Intel’s Thunderbolt “Light Ridge” controller was introduced all the way back in 2010 for Apple Macs and the updated Intel Thunderbolt 2 “Falcon Ridge” controller is from 2013. Now in 2022 under Linux the Thunderbolt driver will be better matching the Apple macOS behavior when daisy chaining multiple Thunderbolt displays…
Source: Phoronix – A Decade Later, Linux To Better Handle Daisy Chaining Thunderbolt Displays On Apple Hardware