diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/Makefile b/drivers/thunderbolt/Makefile
index d473ab9..4b21c99 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 obj-${CONFIG_THUNDERBOLT} := thunderbolt.o
-thunderbolt-objs := nhi.o
+thunderbolt-objs := nhi.o ctl.o
 
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f9a2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,731 @@
+/*
+ * Thunderbolt Cactus Ridge driver - control channel and configuration commands
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Andreas Noever <andreas.noever@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/crc32.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/dmapool.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/kfifo.h>
+
+#include "ctl.h"
+
+
+struct ctl_pkg {
+	struct tb_ctl *ctl;
+	void *buffer;
+	struct ring_frame frame;
+};
+
+#define TB_CTL_RX_PKG_COUNT 10
+
+/**
+ * struct tb_cfg - thunderbolt control channel
+ */
+struct tb_ctl {
+	struct tb_nhi *nhi;
+	struct tb_ring *tx;
+	struct tb_ring *rx;
+
+	struct dma_pool *frame_pool;
+	struct ctl_pkg *rx_packets[TB_CTL_RX_PKG_COUNT];
+	DECLARE_KFIFO(response_fifo, struct ctl_pkg*, 16);
+	struct completion response_ready;
+
+	hotplug_cb callback;
+	void *callback_data;
+};
+
+
+#define tb_ctl_WARN(ctl, format, arg...) \
+	dev_WARN(&(ctl)->nhi->pdev->dev, format, ## arg)
+
+#define tb_ctl_err(ctl, format, arg...) \
+	dev_err(&(ctl)->nhi->pdev->dev, format, ## arg)
+
+#define tb_ctl_warn(ctl, format, arg...) \
+	dev_warn(&(ctl)->nhi->pdev->dev, format, ## arg)
+
+#define tb_ctl_info(ctl, format, arg...) \
+	dev_info(&(ctl)->nhi->pdev->dev, format, ## arg)
+
+
+/* configuration packets definitions */
+
+enum tb_cfg_pkg_type {
+	TB_CFG_PKG_READ = 1,
+	TB_CFG_PKG_WRITE = 2,
+	TB_CFG_PKG_ERROR = 3,
+	TB_CFG_PKG_NOTIFY_ACK = 4,
+	TB_CFG_PKG_EVENT = 5,
+	TB_CFG_PKG_XDOMAIN_REQ = 6,
+	TB_CFG_PKG_XDOMAIN_RESP = 7,
+	TB_CFG_PKG_OVERRIDE = 8,
+	TB_CFG_PKG_RESET = 9,
+	TB_CFG_PKG_PREPARE_TO_SLEEP = 0xd,
+};
+
+/* common header */
+struct tb_cfg_header {
+	u32 route_hi:22;
+	u32 unknown:10; /* highest order bit is set on replies */
+	u32 route_lo;
+} __packed;
+
+/* additional header for read/write packets */
+struct tb_cfg_address {
+	u32 offset:13; /* in dwords */
+	u32 length:6; /* in dwords */
+	u32 port:6;
+	enum tb_cfg_space space:2;
+	u32 seq:2; /* sequence number  */
+	u32 zero:3;
+} __packed;
+
+/* TB_CFG_PKG_READ, response for TB_CFG_PKG_WRITE */
+struct cfg_read_pkg {
+	struct tb_cfg_header header;
+	struct tb_cfg_address addr;
+} __packed;
+
+/* TB_CFG_PKG_WRITE, response for TB_CFG_PKG_READ */
+struct cfg_write_pkg {
+	struct tb_cfg_header header;
+	struct tb_cfg_address addr;
+	u32 data[64]; /* maximum size, tb_cfg_address.length has 6 bits */
+} __packed;
+
+/* TB_CFG_PKG_ERROR */
+struct cfg_error_pkg {
+	struct tb_cfg_header header;
+	enum tb_cfg_error error:4;
+	u32 zero1:4;
+	u32 port:6;
+	u32 zero2:2; /* Both should be zero, still they are different fields. */
+	u32 zero3:16;
+} __packed;
+
+/* TB_CFG_PKG_EVENT */
+struct cfg_event_pkg {
+	struct tb_cfg_header header;
+	u32 port:6;
+	u32 zero:25;
+	bool unplug:1;
+} __packed;
+
+/* TB_CFG_PKG_RESET */
+struct cfg_reset_pkg {
+	struct tb_cfg_header header;
+} __packed;
+
+/* TB_CFG_PKG_PREPARE_TO_SLEEP */
+struct cfg_pts_pkg {
+	struct tb_cfg_header header;
+	u32 data;
+} __packed;
+
+
+/* utility functions */
+
+static u64 get_route(struct tb_cfg_header header)
+{
+	return (u64) header.route_hi << 32 | header.route_lo;
+}
+
+static struct tb_cfg_header make_header(u64 route)
