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Linux 7.3 Adding Support For MCTP-Over-USB v1.1
WHY IT MATTERS
This allows engineers to use USB as a transport for MCTP, which is used for platform management tasks such as crash dumps, logging, and firmware updates. It provides a standardized method for out-of-band management over USB, which can simplify hardware and software integration.
Written by elseif from the cluster below · every claim links back to a sourceThe three things worth knowing
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MCTP-over-USB v1.1 support has been queued in the Linux net-next branch.
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The protocol enables sending MCTP packets over USB for management functions.
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Use cases include crash dumps, logging, and firmware updates.
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