Re: [PATCH] usbip: give a more helpful error message if vhdi_hcd isn't loaded

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On Tue, May 09, 2023 at 10:17:31AM +0800, Hongren Zheng wrote:
> On Mon, May 08, 2023 at 05:21:20PM -0400, Galen Guyer wrote:
> > Suggest loading vhdi_hcd if it's not loaded to make error message less opaque
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Galen Guyer <galen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Reviewed-By: Hongren Zheng <i@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> When I was young I usually get confused with this error message.
> 
> BTW would you like to make other patches regarding the error generated
> when kernel module not loaded? For example, when usbip-host is not
> loaded, the error message of usbip bind does not give much help.
> 
> $ usbip bind -b 1-6
> usbip: error: unable to bind device on 1-6
> 
> Another example is that when there is no gadget attached to
> the usbip-vudc, the following error messages are not helpful
> 
> $ usbipd -e -D
> libusbip: error: Cannot read vudc device descr file: No such device
> 
> $ usbip list -d
> usbip: error: problem getting device attributes: No such device
> 
> 
> > ---
> >  tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c | 2 +-
> >  tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_detach.c | 2 +-
> >  tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_port.c   | 2 +-
> >  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
> > index b4aeb9f1f493..531a415538f9 100644
> > --- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
> > +++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
> > @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int import_device(int sockfd, struct usbip_usb_device *udev)
> >  
> >  	rc = usbip_vhci_driver_open();
> >  	if (rc < 0) {
> > -		err("open vhci_driver");
> > +		err("open vhci_driver (is vhci_hcd loaded?)");

One more thing: the kernel module is called vhci-hcd.ko instead of
vhci_hcd. Though dmesg often shows vhci_hcd and this name is used
in the code.

> >  		goto err_out;
> >  	}
> >  
> > diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_detach.c b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_detach.c
> > index aec993159036..b29101986b5a 100644
> > --- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_detach.c
> > +++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_detach.c
> > @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int detach_port(char *port)
> >  
> >  	ret = usbip_vhci_driver_open();
> >  	if (ret < 0) {
> > -		err("open vhci_driver");
> > +		err("open vhci_driver (is vhci_hcd loaded?)");
> >  		return -1;
> >  	}
> >  
> > diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_port.c b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_port.c
> > index 4d14387df13d..21a20e378419 100644
> > --- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_port.c
> > +++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_port.c
> > @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static int list_imported_devices(void)
> >  
> >  	ret = usbip_vhci_driver_open();
> >  	if (ret < 0) {
> > -		err("open vhci_driver");
> > +		err("open vhci_driver (is vhci_hcd loaded?)");
> >  		goto err_names_free;
> >  	}
> >  
> > -- 
> > 2.40.1
> > 



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