+{
+	struct tb_cfg_header header = {
+		.route_hi = route >> 32,
+		.route_lo = route,
+	};
+	/* check for overflow, route_hi is not 32 bits! */
+	WARN_ON(get_route(header) != route);
+	return header;
+}
+
+static int check_header(struct ctl_pkg *pkg, u32 len, enum tb_cfg_pkg_type type,
+			u64 route)
+{
+	struct tb_cfg_header *header = pkg->buffer;
+
+	/* check frame, TODO: frame flags */
+	if (WARN(len != pkg->frame.size,
+			"wrong framesize (expected %#x, got %#x)\n",
+			len, pkg->frame.size))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (WARN(type != pkg->frame.eof, "wrong eof (expected %#x, got %#x)\n",
+			type, pkg->frame.eof))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (WARN(pkg->frame.sof, "wrong sof (expected 0x0, got %#x)\n",
+			pkg->frame.sof))
+		return -EIO;
+
+	/* check header */
+	if (WARN(header->unknown != 1 << 9,
+			"header->unknown is %#x\n", header->unknown))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (WARN(route != get_route(*header),
+			"wrong route (expected %llx, got %llx)",
+			route, get_route(*header)))
+		return -EIO;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int check_config_address(struct tb_cfg_address addr,
+				enum tb_cfg_space space, u32 offset,
+				u32 length)
+{
+	if (WARN(addr.zero, "addr.zero is %#x\n", addr.zero))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (WARN(space != addr.space, "wrong space (expected %x, got %x\n)",
+			space, addr.space))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (WARN(offset != addr.offset, "wrong offset (expected %x, got %x\n)",
+			offset, addr.offset))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (WARN(length != addr.length, "wrong space (expected %x, got %x\n)",
+			length, addr.length))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (WARN(addr.seq, "addr.seq is %#x\n", addr.seq))
+		return -EIO;
+	/*
+	 * We cannot check addr->port as it is set to the upstream port of the
+	 * sender.
+	 */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct tb_cfg_result decode_error(struct ctl_pkg *response)
+{
+	struct cfg_error_pkg *pkg = response->buffer;
+	struct tb_cfg_result res = { 0 };
+	res.response_route = get_route(pkg->header);
+	res.response_port = 0;
+	res.err = check_header(response, sizeof(*pkg), TB_CFG_PKG_ERROR,
+			       get_route(pkg->header));
+	if (res.err)
+		return res;
+
+	WARN(pkg->zero1, "pkg->zero1 is %#x\n", pkg->zero1);
+	WARN(pkg->zero2, "pkg->zero1 is %#x\n", pkg->zero1);
+	WARN(pkg->zero3, "pkg->zero1 is %#x\n", pkg->zero1);
+	res.err = 1;
+	res.tb_error = pkg->error;
+	res.response_port = pkg->port;
+	return res;
+
+}
+
+static struct tb_cfg_result parse_header(struct ctl_pkg *pkg, u32 len,
+					 enum tb_cfg_pkg_type type, u64 route)
+{
+	struct tb_cfg_header *header = pkg->buffer;
+	struct tb_cfg_result res = { 0 };
+
+	if (pkg->frame.eof == TB_CFG_PKG_ERROR)
+		return decode_error(pkg);
+
+	res.response_port = 0; /* will be updated later for cfg_read/write */
+	res.response_route = get_route(*header);
+	res.err = check_header(pkg, len, type, route);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static void tb_cfg_print_error(struct tb_ctl *ctl,
+			       const struct tb_cfg_result *res)
+{
+	WARN_ON(res->err != 1);
+	switch (res->tb_error) {
+	case TB_CFG_ERROR_PORT_NOT_CONNECTED:
+		/* Port is not connected. This can happen during surprise
+		 * removal. Do not warn. */
+		return;
+	case TB_CFG_ERROR_INVALID_CONFIG_SPACE:
+		/*
+		 * Invalid cfg_space/offset/length combination in
+		 * cfg_read/cfg_write.
