> -----Original Message----- > From: Amir Levy [mailto:amir.jer.levy@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 9:44 AM > To: gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: andreas.noever@xxxxxxxxx; bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx; corbet@xxxxxxx; > linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-pci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Limonciello, Mario > <Mario_Limonciello@xxxxxxxx>; thunderbolt-linux@xxxxxxxxx; > mika.westerberg@xxxxxxxxx; tomas.winkler@xxxxxxxxx; > xiong.y.zhang@xxxxxxxxx; Amir Levy <amir.jer.levy@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [PATCH v8 0/8] thunderbolt: Introducing Thunderbolt(TM) > Networking > > This driver enables Thunderbolt Networking on non-Apple platforms > running Linux. > > Thunderbolt Networking provides peer-to-peer connections to transfer > files between computers, perform PC migrations, and/or set up small > workgroups with shared storage. > > This is a virtual connection that emulates an Ethernet adapter that > enables Ethernet networking with the benefit of Thunderbolt superfast > medium capability. > > Thunderbolt Networking enables two hosts and several devices that > have a Thunderbolt controller to be connected together in a linear > (Daisy chain) series from a single port. > > Thunderbolt Networking for Linux is compatible with Thunderbolt > Networking on systems running macOS or Windows and also supports > Thunderbolt generation 2 and 3 controllers. > > Note that all pre-existing Thunderbolt generation 3 features, such as > USB, Display and other Thunderbolt device connectivity will continue > to function exactly as they did prior to enabling Thunderbolt Networking. > > Code and Software Specifications: > This kernel code creates a virtual ethernet device for computer to > computer communication over a Thunderbolt cable. > The new driver is a separate driver to the existing Thunderbolt driver. > It is designed to work on systems running Linux that > interface with Intel Connection Manager (ICM) firmware based > Thunderbolt controllers that support Thunderbolt Networking. > The kernel code operates in coordination with the Thunderbolt user- > space daemon to implement full Thunderbolt networking functionality. > > Hardware Specifications: > Thunderbolt Hardware specs have not yet been published but are used > where necessary for register definitions. > > Changes since v7: > - Removed debug prints > - Edited error prints > - Edited copyright notice > - Changed the Kconfig patch to be after the code changes > > These patches were pushed to GitHub where they can be reviewed more > comfortably with green/red highlighting: > https://github.com/01org/thunderbolt-software-kernel-tree > > Daemon code: > https://github.com/01org/thunderbolt-software-daemon > > For reference, here's a link to version 6: > [v7]: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/9/27/244 > > Amir Levy (8): > thunderbolt: Macro rename > thunderbolt: Updating the register definitions > thunderbolt: Communication with the ICM (firmware) > thunderbolt: Networking state machine > thunderbolt: Networking transmit and receive > thunderbolt: Kconfig for Thunderbolt Networking > thunderbolt: Networking doc > thunderbolt: Adding maintainer entry > > Documentation/00-INDEX | 2 + > Documentation/thunderbolt/networking.txt | 132 ++ > MAINTAINERS | 8 +- > drivers/thunderbolt/Kconfig | 27 +- > drivers/thunderbolt/Makefile | 3 +- > drivers/thunderbolt/icm/Makefile | 2 + > drivers/thunderbolt/icm/icm_nhi.c | 1514 ++++++++++++++++++++ > drivers/thunderbolt/icm/icm_nhi.h | 82 ++ > drivers/thunderbolt/icm/net.c | 2254 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > drivers/thunderbolt/icm/net.h | 287 ++++ > drivers/thunderbolt/nhi_regs.h | 115 +- > 11 files changed, 4417 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 Documentation/thunderbolt/networking.txt > create mode 100644 drivers/thunderbolt/icm/Makefile > create mode 100644 drivers/thunderbolt/icm/icm_nhi.c > create mode 100644 drivers/thunderbolt/icm/icm_nhi.h > create mode 100644 drivers/thunderbolt/icm/net.c > create mode 100644 drivers/thunderbolt/icm/net.h > > -- > 2.7.4 Hi Amir, I've tested your v8 series on Dell hardware with Thunderbolt Controllers again between a Linux and Windows box. Functionally it's working well. Tested-By: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxxx> Andreas, Following the history of this thread, I believe Greg was still looking for an ack from you that Amir is using the interface properly. Thanks, -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
