Re: [PATCH 4/4] usb: register usb port to usb_bus_type

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On Thu, 28 Mar 2013, Greg KH wrote:

> > >>ls /sys/bus/usb/devices
> > >>1-0:1.0    2-0:1.0  port1-1      port1-1.3  port2-1.2  port2-2  port4-3
> > >>1-1        2-1      port1-1.1    port1-1.4  port2-1.3  port3-1  port4-4
> > >>1-1.1      2-1:1.0  port1-1.2    port1-1.5  port2-1.4  port3-2  usb1
> > >>1-1:1.0    3-0:1.0  port1-1.2.1  port1-1.6  port2-1.5  port3-3  usb2
> > >>1-1.1:1.0  3-1      port1-1.2.2  port1-2    port2-1.6  port3-4  usb3
> > >>1-1.2      3-1:1.0  port1-1.2.3  port2-1    port2-1.7  port4-1  usb4
> > >>1-1.2:1.0  4-0:1.0  port1-1.2.4  port2-1.1  port2-1.8  port4-2
> > >
> > >What does it look like if you reverse the naming scheme (hub dev name +
> > >"port")?  Doesn't that show the devices in a bit more logical way?
> > Hi Greg:
> > 	Do you mean e.g "port1.2-1", originally it's "port2-1.1".
> > 2-1 is hub dev name?
> 
> No, I mean "2-1.port1" as these are the ports on the device, the device
> prefix should go first, right?
> 
> > 	If right, how about root hub port and it should be port2.usb1?
> 
> "usb1.port2"

Is this a good idea?  There are userspace programs that look through
the list of files in /sys/bus/usb/devices, and they probably expect
filenames beginning with a number or with 'usb' to be USB devices and
interfaces.

Alan Stern

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