In this talk, Robert Marko will discuss real-world experiences and lessons learned from mainlining support for various wireless and wired SoCs, including Qualcomm's IPQ40xx platform, Marvell's Prestera switches, Microchip Sparx-5 and LAN969x family of products, as well as upcoming work on MaxLinear's SoCs. Robert will explore the challenges and benefits of using upstream Linux for edge networking, including the evolution of frameworks like switchdev for network switch ASICs and the wireless subsystem for access points. The talk will cover specific examples of upstreamed patches, discussing the technical aspects of bringing up new hardware support while maintaining clean abstractions. The speaker will examine how standardized Linux interfaces like switchdev can replace traditionally proprietary stack while providing equivalent functionality.

Details: https://netdevconf.info/0x19/35

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