+		 */
+		tb_ctl_WARN(ctl,
+			"CFG_ERROR(%llx:%x): Invalid config space of offset\n",
+			res->response_route, res->response_port);
+		return;
+	case TB_CFG_ERROR_NO_SUCH_PORT:
+		/*
+		 * - The route contains a non-existent port.
+		 * - The route contains a non-PHY port (e.g. PCIe).
+		 * - The port in cfg_read/cfg_write does not exist.
+		 */
+		tb_ctl_WARN(ctl, "CFG_ERROR(%llx:%x): Invalid port\n",
+			res->response_route, res->response_port);
+		return;
+	case TB_CFG_ERROR_LOOP:
+		tb_ctl_WARN(ctl, "CFG_ERROR(%llx:%x): Route contains a loop\n",
+			res->response_route, res->response_port);
+		return;
+	default:
+		/* 5,6,7,9 and 11 are also valid error codes */
+		tb_ctl_WARN(ctl, "CFG_ERROR(%llx:%x): Unknown error\n",
+			res->response_route, res->response_port);
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
+static void cpu_to_be32_array(__be32 *dst, u32 *src, size_t len)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+		dst[i] = cpu_to_be32(src[i]);
+}
+
+static void be32_to_cpu_array(u32 *dst, __be32 *src, size_t len)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+		dst[i] = be32_to_cpu(src[i]);
+}
+
+static __be32 tb_crc(void *data, size_t len)
+{
+	return cpu_to_be32(~__crc32c_le(~0, data, len));
+}
+
+static void tb_ctl_pkg_free(struct ctl_pkg *pkg)
+{
+	if (pkg) {
+		dma_pool_free(pkg->ctl->frame_pool,
+			      pkg->buffer, pkg->frame.buffer_phy);
+		kfree(pkg);
+	}
+}
+
+static struct ctl_pkg *tb_ctl_pkg_alloc(struct tb_ctl *ctl)
+{
+	struct ctl_pkg *pkg = kzalloc(sizeof(*pkg), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pkg)
+		return 0;
+	pkg->ctl = ctl;
+	pkg->buffer = dma_pool_alloc(ctl->frame_pool, GFP_KERNEL,
+				     &pkg->frame.buffer_phy);
+	if (!pkg->buffer) {
+		kfree(pkg);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return pkg;
+}
+
+
+/* RX/TX handling */
+
+static void tb_ctl_tx_callback(struct tb_ring *ring, struct ring_frame *frame,
+			       bool canceled)
+{
+	struct ctl_pkg *pkg = container_of(frame, typeof(*pkg), frame);
+	tb_ctl_pkg_free(pkg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tb_cfg_tx() - transmit a packet on the control channel
+ *
+ * len must be a multiple of four.
+ *
+ * Return: Returns 0 on success or an error code on failure.
