Thunderbolt Networking Support Is Still Being Worked On For Linux

Thunderbolt networking support is still being worked on for the mainline Linux kernel.

The set of patches for implementing Thunderbolt networking for Linux is up to its third revision. These patches are for enabling networking of computer-to-computer over a Thunderbolt cable for non-Apple hardware. This adds the Thunderbolt networking support for hardware with a firmware-based controller, namely the Intel Connection Manager (ICM). These Linux kernel patches continue to be worked on by Intel with Amir Levy sending them out.

If you are interested in Linux Thunderbolt networking support, you can dig through the patch series via this kernel mailing list thread.