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# Loongson Linux Display Driver No Longer Orphaned

**[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The Loongson DRM display driver for LS7A/LS2K SoCs, previously marked as orphaned with no upstream maintainers, now has dedicated maintainers. Two Loongson GPU R&D engineers, Jianmin Lv and Qianhai, have stepped up to take over maintenance responsibilities, with additional reviewers from the Loongson team. They plan to maintain support for current chips and drive updates for future hardware.

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