+ */
+static int tb_ctl_tx(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *data, size_t len,
+		     enum tb_cfg_pkg_type type)
+{
+	int res;
+	struct ctl_pkg *pkg;
+	if (len % 4 != 0) { /* required for le->be conversion */
+		tb_ctl_WARN(ctl, "TX: invalid size: %zu\n", len);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (len > TB_FRAME_SIZE - 4) { /* checksum is 4 bytes */
+		tb_ctl_WARN(ctl, "TX: packet too large: %zu/%d\n",
+			    len, TB_FRAME_SIZE - 4);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	pkg = tb_ctl_pkg_alloc(ctl);
+	if (!pkg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	pkg->frame.callback = tb_ctl_tx_callback;
+	pkg->frame.size = len + 4;
+	pkg->frame.sof = type;
+	pkg->frame.eof = type;
+	cpu_to_be32_array(pkg->buffer, data, len / 4);
+	*(u32 *) (pkg->buffer + len) = tb_crc(pkg->buffer, len);
+
+	res = ring_tx(ctl->tx, &pkg->frame);
+	if (res) /* ring is stopped */
+		tb_ctl_pkg_free(pkg);
+	return res;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tb_ctl_handle_plug_event() - acknowledge a plug event, invoke ctl->callback
+ */
+static void tb_ctl_handle_plug_event(struct tb_ctl *ctl,
+				     struct ctl_pkg *response)
+{
+	struct cfg_event_pkg *pkg = response->buffer;
+	u64 route = get_route(pkg->header);
+
+	if (check_header(response, sizeof(*pkg), TB_CFG_PKG_EVENT, route)) {
+		tb_ctl_warn(ctl, "malformed TB_CFG_PKG_EVENT\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (tb_cfg_error(ctl, route, pkg->port, TB_CFG_ERROR_ACK_PLUG_EVENT))
+		tb_ctl_warn(ctl, "could not ack plug event on %llx:%x\n",
+			    route, pkg->port);
+	WARN(pkg->zero, "pkg->zero is %#x\n", pkg->zero);
+	ctl->callback(ctl->callback_data, route, pkg->port, pkg->unplug);
+}
+
+static void tb_ctl_rx_submit(struct ctl_pkg *pkg)
+{
+	ring_rx(pkg->ctl->rx, &pkg->frame); /*
+					     * We ignore failures during stop.
+					     * All rx packets are referenced
+					     * from ctl->rx_packets, so we do
+					     * not loose them.
+					     */
+}
+
+static void tb_ctl_rx_callback(struct tb_ring *ring, struct ring_frame *frame,
+			       bool canceled)
+{
+	struct ctl_pkg *pkg = container_of(frame, typeof(*pkg), frame);
+
+	if (canceled)
+		return; /*
+			 * ring is stopped, packet is referenced from
+			 * ctl->rx_packets.
+			 */
+
+	if (frame->size < 4 || frame->size % 4 != 0) {
+		tb_ctl_err(pkg->ctl, "RX: invalid size %#x, dropping packet\n",
+			   frame->size);
+		goto rx;
+	}
+
+	frame->size -= 4; /* remove checksum */
+	if (*(u32 *) (pkg->buffer + frame->size)
+			!= tb_crc(pkg->buffer, frame->size)) {
+		tb_ctl_err(pkg->ctl,
+			   "RX: checksum mismatch, dropping packet\n");
+		goto rx;
+	}
+	be32_to_cpu_array(pkg->buffer, pkg->buffer, frame->size / 4);
+
+	if (frame->eof == TB_CFG_PKG_EVENT) {
+		tb_ctl_handle_plug_event(pkg->ctl, pkg);
+		goto rx;
+	}
+	if (!kfifo_put(&pkg->ctl->response_fifo, pkg)) {
+		tb_ctl_err(pkg->ctl, "RX: fifo is full\n");
+		goto rx;
+	}
+	complete(&pkg->ctl->response_ready);
+	return;
+rx:
+	tb_ctl_rx_submit(pkg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tb_ctl_rx() - receive a packet from the control channel
+ */
+static struct tb_cfg_result tb_ctl_rx(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *buffer,
+				      size_t length, int timeout_msec,
+				      u8 route, enum tb_cfg_pkg_type type)
+{
+	struct tb_cfg_result res;
+	struct ctl_pkg *pkg;
+
+	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&ctl->response_ready,
+					 msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_msec))) {
+		tb_ctl_WARN(ctl, "RX: timeout\n");
+		return (struct tb_cfg_result) { .err = -ETIMEDOUT };
+	}
+	if (!kfifo_get(&ctl->response_fifo, &pkg)) {
+		tb_ctl_WARN(ctl, "empty kfifo\n");
+		return (struct tb_cfg_result) { .err = -EIO };
+	}
+
+	res = parse_header(pkg, length, type, route);
+	if (!res.err)
+		memcpy(buffer, pkg->buffer, length);
+	tb_ctl_rx_submit(pkg);
+	return res;
+}
+
+
+/* public interface, alloc/start/stop/free */
+
+/**
+ * tb_ctl_alloc() - allocate a control channel
+ *
+ * cb will be invoked once for every hot plug event.
