> But the most salient point is that, even with "Linux on a router/switch", there's no guarantee that you'll get decent performance As long as the ASIC is prog

> But the most salient point is that, even with "Linux on a router/switch", there's no guarantee that you'll get decent performance As long as the ASIC is programmed the performance is the same between kernel versions. If the ASIC does not get programmed then it's like the entire device does not work at all (so you likely need to roll back the update you made). > which usually means that you're squarely in "well, here's this blob that works on certain kernel versions, and good luck with that!" territory. As mentioned in the post, the switch in question has blobless drivers, unlike the broadcom stuff you likely have experience with based on what you are saying