linux-drivers/
drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe

AMD 10 Gigabit Ethernet (XGBE/XGMAC) on-SoC controllers

The 10 Gigabit Ethernet MAC block integrated into AMD server and embedded SoCs, including the Seattle ARM platform and the EPYC Embedded 3000 family, where it provides up to eight on-chip 10GbE ports without needing a separate NIC. Used mainly in embedded networking gear, storage appliances, and edge boxes from the mid-2010s onward.

keep conf=0.92 last_sold=2026 deploy=low replacement=none subsystem=net category=networking-ethernet
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recommendation

It should stay in the kernel because the hardware is still being sold new: AMD continued to market the EPYC Embedded 3000 series with integrated 10GbE into 2026, and the driver is actively maintained, with fixes flowing through netdev and being backported to stable trees as recently as March 2026. Deployment is niche rather than mainstream, but there is no replacement driver since the MAC is built into the SoC.

repository signals

21 files
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98 commits, 5y
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40 authors, 5y
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sources

  1. spinics.net

    As of March 4, 2026, amd-xgbe was still receiving a netdev patch series with functional fixes, indicating active upstream maintenance rather than removal.

  2. spinics.net

    A March 23, 2026 stable-review patch carried an upstream amd-xgbe fix, showing current bug-fix traffic and stable backport interest.

  3. lists.linaro.org

    amd-xgbe fixes were still being backported into 5.15-stable in 2025, reinforcing ongoing supported deployments.

  4. amd.com

    AMD still listed EPYC Embedded 3000 in 2026 and advertised up to 8x 10GbE, supporting continued new-sale availability of hardware using this MAC family.

  5. cateee.net

    LKDDb identifies CONFIG_AMD_XGBE as the AMD 10GbE Ethernet driver for AMD SoC devices and shows it remains present in current kernel series.

codex reasoning notes (technical)

Local `rg` inspection of the directory found `AMD 10 Gigabit Ethernet Driver` plus AMD device IDs tied to Raven/YC/RN-era SoCs, confirming this is real shipping hardware-specific code with both PCI and platform support. Lore access via `lei` was unavailable in this environment, so lore-adjacent maintenance evidence was obtained via web search on public list mirrors: the March 2026 netdev patch series and March 2026 stable-review patch show active upstream attention, with no removal/deprecation signal found. AMD's current EPYC Embedded 3000 product page was obtained by web search and indicates the family remained marketed in 2026 with integrated 10GbE, so this is not legacy-only. Deployment looks niche embedded/networking rather than broad desktop/server NIC use, hence `low` rather than `none` or `high`. No natural replacement driver exists because this driver targets AMD-integrated XGBE MAC blocks directly.