From e69b6c02b4c3b8d03be7136f90dd9551ad5a5a5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amir Levy Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 13:38:45 +0300 Subject: 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 Signed-off-by: Michael Jamet Signed-off-by: Mika Westerberg Reviewed-by: Yehezkel Bernat Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- drivers/net/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'drivers/net/Kconfig') 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 -- cgit v1.2.3