On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 4:57 PM, <Mario.Limonciello@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> -----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, That I don't know, but this driver does the inverse dmi_match of the current apple driver (dmi_match(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, "Apple Inc.")), and therefore there should be no interaction between the two. Acked-by: Andreas Noever <andreas.noever@xxxxxxxxx> Cheers, Andreas -- 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
