linux-surface/linux-surface
Linux Surface
This project provides a customized Linux kernel and driver suite designed to enable hardware compatibility for Surface devices. It focuses on building and patching the Linux kernel to provide driver support for proprietary hardware components that are missing from the upstream source.
The system includes a secure boot kernel signing mechanism and a process for enrolling custom keys into the system firmware. This allows the execution of patched kernels while maintaining system security protections.
The project covers peripheral driver support for touchscreens, styluses, and keyboards, as well as input management for multitouch and gestures. It also includes power and performance utilities for battery telemetry monitoring, discrete GPU power management, and system sleep state control.
Additional capabilities include pre-boot input support to enable keyboards during disk decryption and a coordination system for clipboard detachment.
