ADDITIONAL TESTING: DISPLAYLINK DRIVER COMPARISON

I also tested the DisplayLink driver (v6.2.0-30) on the same hardware
before identifying the Silicon Motion chipset. The behavior was
identical, confirming this is a Wayland compositor issue rather than a
Silicon Motion-specific problem.

Test Results:

DisplayLink driver installed: Service started successfully
EVDI modules loaded: card2-card5 created in /dev/dri/
KWin behavior: Immediately closed EVDI cards
xrandr --listmonitors: No new displays visible
Journal Evidence: evdi: [I] (card2) Closed by Task 2167 (kwin_wayland) evdi: 
[I] (card3) Closed by Task 2167 (kwin_wayland)

Conclusion:

Both DisplayLink and Silicon Motion drivers create EVDI virtual displays
that KWin probes and rejects on Wayland. This suggests a systemic issue
with EVDI support in KWin 6.5.6 (Wayland) rather than a driver-specific
bug.

**SUSPECTED ROOT CAUSE**

KWin on Wayland lacks explicit support for EVDI virtual displays created
by the Silicon Motion driver. While the kernel module builds
successfully, the compositor probes the device and rejects it, likely
due to missing Wayland protocol support or a regression in KWin 6.5.6
regarding EVDI.

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