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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2020-01-29 10:09:44 -0800
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Merge tag 'usb-5.6-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb
Pull USB/Thunderbolt/PHY driver updates from Greg KH: "Here is the big USB and Thunderbolt and PHY driver updates for 5.6-rc1. With the advent of USB4, "Thunderbolt" has really become USB4, so the renaming of the Kconfig option and starting to share subsystem code has begun, hence both subsystems coming in through the same tree here. PHY driver updates also touched USB drivers, so that is coming in through here as well. Major stuff included in here are: - USB 4 initial support added (i.e. Thunderbolt) - musb driver updates - USB gadget driver updates - PHY driver updates - USB PHY driver updates - lots of USB serial stuff fixed up - USB typec updates - USB-IP fixes - lots of other smaller USB driver updates All of these have been in linux-next for a while now (the usb-serial tree is already tested in linux-next on its own before merged into here), with no reported issues" [ Removed an incorrect compile test enablement for PHY_EXYNOS5250_SATA that causes configuration warnings - Linus ] * tag 'usb-5.6-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb: (207 commits) Doc: ABI: add usb charger uevent usb: phy: show USB charger type for user usb: cdns3: fix spelling mistake and rework grammar in text usb: phy: phy-gpio-vbus-usb: Convert to GPIO descriptors USB: serial: cyberjack: fix spelling mistake "To" -> "Too" USB: serial: ir-usb: simplify endpoint check USB: serial: ir-usb: make set_termios synchronous USB: serial: ir-usb: fix IrLAP framing USB: serial: ir-usb: fix link-speed handling USB: serial: ir-usb: add missing endpoint sanity check usb: typec: fusb302: fix "op-sink-microwatt" default that was in mW usb: typec: wcove: fix "op-sink-microwatt" default that was in mW usb: dwc3: pci: add ID for the Intel Comet Lake -V variant usb: typec: tcpci: mask event interrupts when remove driver usb: host: xhci-tegra: set MODULE_FIRMWARE for tegra186 usb: chipidea: add inline for ci_hdrc_host_driver_init if host is not defined usb: chipidea: handle single role for usb role class usb: musb: fix spelling mistake: "periperal" -> "peripheral" phy: ti: j721e-wiz: Fix build error without CONFIG_OF_ADDRESS USB: usbfs: Always unlink URBs in reverse order ...
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-=============
- Thunderbolt
-=============
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+======================
+ USB4 and Thunderbolt
+======================
+USB4 is the public specification based on Thunderbolt 3 protocol with
+some differences at the register level among other things. Connection
+manager is an entity running on the host router (host controller)
+responsible for enumerating routers and establishing tunnels. A
+connection manager can be implemented either in firmware or software.
+Typically PCs come with a firmware connection manager for Thunderbolt 3
+and early USB4 capable systems. Apple systems on the other hand use
+software connection manager and the later USB4 compliant devices follow
+the suit.
+
+The Linux Thunderbolt driver supports both and can detect at runtime which
+connection manager implementation is to be used. To be on the safe side the
+software connection manager in Linux also advertises security level
+``user`` which means PCIe tunneling is disabled by default. The
+documentation below applies to both implementations with the exception that
+the software connection manager only supports ``user`` security level and
+is expected to be accompanied with an IOMMU based DMA protection.
+
+Security levels and how to use them
+-----------------------------------
The interface presented here is not meant for end users. Instead there
should be a userspace tool that handles all the low-level details, keeps
a database of the authorized devices and prompts users for new connections.
@@ -18,8 +40,6 @@ This will authorize all devices automatically when they appear. However,
keep in mind that this bypasses the security levels and makes the system
vulnerable to DMA attacks.
-Security levels and how to use them
------------------------------------
Starting with Intel Falcon Ridge Thunderbolt controller there are 4
security levels available. Intel Titan Ridge added one more security level
(usbonly). The reason for these is the fact that the connected devices can