+ *
+ * Return: Returns a pointer on success or NULL on failure.
+ */
+struct tb_ctl *tb_ctl_alloc(struct tb_nhi *nhi, hotplug_cb cb, void *cb_data)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct tb_ctl *ctl = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ctl)
+		return NULL;
+	ctl->nhi = nhi;
+	ctl->callback = cb;
+	ctl->callback_data = cb_data;
+
+	init_completion(&ctl->response_ready);
+	INIT_KFIFO(ctl->response_fifo);
+	ctl->frame_pool = dma_pool_create("thunderbolt_ctl", &nhi->pdev->dev,
+					 TB_FRAME_SIZE, 4, 0);
+	if (!ctl->frame_pool)
+		goto err;
+
+	ctl->tx = ring_alloc_tx(nhi, 0, 10);
+	if (!ctl->tx)
+		goto err;
+
+	ctl->rx = ring_alloc_rx(nhi, 0, 10);
+	if (!ctl->rx)
+		goto err;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < TB_CTL_RX_PKG_COUNT; i++) {
+		ctl->rx_packets[i] = tb_ctl_pkg_alloc(ctl);
+		if (!ctl->rx_packets[i])
+			goto err;
+		ctl->rx_packets[i]->frame.callback = tb_ctl_rx_callback;
+	}
+
+	tb_ctl_info(ctl, "control channel created\n");
+	return ctl;
+err:
+	tb_ctl_free(ctl);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tb_ctl_free() - shutdown and free a control channel
+ *
+ * Must be called after tb_ctl_stop.
+ *
+ * Must NOT be called from ctl->callback.
+ */
+void tb_ctl_free(struct tb_ctl *ctl)
+{
+	int i;
+	if (ctl->rx)
+		ring_free(ctl->rx);
+	if (ctl->tx)
+		ring_free(ctl->tx);
+
+	/* free RX packets */
+	for (i = 0; i < TB_CTL_RX_PKG_COUNT; i++)
+		tb_ctl_pkg_free(ctl->rx_packets[i]);
+
+
+	if (ctl->frame_pool)
+		dma_pool_destroy(ctl->frame_pool);
+	kfree(ctl);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tb_cfg_start() - start/resume the control channel
+ */
+void tb_ctl_start(struct tb_ctl *ctl)
+{
+	int i;
+	tb_ctl_info(ctl, "control channel starting...\n");
+	ring_start(ctl->tx); /* is used to ack hotplug packets, start first */
+	ring_start(ctl->rx);
+	for (i = 0; i < TB_CTL_RX_PKG_COUNT; i++)
+		tb_ctl_rx_submit(ctl->rx_packets[i]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * control() - pause the control channel
+ *
+ * All invocations of ctl->callback will have finished after this method
+ * returns.
+ *
+ * Must NOT be called from ctl->callback.
+ */
+void tb_ctl_stop(struct tb_ctl *ctl)
+{
+	ring_stop(ctl->rx);
+	ring_stop(ctl->tx);
+
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&ctl->response_fifo))
+		tb_ctl_WARN(ctl, "dangling response in response_fifo\n");
+	kfifo_reset(&ctl->response_fifo);
+	tb_ctl_info(ctl, "control channel stopped\n");
+}
+
+/* public interface, commands */
+
+/**
+ * tb_cfg_error() - send error packet
+ *
+ * Return: Returns 0 on success or an error code on failure.
