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    Linux 4.17 To Support Microsemi Ocelot MIPS SoCs

    Phoronix: Linux 4.17 To Support Microsemi Ocelot MIPS SoCs

    There are old CPU architectures being dropped from the Linux 4.17 kernel while also some new CPU support added. The latest work added with the busy Linux 4.17 development cycle is support for the MIPS-based Microsemi Ocelot SoCs...

    Linux 4.17 To Support Microsemi Ocelot MIPS SoCs - Phoronix
    http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.17-MIPS
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    Originally posted by phoronix View Post
    This MIPS pull also has CRC32 and CRC32 hardware acceleration support
    Next: Linux and Linux support
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      The Ocelot seems to be a SoC for industrial or businness grade ethernet switches. I assume that it is for the managed (smart) switches, not for the unmanaged (dumb) ones.
      Here their promotional video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrVHAGgkd2Y

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        Looks like Ocelet has a pair of managed and pair of unmanaged. Here's a comparison table:
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        https://www.microsemi.com/product-directory/ethernet-solutions/3585-ethernet-switches

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