Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753247AbcD1SrL (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:47:11 -0400 Received: from mail-oi0-f51.google.com ([209.85.218.51]:33124 "EHLO mail-oi0-f51.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752967AbcD1SrI (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:47:08 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <0502496faa2f494a8d81e4789fa2a77e@ausx13mpc120.AMER.DELL.COM> References: <1461760019-12930-1-git-send-email-prarit@redhat.com> <0502496faa2f494a8d81e4789fa2a77e@ausx13mpc120.AMER.DELL.COM> From: Andy Lutomirski Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 11:46:42 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI: fix Thunderbolt hotplug To: Mario Limonciello Cc: Andrew Lutomirski , Prarit Bhargava , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Robert Moore , Lv Zheng , "Rafael J. Wysocki" , Len Brown , Linux ACPI , stable , devel@acpica.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2093 Lines: 57 On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 11:44 AM, wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Andy Lutomirski [mailto:luto@kernel.org] >> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 1:39 PM >> To: Prarit Bhargava ; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >> Cc: Robert Moore ; Lv Zheng >> ; Rafael J. Wysocki ; Len >> Brown ; linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org; Limonciello, Mario >> ; stable@vger.kernel.org; devel@acpica.org >> Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI: fix Thunderbolt hotplug >> >> On 04/27/2016 05:26 AM, Prarit Bhargava wrote: >> > Rafael, this patch is in the acpica.git tree as 7a3bd2d ("Dispatcher: >> > Update thread ID for recursive method calls"). I've had many positive >> > testing results from hardware vendors and users with this patch and >> > this resolves many of the problems seen here: >> > >> > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115121 >> > >> > This does not fix the problems with the TB docking station. Although >> > this patch will also be required, the docking station issues require a FW >> update. >> > Updated FW should be coming soon to resolve those problems. >> > >> >> No kidding!?! Will that update be installable from Linux? If so, could you cc >> me on that? >> > > > This patch does let the dock hotplug properly after the BIOS fix is applied. > > For the dock devices not showing up on the other side of the thunderbolt bridge: > It's going to be a system firmware update for both the XPS 9350 and Precision 5510. It will get distributed to LVFS and can be loaded up with fwupd/fwupdate. > I don't yet have an ETA that I can share other than "Next BIOS release" > > After the update, set Thunderbolt Security to "No Security" and devices should be available. Great! Does this mean that I won't need to boot into Windows and run the little Intel tool to update the Alpine Ridge firmware? I.e. will the LVFS / EFI executable do that part? --Andy > > Thanks, > -- Andy Lutomirski AMA Capital Management, LLC