Hi Krzysztof, Thanks for the patch. On 12/13/2016 12:52 PM, Krzysztof Opasiak wrote: > Update README file: > - remove outdated parts > - clarify terminology and general structure > - add some description of vUDC > > Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Opasiak <k.opasiak@xxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > tools/usb/usbip/README | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/README b/tools/usb/usbip/README > index 831f49fea3ce..148d13814306 100644 > --- a/tools/usb/usbip/README > +++ b/tools/usb/usbip/README > @@ -4,10 +4,32 @@ > # Copyright (C) 2011 matt mooney <mfm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > # 2005-2008 Takahiro Hirofuchi > > +[Overview] > +USB/IP protocol allows to pass USB device from server to client over the > +network. The USB device may be either physical device connected to a server or > +software entity created on a server using USB gadget subsystem. > +Whole project consists of four parts: > + Please add definitions for client and server. > + - usbip-vhci > + Kernel module which provides a virtual USB Host Controller and allows > + to import a USB device from a remote machine. Used on a client side. Could be rephrased as: A client side Kernel module which provides a virtual USB Host Controller and allows import of a USB device from a remote server machine. > + > + - usbip-host (stub driver) > + Kernel module which provides a USB device driver which can be bound to > + a physical USB device to make it exportable. Used on a server side. > + A server side Kernel module which provides a USB device driver that exports physical USB devices that are bound to it. > + - usbip-vudc > + Kernel module which provides a virtual USB Device Controller and allows > + to export a USB device created using USB Gadget Subsystem. Used on > + a server side. > + Similar changes as above. > + - usbip-utils > + A set of userspace tools used to handle connection and management. > + Used on both sides. > > [Requirements] > - USB/IP device drivers > - Found in the staging directory of the Linux kernel. > + Found in the drivers/usb/usbip/ directory of the Linux kernel tree. > > - libudev >= 2.0 > libudev library > @@ -36,6 +58,10 @@ > > > [Usage] > +On a server side there are two entities which can be shared. > +First of them is physical usb device connected to the machine. > +To make it available below steps should be executed: > + > server:# (Physically attach your USB device.) > > server:# insmod usbip-core.ko > @@ -52,6 +78,30 @@ > - The USB device 1-2 is now exportable to other hosts! > - Use `usbip unbind --busid 1-2' to stop exporting the device. > > +Second of shareable entities is USB Gadget created using USB Gadget Subsystem > +on a server machine. To make it available below steps should be executed: > + > + server:# (Create your USB gadget) > + - Currently the most preferable way of creating a new USB gadget > + is ConfigFS Composite Gadget. Please refer to its documentation > + for details. > + - See vudc_server_example.sh for a short example of USB gadget creation > + > + server:# insmod usbip-core.ko > + server:# insmod usbip-vudc.ko > + - To create more than one instance of vudc use num module param > + > + server:# (Bind gadget to one of available vudc) > + - Assign your new gadget to USB/IP UDC > + - Using ConfigFS interface you may do this simply by: > + server:# cd /sys/kernel/config/usb_gadget/<gadget_name> > + server:# echo "usbip-vudc.0" > UDC > + > + server:# usbipd -D --device > + - Start usbip daemon. > + > +To attach new device to client machine below commands should be used: > + > client:# insmod usbip-core.ko > client:# insmod vhci-hcd.ko > > @@ -60,6 +110,8 @@ > > client:# usbip attach --remote <host> --busid 1-2 > - Connect the remote USB device. > + - When using vudc on a server side busid is really vudc instance name. > + For example: usbip-vudc.0 > > client:# usbip port > - Show virtual port status. > @@ -192,6 +244,8 @@ Detach the imported device: > - http://usbip.wiki.sourceforge.net/how-to-debug-usbip > - usbip-host.ko must be bound to the target device. > - See /proc/bus/usb/devices and find "Driver=..." lines of the device. > + - Target USB gadget must be bound to vudc > + (using USB gadget susbsys, not usbip bind command) > - Shutdown firewall. > - usbip now uses TCP port 3240. > - Disable SELinux. > thanks, -- Shuah -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
