Linux 5.8 Seeing Support For New Marvell/Aquantia Atlantic "A2" NICs

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Linux 5.8 Seeing Support For New Marvell/Aquantia Atlantic "A2" NICs

02 May 2020, 07:10 AM

Phoronix: Linux 5.8 Seeing Support For New Marvell/Aquantia Atlantic "A2" NICs

Linux 5.8 will see support for next-generation Marvell/Aquantia network chipsets...

Linux 5.8 Seeing Support For New Marvell/Aquantia Atlantic "A2" NICs - Phoronix

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03 May 2020, 10:44 PM

There are a few vendors integrating the Aquantia 10GbE PHY with USB3.2/Thunderbolt interfaces. Unfortunately they have a problem of running hot under load and therefore throttle the speed back.

If the Atlantic2 silicon can run full speed without having to heat throttle, then we will probably see more motherboard and Thunderbolt (laptop) integration.
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