linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pci: support Thunderbolt requirements for I/O resources.

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Message-ID: <20141124091729.3de7ae7b@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:17:29 +0000
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Cc:	"Jamet, Michael" <michael.jamet@...el.com>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Levy, Amir (Jer)" <amir.jer.levy@...el.com>,
	"Alloun, Dan" <dan.alloun@...el.com>,
	Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Andreas Noever <andreas.noever@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pci: support Thunderbolt requirements for I/O
 resources.

> > This was also discussed internally and the only way to identify Thunderbolt devices is to check the device IDs.
> > As you said, this will require us to maintain and keep the list up-to-date as we deliver new devices.
> 
> I don't really see how this can work.  You're asking me to put changes
> based on a secret spec into generic code that is used on every machine
> with PCI.  I have no way to maintain something like that.

> 
> This seems like a major screw up in the design and documentation of Thunderbolt.

See
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/HardwareDrivers/Conceptual/ThunderboltDevGuide/ThunderboltDevGuide.pdf

page 10 for one of the brief public notes on the not relying on I/O space.

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