I have a host with a PCIe x8 slot. It runs a stock install of Debian's
arm64 port, so it looks like any generic driver available in arm64
should work on this platform.
I know some of the higher Intel X series depend specifically on having
an Intel processor of a certain gen or higher. I don't need newer
features from the 7xx series like RDMA or built-in iSCSI/FC support etc.
Just plain ethernet.
I've seen some references to patches for arm64 for certain NIC's, but
they usually only refer to the chipset, and the chipsets aren't usually
advertised for many cards. I was hoping to find someone who's bought a
specific card and can confirm it works and hopefully avoid making a
2-300$ mistake.
I found a handful of chipsets in the kernel's make menuconfig, but when
searching for those chipsets, they seem to turn up mainly for 4-5+ year
old cards, and the brand/model names aren't the same anymore, so chances
are newer revisions might not have the same chipset.
Alex
On 6/16/2021 11:19 AM, Ronald Bynoe wrote:
Do you have a host in mind that has PCIe? Or are you asking about on-board
LOM style 10G?
I have a lot of experience with Intel 10G, but not on ARM. I know X520
should work on ARM, but I've never personally validated that. But I've seen
patches and bugs filed/fixes for it.
I have a Pi and an nVidia Jetson Nano and have thought about buying an AGX,
but just for personal fun.
Not sure if that helps, but if you have a platform in mind I can definitely
find out.
Pleasantly,
Ronald Bynoe
On Wed, Jun 16, 2021, 11:13 John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:15:16 -0700
Alexander Bedard <[email protected]> dijo:
I was wondering if anyone has personal experience with 10GBe network
cards that are compatible with Linux on arm64?
I wasn't able to find a specific list when searching online, and the
few results I found were anecdotal at best...
I have interest in this as well, but so far no experience. The only
devices I looked into were Thunderbolt 3 connectors that supposedly
connect at 10GB via my computer's TB3 port.
I didn't buy any because I don't know if it would actually make an
improvement. My ethernet is all cat6 and gigabit compliant, but I'm the
one who did the house wiring, and I'm nowhere close to a professional.
And for the internet I have gigabit fiber from Centurylink, but I
actually get about 75% of what they promise me.
What's the point of a 10GB connection from my computer if it runs
straight into a 1GB bottleneck?
