Hotplug functionality no longer working after Linux Kernel 7.0.0 (Ubuntu 24.04)

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Are you using the latest driver?
Yes - any idea when it will be updated to allow evdi 1.15.0?

Version: v6.3.0
Build: posix/68-1563-g29c031e9e94 (48)
Date: 30th April 2026
Extensible Virtual Display Interface version included: v1.14.14-5 (3dafd62)

Are you using the latest EVDI version?
No
The latest driver is running evdi 1.14.14-5 per release notes (above)
Current evdi module is version 1.15

Linux distribution and version

Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
Release:	24.04
Codename:	noble

Kernel version
linux-image-7.0.0-28-generic

Desktop environment
AwesomeWM v4.3

Hardware
ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
DisplayLink USB-C Dock

Problem summary
After updating my system, which included moving from kernel 6.17 to 7.0, reboot caused a kernel panic, forcing me back to kernel 6.17

What I already checked
Issue appears tied to evdi 1.14.14-5 not compatible with the 7.0 driver
However, the current DisplayLink driver excludes evdi 1.15:
However, apt-cache seems to say 1.15 is excluded from this driver version:

$ apt-cache show displaylink-driver | grep -E "Depends:"
Depends: evdi (>= 1.12.0) | evdi-dkms (>= 1.12.0), evdi (>= 1.12.0) | libevdi1 (>= 1.12.0), libc6 ( >= 2.31)
Depends: evdi (>= 1.12.0) | evdi-dkms (>= 1.12.0), evdi (>= 1.12.0) | libevdi1 (>= 1.12.0), libc6 ( >= 2.31)
Depends: evdi (>= 1.14.9), evdi (<< 1.15.0), libc6 ( >= 2.31)
Depends: evdi (>= 1.14.7), evdi (<< 1.15.0), libc6 ( >= 2.31)
Depends: evdi (>= 1.14.4), evdi (<< 1.15.0), libc6 ( >= 2.31)
Depends: evdi (>= 1.14.1), evdi (<< 1.15.0), libc6 ( >= 2.27)
Depends: evdi (>= 1.13.1), evdi (<< 1.14.0), libc6 ( >= 2.27)

Workarounds tested
rolled back /etc/grub/default to boot only using the 6.17 kernel
verified issue #567 is not the same as the suggestion there was to upgrade to the latest driver, which I am already running