--- title: Microsoft's DXGKRNL Driver Updated For Linux - Many... description: Microsoft has posted v4 patches for its DXGKRNL DirectX kernel driver for Linux, the first update in four years since the v3 patches in March 2022. The new... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-dxgkrnl-driver-updated-for-linux---many-changes-after-four-years-vi0dbkopf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft's DXGKRNL Driver Updated For Linux - Many Changes After Four Years | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft has posted v4 patches for its DXGKRNL DirectX kernel driver for Linux, the first update in four years since the v3 patches in March 2022. 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The new version adds compute-only adapter support (useful for AI/ML accelerators in WSL2), DMA fence/sync file integration, new Direct3D functions, pin-user-pages for DMA-accessible memory, and various synchronization and memory fixes. The patches are now on the Linux kernel mailing list awaiting review, though upstream acceptance remains uncertain given historical resistance to merging this driver due to its closed-source Windows host dependency. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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