+ */
+int tb_cfg_error(struct tb_ctl *ctl, u64 route, u32 port,
+		 enum tb_cfg_error error)
+{
+	struct cfg_error_pkg pkg = {
+		.header = make_header(route),
+		.port = port,
+		.error = error,
+	};
+	tb_ctl_info(ctl, "resetting error on %llx:%x.\n", route, port);
+	return tb_ctl_tx(ctl, &pkg, sizeof(pkg), TB_CFG_PKG_ERROR);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tb_cfg_reset() - send a reset packet and wait for a response
+ *
+ * If the switch at route is incorrectly configured then we will not receive a
+ * reply (even though the switch will reset). The caller should check for
+ * -ETIMEDOUT and attempt to reconfigure the switch.
+ */
+struct tb_cfg_result tb_cfg_reset(struct tb_ctl *ctl, u64 route,
+				  int timeout_msec)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct cfg_reset_pkg request = { .header = make_header(route) };
+	struct tb_cfg_header reply;
+
+	err = tb_ctl_tx(ctl, &request, sizeof(request), TB_CFG_PKG_RESET);
+	if (err)
+		return (struct tb_cfg_result) { .err = err };
+
+	return tb_ctl_rx(ctl, &reply, sizeof(reply), timeout_msec, route,
+			 TB_CFG_PKG_RESET);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tb_cfg_read() - read from config space into buffer
+ *
+ * Offset and length are in dwords.
+ */
+struct tb_cfg_result tb_cfg_read_raw(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *buffer,
+		u64 route, u32 port, enum tb_cfg_space space,
+		u32 offset, u32 length, int timeout_msec)
+{
+	struct tb_cfg_result res = { 0 };
+	struct cfg_read_pkg request = {
+		.header = make_header(route),
+		.addr = {
+			.port = port,
+			.space = space,
+			.offset = offset,
+			.length = length,
+		},
+	};
+	struct cfg_write_pkg reply;
+
+	res.err = tb_ctl_tx(ctl, &request, sizeof(request), TB_CFG_PKG_READ);
+	if (res.err)
+		return res;
+
+	res = tb_ctl_rx(ctl, &reply, 12 + 4 * length, timeout_msec, route,
+			TB_CFG_PKG_READ);
+	if (res.err)
+		return res;
+
+	res.response_port = reply.addr.port;
+	res.err = check_config_address(reply.addr, space, offset, length);
+	if (!res.err)
+		memcpy(buffer, &reply.data, 4 * length);
+	return res;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tb_cfg_write() - write from buffer into config space
+ *
+ * Offset and length are in dwords.
+ */
+struct tb_cfg_result tb_cfg_write_raw(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *buffer,
+		u64 route, u32 port, enum tb_cfg_space space,
+		u32 offset, u32 length, int timeout_msec)
+{
+	struct tb_cfg_result res = { 0 };
+	struct cfg_write_pkg request = {
+		.header = make_header(route),
+		.addr = {
+			.port = port,
+			.space = space,
+			.offset = offset,
+			.length = length,
+		},
+	};
+	struct cfg_read_pkg reply;
+
+	memcpy(&request.data, buffer, length * 4);
+
+	res.err = tb_ctl_tx(ctl, &request, 12 + 4 * length, TB_CFG_PKG_WRITE);
+	if (res.err)
+		return res;
+
+	res = tb_ctl_rx(ctl, &reply, sizeof(reply), timeout_msec, route,
+			TB_CFG_PKG_WRITE);
+	if (res.err)
+		return res;
+
+	res.response_port = reply.addr.port;
+	res.err = check_config_address(reply.addr, space, offset, length);
+	return res;
+}
+
+int tb_cfg_read(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *buffer, u64 route, u32 port,
+		enum tb_cfg_space space, u32 offset, u32 length)
+{
+	struct tb_cfg_result res = tb_cfg_read_raw(ctl, buffer, route, port,
+			space, offset, length, TB_CFG_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+	if (res.err == 1) {
+		tb_cfg_print_error(ctl, &res);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+	WARN(res.err, "tb_cfg_read: %d\n", res.err);
+	return res.err;
+}
+
+int tb_cfg_write(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *buffer, u64 route, u32 port,
+		 enum tb_cfg_space space, u32 offset, u32 length)
+{
+	struct tb_cfg_result res = tb_cfg_write_raw(ctl, buffer, route, port,
+			space, offset, length, TB_CFG_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+	if (res.err == 1) {
+		tb_cfg_print_error(ctl, &res);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+	WARN(res.err, "tb_cfg_write: %d\n", res.err);
+	return res.err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tb_cfg_get_upstream_port() - get upstream port number of switch at route
+ *
+ * Reads the first dword from the switches TB_CFG_SWITCH config area and
+ * returns the port number from which the reply originated.
