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| author | Amir Levy <amir.jer.levy@intel.com> | 2017-10-02 13:38:45 +0300 |
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| committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2017-10-02 21:24:42 +0300 |
| commit | e69b6c02b4c3b8d03be7136f90dd9551ad5a5a5e (patch) | |
| tree | f337124015e9ad1387ee02f946ea37be8684d398 /drivers/net/Kconfig | |
| parent | 467cd25bf2aec14c2e2990512248b72f46f94c53 (diff) | |
| download | linux-e69b6c02b4c3b8d03be7136f90dd9551ad5a5a5e.tar.xz | |
net: Add support for networking over Thunderbolt cable
ThunderboltIP is a protocol created by Apple to tunnel IP/ethernet
traffic over a Thunderbolt cable. The protocol consists of configuration
phase where each side sends ThunderboltIP login packets (the protocol is
determined by UUID in the XDomain packet header) over the configuration
channel. Once both sides get positive acknowledgment to their login
packet, they configure high-speed DMA path accordingly. This DMA path is
then used to transmit and receive networking traffic.
This patch creates a virtual ethernet interface the host software can
use in the same way as any other networking interface. Once the
interface is brought up successfully network packets get tunneled over
the Thunderbolt cable to the remote host and back.
The connection is terminated by sending a ThunderboltIP logout packet
over the configuration channel. We do this when the network interface is
brought down by user or the driver is unloaded.
Signed-off-by: Amir Levy <amir.jer.levy@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Jamet <michael.jamet@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Yehezkel Bernat <yehezkel.bernat@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/Kconfig | 12 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig index aba0d652095b..0936da592e12 100644 --- a/drivers/net/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig @@ -483,6 +483,18 @@ config FUJITSU_ES This driver provides support for Extended Socket network device on Extended Partitioning of FUJITSU PRIMEQUEST 2000 E2 series. +config THUNDERBOLT_NET + tristate "Networking over Thunderbolt cable" + depends on THUNDERBOLT && INET + help + Select this if you want to create network between two + computers over a Thunderbolt cable. The driver supports Apple + ThunderboltIP protocol and allows communication with any host + supporting the same protocol including Windows and macOS. + + To compile this driver a module, choose M here. The module will be + called thunderbolt-net. + source "drivers/net/hyperv/Kconfig" endif # NETDEVICES |