-rpvdma1xx","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-3-merges-initial-kernel-driver-support-for-the-2026-steam-controller-rpvdma1xx"},"datePublished":"2026-08-25T00:37:47.204Z","dateModified":"2026-08-25T09:55:27.991Z","description":"Linux 7.3's HID subsystem pull adds initial kernel driver support for the new 2026 Valve Steam Controller, extending the existing hid-steam driver (originally...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1f12fd7428e10f4e2b8084e4536af978?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1f12fd7428e10f4e2b8084e4536af978?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Phoronix","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Phoronix","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/6a26ba379dd64932830aa0c9803dd7ee","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-3-merges-initial-kernel-driver-support-for-the-2026-steam-controller-rpvdma1xx","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,hardware","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Phoronix","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Linux 7.3 Merges Initial Kernel Driver Support For The 2026 Steam Controller"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-3-merges-initial-kernel-driver-support-for-the-2026-steam-controller-rpvdma1xx#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does the Linux kernel have native driver support for the 2026 Steam Controller?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, Linux 7.3 merges initial kernel driver support for the 2026 Valve Steam Controller. 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