News [Phoronix] Intel Introducing USB4STREAM Protocol For Linux - Opening Up Some Nifty Uses For USB4

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An exciting Intel innovation expected to be added for the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel is introducing the new USB4STREAM protocol for USB4/Thunderbolt as a "super simple" way to "basically just transfer raw packets from one host to another". This can be useful for quickly backing up a system from one host to another, sharing of web cameras or other peripherals across systems, or other environments where not having networking or wanting to avoid the traditional Linux networking stack...

Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-USB4STREAM

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