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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-12-17 15:01:06 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-12-17 15:01:06 -0800
commit3797455fd269f6ae0bc228d5206b502830af03f4 (patch)
tree42e687025cc6e6d1d4aeec6261bf8255737616a0 /Documentation/usb/usbmon.txt
parent5b8bd54d5d38649a0a61e1146525212e81061971 (diff)
parentaf4b8514aafd53d97b05a0a30b7d4cfd2cbb7b81 (diff)
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb-2.6: USB: pl2303: add id for Hewlett-Packard LD220-HP POS pole display USB: set correct configuration in probe of ti_usb_3410_5052 USB: add 5372:2303 to pl2303 USB: skip Set-Interface(0) if already in altsetting 0 USB: fix comment about endianness of descriptors USB: Documentation/usb/gadget_serial.txt: update to match driver use_acm behaviour usbmon: drop bogus 0t from usbmon.txt USB: gadget: fix rndis working at high speed USB: ftdi_sio: Adding Ewert Energy System's CANdapter PID USB: tty: SprogII DCC controller identifiers usb-storage: update unusual_devs entry for Nokia 5310 USB: Unusual devs patch for Nokia 3500c USB: storage: unusual_devs.h: Nokia 3109c addition USB: fix problem with usbtmc driver not loading properly
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diff --git a/Documentation/usb/usbmon.txt b/Documentation/usb/usbmon.txt
index 2917ce4ffdc..270481906dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/usb/usbmon.txt
+++ b/Documentation/usb/usbmon.txt
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ if usbmon is built into the kernel.
Verify that bus sockets are present.
# ls /sys/kernel/debug/usbmon
-0s 0t 0u 1s 1t 1u 2s 2t 2u 3s 3t 3u 4s 4t 4u
+0s 0u 1s 1t 1u 2s 2t 2u 3s 3t 3u 4s 4t 4u
#
-Now you can choose to either use the sockets numbered '0' (to capture packets on
-all buses), and skip to step #3, or find the bus used by your device with step #2.
+Now you can choose to either use the socket '0u' (to capture packets on all
+buses), and skip to step #3, or find the bus used by your device with step #2.
+This allows to filter away annoying devices that talk continuously.
2. Find which bus connects to the desired device
@@ -99,8 +100,9 @@ on the event type, but there is a set of words, common for all types.
Here is the list of words, from left to right:
-- URB Tag. This is used to identify URBs is normally a kernel mode address
- of the URB structure in hexadecimal.
+- URB Tag. This is used to identify URBs, and is normally an in-kernel address
+ of the URB structure in hexadecimal, but can be a sequence number or any
+ other unique string, within reason.
- Timestamp in microseconds, a decimal number. The timestamp's resolution
depends on available clock, and so it can be much worse than a microsecond