+ *
+ * Return: Returns the upstream port number on success or an error code on
+ * failure.
+ */
+int tb_cfg_get_upstream_port(struct tb_ctl *ctl, u64 route)
+{
+	u32 dummy;
+	struct tb_cfg_result res = tb_cfg_read_raw(ctl, &dummy, route, 0,
+						   TB_CFG_SWITCH, 0, 1,
+						   TB_CFG_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+	if (res.err == 1)
+		return -EIO;
+	if (res.err)
+		return res.err;
+	return res.response_port;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.h b/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba87d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Thunderbolt Cactus Ridge driver - control channel and configuration commands
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Andreas Noever <andreas.noever@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _TB_CFG
+#define _TB_CFG
+
+#include "nhi.h"
+
+/* control channel */
+struct tb_ctl;
+
+typedef void (*hotplug_cb)(void *data, u64 route, u8 port, bool unplug);
+
+struct tb_ctl *tb_ctl_alloc(struct tb_nhi *nhi, hotplug_cb cb, void *cb_data);
+void tb_ctl_start(struct tb_ctl *ctl);
+void tb_ctl_stop(struct tb_ctl *ctl);
+void tb_ctl_free(struct tb_ctl *ctl);
+
+/* configuration commands */
+
+#define TB_CFG_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 5000 /* msec */
+
+enum tb_cfg_space {
+	TB_CFG_HOPS = 0,
+	TB_CFG_PORT = 1,
+	TB_CFG_SWITCH = 2,
+	TB_CFG_COUNTERS = 3,
+};
+
+enum tb_cfg_error {
+	TB_CFG_ERROR_PORT_NOT_CONNECTED = 0,
+	TB_CFG_ERROR_INVALID_CONFIG_SPACE = 2,
+	TB_CFG_ERROR_NO_SUCH_PORT = 4,
+	TB_CFG_ERROR_ACK_PLUG_EVENT = 7, /* send as reply to TB_CFG_PKG_EVENT */
+	TB_CFG_ERROR_LOOP = 8,
+};
+
+struct tb_cfg_result {
+	u64 response_route;
+	u32 response_port; /*
+			    * If err = 1 then this is the port that send the
+			    * error.
+			    * If err = 0 and if this was a cfg_read/write then
+			    * this is the the upstream port of the responding
+			    * switch.
+			    * Otherwise the field is set to zero.
+			    */
+	int err; /* negative errors, 0 for success, 1 for tb errors */
+	enum tb_cfg_error tb_error; /* valid if err == 1 */
+};
+
+
+int tb_cfg_error(struct tb_ctl *ctl, u64 route, u32 port,
+		 enum tb_cfg_error error);
+struct tb_cfg_result tb_cfg_reset(struct tb_ctl *ctl, u64 route,
+				  int timeout_msec);
+struct tb_cfg_result tb_cfg_read_raw(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *buffer,
+				     u64 route, u32 port,
+				     enum tb_cfg_space space, u32 offset,
+				     u32 length, int timeout_msec);
+struct tb_cfg_result tb_cfg_write_raw(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *buffer,
+				      u64 route, u32 port,
+				      enum tb_cfg_space space, u32 offset,
+				      u32 length, int timeout_msec);
+int tb_cfg_read(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *buffer, u64 route, u32 port,
+		enum tb_cfg_space space, u32 offset, u32 length);
+int tb_cfg_write(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *buffer, u64 route, u32 port,
+		 enum tb_cfg_space space, u32 offset, u32 length);
+int tb_cfg_get_upstream_port(struct tb_ctl *ctl, u64 route);
+
+
+#endif
