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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 |
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Linux-2.6.12-rc2v2.6.12-rc2
Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history,
even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git
archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about
3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early
git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good
infrastructure for it.
Let it rip!
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diff --git a/Documentation/usb/proc_usb_info.txt b/Documentation/usb/proc_usb_info.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..729c72d34c89 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/usb/proc_usb_info.txt @@ -0,0 +1,371 @@ +/proc/bus/usb filesystem output +=============================== +(version 2003.05.30) + + +The usbfs filesystem for USB devices is traditionally mounted at +/proc/bus/usb. It provides the /proc/bus/usb/devices file, as well as +the /proc/bus/usb/BBB/DDD files. + + +**NOTE**: If /proc/bus/usb appears empty, and a host controller + driver has been linked, then you need to mount the + filesystem. Issue the command (as root): + + mount -t usbfs none /proc/bus/usb + + An alternative and more permanent method would be to add + + none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0 + + to /etc/fstab. This will mount usbfs at each reboot. + You can then issue `cat /proc/bus/usb/devices` to extract + USB device information, and user mode drivers can use usbfs + to interact with USB devices. + + There are a number of mount options supported by usbfs. + Consult the source code (linux/drivers/usb/core/inode.c) for + information about those options. + +**NOTE**: The filesystem has been renamed from "usbdevfs" to + "usbfs", to reduce confusion with "devfs". You may + still see references to the older "usbdevfs" name. + +For more information on mounting the usbfs file system, see the +"USB Device Filesystem" section of the USB Guide. The latest copy +of the USB Guide can be found at http://www.linux-usb.org/ + + +THE /proc/bus/usb/BBB/DDD FILES: +-------------------------------- +Each connected USB device has one file. The BBB indicates the bus +number. The DDD indicates the device address on that bus. Both +of these numbers are assigned sequentially, and can be reused, so +you can't rely on them for stable access to devices. For example, +it's relatively common for devices to re-enumerate while they are +still connected (perhaps someone jostled their power supply, hub, +or USB cable), so a device might be 002/027 when you first connect +it and 002/048 sometime later. + +These files can be read as binary data. The binary data consists +of first the device descriptor, then the descriptors for each +configuration of the device. That information is also shown in +text form by the /proc/bus/usb/devices file, described later. + +These files may also be used to write user-level drivers for the USB +devices. You would open the /proc/bus/usb/BBB/DDD file read/write, +read its descriptors to make sure it's the device you expect, and then +bind to an interface (or perhaps several) using an ioctl call. You +would issue more ioctls to the device to communicate to it using +control, bulk, or other kinds of USB transfers. The IOCTLs are +listed in the <linux/usbdevice_fs.h> file, and at this writing the +source code (linux/drivers/usb/devio.c) is the primary reference +for how to access devices through those files. + +Note that since by default these BBB/DDD files are writable only by +root, only root can write such user mode drivers. You can selectively +grant read/write permissions to other users by using "chmod". Also, +usbfs mount options such as "devmode=0666" may be helpful. + + + +THE /proc/bus/usb/devices FILE: +------------------------------- +In /proc/bus/usb/devices, each device's output has multiple +lines of ASCII output. +I made it ASCII instead of binary on purpose, so that someone +can obtain some useful data from it without the use of an +auxiliary program. However, with an auxiliary program, the numbers +in the first 4 columns of each "T:" line (topology info: +Lev, Prnt, Port, Cnt) can be used to build a USB topology diagram. + +Each line is tagged with a one-character ID for that line: + +T = Topology (etc.) +B = Bandwidth (applies only to USB host controllers, which are + virtualized as root hubs) +D = Device descriptor info. +P = Product ID info. (from Device descriptor, but they won't fit + together on one line) +S = String descriptors. +C = Configuration descriptor info. (* = active configuration) +I = Interface descriptor info. +E = Endpoint descriptor info. + +======================================================================= + +/proc/bus/usb/devices output format: + +Legend: + d = decimal number (may have leading spaces or 0's) + x = hexadecimal number (may have leading spaces