Synaptics has halted development of DisplayLink drivers for Linux due to patent claims, after a user, Mike Lothian, attempted to improve the driver with the assistance of LLM (Large Language Model) prompts. Lothian, who owns a docking station using a DisplayLink chipset, sought help from Synaptics' developers, but instead received a response from the company's legal team alleging patent infringement and demanding that he cease work on the driver, threatening costly legal penalties. As a result, Linux users of DisplayLink-based docking stations will continue to experience subpar performance and lack of feature parity.