linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 07/22] thunderbolt: Add default linking between ports if not provided by DROM

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Message-ID: <20191001123911.GB2954373@kroah.com>
Date:   Tue, 1 Oct 2019 14:39:11 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        Andreas Noever <andreas.noever@...il.com>,
        Michael Jamet <michael.jamet@...el.com>,
        Yehezkel Bernat <YehezkelShB@...il.com>,
        Rajmohan Mani <rajmohan.mani@...el.com>,
        Nicholas Johnson <nicholas.johnson-opensource@...look.com.au>,
        Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>,
        Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
        Mario.Limonciello@...l.com,
        Anthony Wong <anthony.wong@...onical.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 07/22] thunderbolt: Add default linking between ports
 if not provided by DROM

On Tue, Oct 01, 2019 at 02:38:15PM +0300, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> Some cases the DROM information is not correct or is simply missing.

What is "DROM"?

> This prevents establishing lane bonding even if it would be possible
> otherwise. To make this work better provide default linking between
> ports if DROM has not provided that information.
> 
> This works with legacy devices where ports 1 and 2, and 3 and 4 are
> linked together and also with USB4.

"linked together" as in "bonded"?  Or something else?  Names are getting
confusing here :(

thanks,

greg k-h