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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/usb/usb3-debug-port.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/usb/usb3-debug-port.rst index feb1a36a65b7..b9fd131f4723 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/usb/usb3-debug-port.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/usb/usb3-debug-port.rst @@ -98,3 +98,55 @@ you to check the sanity of the setup. cat /dev/ttyUSB0 done ===== end of bash scripts =============== + +Serial TTY +========== + +The DbC support has been added to the xHCI driver. You can get a +debug device provided by the DbC at runtime. + +In order to use this, you need to make sure your kernel has been +configured to support USB_XHCI_DBGCAP. A sysfs attribute under +the xHCI device node is used to enable or disable DbC. By default, +DbC is disabled:: + + root@target:/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:14.0# cat dbc + disabled + +Enable DbC with the following command:: + + root@target:/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:14.0# echo enable > dbc + +You can check the DbC state at anytime:: + + root@target:/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:14.0# cat dbc + enabled + +Connect the debug target to the debug host with a USB 3.0 super- +speed A-to-A debugging cable. You can see /dev/ttyDBC0 created +on the debug target. You will see below kernel message lines:: + + root@target: tail -f /var/log/kern.log + [ 182.730103] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: DbC connected + [ 191.169420] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: DbC configured + [ 191.169597] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: DbC now attached to /dev/ttyDBC0 + +Accordingly, the DbC state has been brought up to:: + + root@target:/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:14.0# cat dbc + configured + +On the debug host, you will see the debug device has been enumerated. +You will see below kernel message lines:: + + root@host: tail -f /var/log/kern.log + [ 79.454780] usb 2-2.1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd + [ 79.475003] usb 2-2.1: LPM exit latency is zeroed, disabling LPM. + [ 79.475389] usb 2-2.1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0010 + [ 79.475390] usb 2-2.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 + [ 79.475391] usb 2-2.1: Product: Linux USB Debug Target + [ 79.475392] usb 2-2.1: Manufacturer: Linux Foundation + [ 79.475393] usb 2-2.1: SerialNumber: 0001 + +The debug device works now. You can use any communication or debugging +program to talk between the host and the target. |