10GB Thunderbolt Other World Computing OWC Arch Linux

The device does not show up in arch linux until the thunderbolt security mode in BIOS is set to “Legacy” It is based on the AQC107 chip and drivers are provided.

[ 6.750962] thunderbolt 0-1: new device found, vendor=0x5a device=0xde6e [
6.750967] thunderbolt 0-1: Other World Computing Thunderbolt 10G Ethernet
Adapter [ 6.936288] e1000e 0000:00:1f.6 eno1: NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full
Duplex, Flow Control: Rx/Tx [ 7.650621] bond0: (slave eno1): link status
definitely up, 1000 Mbps full duplex [ 7.650628] bond0: (slave eno1): making
interface the new active one [ 7.650796] bond0: active interface up! [ 7.974263]
systemd-journald[233]:
/var/log/journal/4b4cf13298c440e4857b7853bba4873a/user-1000.journal: Journal
file uses a different sequence number ID, rotating. [ 9.182551] tun: Universal
TUN/TAP device driver, 1.6

After rebooting the device is now recognized and I can configure it:

~ ❯ networkctl list
IDX LINK           TYPE     OPERATIONAL SETUP
  1 lo             loopback -           unmanaged
  7 enp100s0f3u1u6 ether    -           unmanaged

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