or 0's) + s = string + + +Topology info: + +T: Bus=dd Lev=dd Prnt=dd Port=dd Cnt=dd Dev#=ddd Spd=ddd MxCh=dd +| | | | | | | | |__MaxChildren +| | | | | | | |__Device Speed in Mbps +| | | | | | |__DeviceNumber +| | | | | |__Count of devices at this level +| | | | |__Connector/Port on Parent for this device +| | | |__Parent DeviceNumber +| | |__Level in topology for this bus +| |__Bus number +|__Topology info tag + + Speed may be: + 1.5 Mbit/s for low speed USB + 12 Mbit/s for full speed USB + 480 Mbit/s for high speed USB (added for USB 2.0) + + +Bandwidth info: +B: Alloc=ddd/ddd us (xx%), #Int=ddd, #Iso=ddd +| | | |__Number of isochronous requests +| | |__Number of interrupt requests +| |__Total Bandwidth allocated to this bus +|__Bandwidth info tag + + Bandwidth allocation is an approximation of how much of one frame + (millisecond) is in use. It reflects only periodic transfers, which + are the only transfers that reserve bandwidth. Control and bulk + transfers use all other bandwidth, including reserved bandwidth that + is not used for transfers (such as for short packets). + + The percentage is how much of the "reserved" bandwidth is scheduled by + those transfers. For a low or full speed bus (loosely, "USB 1.1"), + 90% of the bus bandwidth is reserved. For a high speed bus (loosely, + "USB 2.0") 80% is reserved. + + +Device descriptor info & Product ID info: + +D: Ver=x.xx Cls=xx(s) Sub=xx Prot=xx MxPS=dd #Cfgs=dd +P: Vendor=xxxx ProdID=xxxx Rev=xx.xx + +where +D: Ver=x.xx Cls=xx(sssss) Sub=xx Prot=xx MxPS=dd #Cfgs=dd +| | | | | | |__NumberConfigurations +| | | | | |__MaxPacketSize of Default Endpoint +| | | | |__DeviceProtocol +| | | |__DeviceSubClass +| | |__DeviceClass +| |__Device USB version +|__Device info tag #1 + +where +P: Vendor=xxxx ProdID=xxxx Rev=xx.xx +| | | |__Product revision number +| | |__Product ID code +| |__Vendor ID code +|__Device info tag #2 + + +String descriptor info: + +S: Manufacturer=ssss +| |__Manufacturer of this device as read from the device. +| For USB host controller drivers (virtual root hubs) this may +| be omitted, or (for newer drivers) will identify the kernel +| version and the driver which provides this hub emulation. +|__String info tag + +S: Product=ssss +| |__Product description of this device as read from the device. +| For older USB host controller drivers (virtual root hubs) this +| indicates the driver; for newer ones, it's a product (and vendor) +| description that often comes from the kernel's PCI ID database. +|__String info tag + +S: SerialNumber=ssss +| |__Serial Number of this device as read from the device. +| For USB host controller drivers (virtual root hubs) this is +| some unique ID, normally a bus ID (address or slot name) that +| can't be shared with any other device. +|__String info tag + + + +Configuration descriptor info: + +C:* #Ifs=dd Cfg#=dd Atr=xx MPwr=dddmA +| | | | | |__MaxPower in mA +| | | | |__Attributes +| | | |__ConfiguratioNumber +| | |__NumberOfInterfaces +| |__ "*" indicates the active configuration (others are " ") +|__Config info tag + + USB devices may have multiple configurations, each of which act + rather differently. For example, a bus-powered configuration + might be much less capable than one that is self-powered. Only + one device configuration can be active at a time; most devices + have only one configuration. + + Each configuration consists of one or more interfaces. Each + interface serves a distinct "function", which is typically bound + to a different USB device driver. One common example is a USB + speaker with an audio interface for playback, and a HID interface + for use with software volume control. + + +Interface descriptor info (can be multiple per Config): + +I: If#=dd Alt=dd #EPs=dd Cls=xx(sssss) Sub=xx Prot=xx Driver=ssss +| | | | | | | |__Driver name +| | | | | | | or "(none)" +| | | | | | |__InterfaceProtocol +| | | | | |__InterfaceSubClass +| | | | |__InterfaceClass +| | | |__NumberOfEndpoints +| | |__AlternateSettingNumber +| |__InterfaceNumber +|__Interface info tag + + A given interface may have one or more "alternate" settings. + For example, default settings may not use more than a small + amount of periodic bandwidth. To use significant fractions + of bus bandwidth, drivers must select a non-default altsetting. + + Only one setting for an interface may be active at a time, and + only one driver may bind to an interface at a time. Most devices + have only one alternate setting per interface. + + +Endpoint descriptor info (can be multiple per Interface): + +E: Ad=xx(s) Atr=xx(ssss) MxPS=dddd Ivl=dddss +| | | | |__Interval (max) between transfers +| | | |__EndpointMaxPacketSize +| | |__Attributes(EndpointType) +| |__EndpointAddress(I=In,O=Out) +|__Endpoint info tag + + The interval is nonzero for all periodic (interrupt or isochronous) + endpoints. For high speed endpoints the transfer interval may be + measured in microseconds rather than milliseconds. + + For high speed periodic endpoints, the "MaxPacketSize" reflects + the per-microframe data transfer size. For "high bandwidth" + endpoints, that can reflect two or three packets (for up to + 3KBytes every 125 usec) per endpoint. + + With the Linux-USB stack, periodic bandwidth reservations use the + transfer intervals and sizes provided by URBs, which can be less + than those found in endpoint descriptor. + + +======================================================================= + + +If a user or script is interested only in Topology info, for +example, use something like "grep ^T: /proc/bus/usb/devices" +for only the Topology lines. A command like +"grep -i ^[tdp]: /proc/bus/usb/devices" can be used to list +only the lines that begin with the characters in square brackets, +where the valid characters are TDPCIE. With a slightly more able +script, it can display any selected lines (for example, only T, D, +and P lines) and change their output format. (The "procusb" +Perl script is the beginning of this idea. It will list only +selected lines [selected from TBDPSCIE] or "All" lines from +/proc/bus/usb/devices.) + +The Topology lines can be used to generate a graphic/pictorial +of the USB devices on a system's root hub. (See more below +on how to do this.) + +The Interface lines can be used to determine what driver is +being used for each device. + +The Configuration lines could be used to list maximum power +(in milliamps) that a system's USB devices are using. +For example, "grep ^C: /proc/bus/usb/devices". + + +Here's an example, from a system which has a UHCI root hub, +an external hub connected to the root hub, and a mouse and +a serial converter connected to the external hub. + +T: Bus=00 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2 +B: Alloc= 28/900 us ( 3%), #Int= 2, #Iso= 0 +D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 +P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00 +S: Product=USB UHCI Root Hub +S: SerialNumber=dce0 +C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA +I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub +E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=255ms +T: Bus=00 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=12 MxCh= 4 +D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 +P: Vendor=0451 ProdID=1446 Rev= 1.00 +C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=100mA +I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub +E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 1 Ivl=255ms +T: Bus=00 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0 +D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 +P: Vendor=04b4 ProdID=0001 Rev= 0.00 +C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=100mA +I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=mouse +E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 3 Ivl= 10ms +T: Bus=00 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=02 Cnt=02 Dev#= 4 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 +D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 +P: Vendor=0565 ProdID=0001 Rev= 1.08 +S: Manufacturer=Peracom Networks, Inc. +S: Product=Peracom USB to Serial Converter +C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=100mA +I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=serial +E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl= 16ms +E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 16 Ivl= 16ms +E: Ad=82(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl= 8ms + + +Selecting only the "T:" and "I:" lines from this (for example, by using +"procusb ti"), we have: + +T: Bus=00 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2 +T: Bus=00 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=12 MxCh= 4 +I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub +T: Bus=00 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0 +I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=mouse +T: Bus=00 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=02 Cnt=02 Dev#= 4 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 +I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=serial + + +Physically this looks like (or could be converted to): + + +------------------+ + | PC/root_hub (12)| Dev# = 1 + +------------------+ (nn) is Mbps. + Level 0 | CN.0 | CN.1 | [CN = connector/port #] + +------------------+ + / + / + +-----------------------+ + Level 1 | Dev#2: 4-port hub (12)| + +-----------------------+ + |CN.0 |CN.1 |CN.2 |CN.3 | + +-----------------------+ + \ \____________________ + \_____ \ + \ \ + +--------------------+ +--------------------+ + Level 2 | Dev# 3: mouse (1.5)| | Dev# 4: serial (12)| + +--------------------+ +--------------------+ + + + +Or, in a more tree-like structure (ports [Connectors] without +connections could be omitted): + +PC: Dev# 1, root hub, 2 ports, 12 Mbps +|_ CN.0: Dev# 2, hub, 4 ports, 12 Mbps + |_ CN.0: Dev #3, mouse, 1.5 Mbps + |_ CN.1: + |_ CN.2: Dev #4, serial, 12 Mbps + |_ CN.3: +|_ CN.1: + + + ### END ### |