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SubjectRe: [LinuxBIOS] #57: libusb host program for PLX NET20DC debug device
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Peter Stuge <stuge-linuxbios@cdy.org> writes:

> On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 02:15:24PM -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>> Right. For LinuxBIOS not a problem for earlyprintk in the kernel
>> somethings might need to be refactored. The challenge in the
>> kernel is we don't know at build to how to do a pci_read_config...
>>
>> The other hard part early in the kernel is the fact that the
>> bar is memory mapped I/O. Which means it will need to get mapped
>> into the kernels page tables.
>
> I see.
>
>
>> >> And I have some code that barely works for this already, perhaps
>> >> Eric and I should work together on this :)
>> >
>> > I would be interested in having a look at any code for it too.
>>
>> Sure, I will send it out shortly. I currently have a working
>> user space libusb thing (easy, but useful for my debug)
>
> Hm - for driving which end?

Either. The specific device we are talking about doesn't care.

>> and a rude read/write to the bar from user space program that
>
> How does that work? /dev/{port,mem}?

mmap /dev/mem.

>> allowed me to debug the worst of the state machine from user
>> space. I don't think I have the state setup logic correct yet
>> but that is minor in comparison.
>>
>> I really wish the EHCI spec had made that stupid interface 16 bytes
>> instead of 8 or had a way to chain multiple access together. The
>> we could have used a normal usb cable. As it is most descriptors
>> are 1 byte too big to read.
>
> Which descriptors are you reading?

Minor. I was just wishing for less magic in this process, which
would make these kinds of devices much more available.

> The debug port isn't really supposed to be used with anything but a
> debug device - which can't be enumerated normally anyway.

It depends. If you have a debug cable with magic ends and a hardcoded
address of 127 the normal enumeration doesn't work. I don't think
anyone actually makes one of those. Debug devices are also allowed to
be normal devices that just support the debug descriptor. Which
is what I'm working with.

Eric

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