Comment by dvtkrlbs
3 months ago
They didnt switch supplier iirc they are still using Tofino since it is is still a capable hardware and they see it being useful for years to come
3 months ago
They didnt switch supplier iirc they are still using Tofino since it is is still a capable hardware and they see it being useful for years to come
They spoke on their podcast (I think it was there?) about ditching Tofino for the next generation of the Oxide computer. So it sounds like the current model will always ship with Tofino, but due to no future product development they won't use it again in a new machine. It sounded like they had just secured a replacement for the future but I can't remember who it was.
We've talked about it a bunch, most recently when talking about Intel after Gelsinger.[0] I went into more detail on Intel's total mishandling of Tofino in my blog entry describing why Gelsinger was the wrong choice to lead Intel in 2021.[1]
As you might imagine, this move from Intel is something that we at Oxide have advocated for strenuously -- and it is a tremendous tribute to the former Tofino team at Intel that this got done. As I hope I made clear in my blog entry: the folks working on Tofino at Intel have been great to work with; they deserved much better than their (former) executive leadership.
[0] https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/intel-after...
[1] https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2024/12/08/why-gelsinger-was-wr...
Thanks for the context, your respect for the Tofino team certainly came through in the podcast.
Thanks Brian [0] was a great podcast and got me through a large lawn mowing!
Does this move to open source P4 have any impact on Oxide at all, or is it too little too late?
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