Re: [PATCH v8 3/8] thunderbolt: Communication with the ICM (firmware)

2016-12-20 Thread Mika Westerberg
On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 05:21:39PM +, mario.limoncie...@dell.com wrote: > Dell - Internal Use - Confidential > > > > > There is small problem, though. On non-Apple systems the host controller > > only > > appears when something is connected to thunderbolt ports. So the char device > >

RE: [PATCH v8 3/8] thunderbolt: Communication with the ICM (firmware)

2016-12-19 Thread Mario.Limonciello
Dell - Internal Use - Confidential > > There is small problem, though. On non-Apple systems the host controller only > appears when something is connected to thunderbolt ports. So the char device > would not be there all the time. However, I think we can still notify the > userspace by sending

Re: [PATCH v8 3/8] thunderbolt: Communication with the ICM (firmware)

2016-12-19 Thread Mika Westerberg
On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 05:21:01PM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote: > On 09/28/2016 07:44 AM, Amir Levy wrote: > > This patch provides the communication protocol between the > > Intel Connection Manager(ICM) firmware that is operational in the > > Thunderbolt controller in non-Apple hardware. > > The

Re: [PATCH v8 3/8] thunderbolt: Communication with the ICM (firmware)

2016-12-01 Thread Andy Lutomirski
On 09/28/2016 07:44 AM, Amir Levy wrote: This patch provides the communication protocol between the Intel Connection Manager(ICM) firmware that is operational in the Thunderbolt controller in non-Apple hardware. The ICM firmware-based controller is used for establishing and maintaining the