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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-01-07 18:37:24 -0500 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-01-07 18:37:24 -0500 |
commit | 7c7758f99d39d529a64d4f60d22129bbf2f16d74 (patch) | |
tree | 8847b5e56812fe4c4c812cfffc78e391a91f4ebe /Documentation | |
parent | 67acd8b4b7a3f1b183ae358e1dfdb8a80e170736 (diff) | |
parent | 8a70da82edc50aa7a4b54864babf2d72538ba1bb (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: (123 commits)
wimax/i2400m: add CREDITS and MAINTAINERS entries
wimax: export linux/wimax.h and linux/wimax/i2400m.h with headers_install
i2400m: Makefile and Kconfig
i2400m/SDIO: TX and RX path backends
i2400m/SDIO: firmware upload backend
i2400m/SDIO: probe/disconnect, dev init/shutdown and reset backends
i2400m/SDIO: header for the SDIO subdriver
i2400m/USB: TX and RX path backends
i2400m/USB: firmware upload backend
i2400m/USB: probe/disconnect, dev init/shutdown and reset backends
i2400m/USB: header for the USB bus driver
i2400m: debugfs controls
i2400m: various functions for device management
i2400m: RX and TX data/control paths
i2400m: firmware loading and bootrom initialization
i2400m: linkage to the networking stack
i2400m: Generic probe/disconnect, reset and message passing
i2400m: host/device procotol and core driver definitions
i2400m: documentation and instructions for usage
wimax: Makefile, Kconfig and docbook linkage for the stack
...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/networking.tmpl | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 36 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/usb/power-management.txt | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/wimax/README.i2400m | 260 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/wimax/README.wimax | 81 |
5 files changed, 402 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/networking.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/networking.tmpl index 627707a3cb9d..59ad69a9d777 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/networking.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/networking.tmpl | |||
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ | |||
74 | !Enet/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c | 74 | !Enet/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c |
75 | !Enet/sunrpc/clnt.c | 75 | !Enet/sunrpc/clnt.c |
76 | </sect1> | 76 | </sect1> |
77 | <sect1><title>WiMAX</title> | ||
78 | !Enet/wimax/op-msg.c | ||
79 | !Enet/wimax/op-reset.c | ||
80 | !Enet/wimax/op-rfkill.c | ||
81 | !Enet/wimax/stack.c | ||
82 | !Iinclude/net/wimax.h | ||
83 | !Iinclude/linux/wimax.h | ||
84 | </sect1> | ||
77 | </chapter> | 85 | </chapter> |
78 | 86 | ||
79 | <chapter id="netdev"> | 87 | <chapter id="netdev"> |
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 0b3f6711d2f1..a58fc8b73398 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ parameter is applicable: | |||
91 | SUSPEND System suspend states are enabled. | 91 | SUSPEND System suspend states are enabled. |
92 | FTRACE Function tracing enabled. | 92 | FTRACE Function tracing enabled. |
93 | TS Appropriate touchscreen support is enabled. | 93 | TS Appropriate touchscreen support is enabled. |
94 | UMS USB Mass Storage support is enabled. | ||
94 | USB USB support is enabled. | 95 | USB USB support is enabled. |
95 | USBHID USB Human Interface Device support is enabled. | 96 | USBHID USB Human Interface Device support is enabled. |
96 | V4L Video For Linux support is enabled. | 97 | V4L Video For Linux support is enabled. |
@@ -2383,6 +2384,41 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
2383 | usbhid.mousepoll= | 2384 | usbhid.mousepoll= |
2384 | [USBHID] The interval which mice are to be polled at. | 2385 | [USBHID] The interval which mice are to be polled at. |
2385 | 2386 | ||
2387 | usb-storage.delay_use= | ||
2388 | [UMS] The delay in seconds before a new device is | ||
2389 | scanned for Logical Units (default 5). | ||
2390 | |||
2391 | usb-storage.quirks= | ||
2392 | [UMS] A list of quirks entries to supplement or | ||
2393 | override the built-in unusual_devs list. List | ||
2394 | entries are separated by commas. Each entry has | ||
2395 | the form VID:PID:Flags where VID and PID are Vendor | ||
2396 | and Product ID values (4-digit hex numbers) and | ||
2397 | Flags is a set of characters, each corresponding | ||
2398 | to a common usb-storage quirk flag as follows: | ||
2399 | a = SANE_SENSE (collect more than 18 bytes | ||
2400 | of sense data); | ||
2401 | c = FIX_CAPACITY (decrease the reported | ||
2402 | device capacity by one sector); | ||
2403 | h = CAPACITY_HEURISTICS (decrease the | ||
2404 | reported device capacity by one | ||
2405 | sector if the number is odd); | ||
2406 | i = IGNORE_DEVICE (don't bind to this | ||
2407 | device); | ||
2408 | l = NOT_LOCKABLE (don't try to lock and | ||
2409 | unlock ejectable media); | ||
2410 | m = MAX_SECTORS_64 (don't transfer more | ||
2411 | than 64 sectors = 32 KB at a time); | ||
2412 | o = CAPACITY_OK (accept the capacity | ||
2413 | reported by the device); | ||
2414 | r = IGNORE_RESIDUE (the device reports | ||
2415 | bogus residue values); | ||
2416 | s = SINGLE_LUN (the device has only one | ||
2417 | Logical Unit); | ||
2418 | w = NO_WP_DETECT (don't test whether the | ||
2419 | medium is write-protected). | ||
2420 | Example: quirks=0419:aaf5:rl,0421:0433:rc | ||
2421 | |||
2386 | add_efi_memmap [EFI; x86-32,X86-64] Include EFI memory map in | 2422 | add_efi_memmap [EFI; x86-32,X86-64] Include EFI memory map in |
2387 | kernel's map of available physical RAM. | 2423 | kernel's map of available physical RAM. |
2388 | 2424 | ||
diff --git a/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt b/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt index e48ea1d51010..ad642615ad4c 100644 --- a/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt +++ b/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt | |||
@@ -313,11 +313,13 @@ three of the methods listed above. In addition, a driver indicates | |||
313 | that it supports autosuspend by setting the .supports_autosuspend flag | 313 | that it supports autosuspend by setting the .supports_autosuspend flag |
314 | in its usb_driver structure. It is then responsible for informing the | 314 | in its usb_driver structure. It is then responsible for informing the |
315 | USB core whenever one of its interfaces becomes busy or idle. The | 315 | USB core whenever one of its interfaces becomes busy or idle. The |
316 | driver does so by calling these three functions: | 316 | driver does so by calling these five functions: |
317 | 317 | ||
318 | int usb_autopm_get_interface(struct usb_interface *intf); | 318 | int usb_autopm_get_interface(struct usb_interface *intf); |
319 | void usb_autopm_put_interface(struct usb_interface *intf); | 319 | void usb_autopm_put_interface(struct usb_interface *intf); |
320 | int usb_autopm_set_interface(struct usb_interface *intf); | 320 | int usb_autopm_set_interface(struct usb_interface *intf); |
321 | int usb_autopm_get_interface_async(struct usb_interface *intf); | ||
322 | void usb_autopm_put_interface_async(struct usb_interface *intf); | ||
321 | 323 | ||
322 | The functions work by maintaining a counter in the usb_interface | 324 | The functions work by maintaining a counter in the usb_interface |
323 | structure. When intf->pm_usage_count is > 0 then the interface is | 325 | structure. When intf->pm_usage_count is > 0 then the interface is |
@@ -330,10 +332,12 @@ associated with the device itself rather than any of its interfaces. | |||
330 | This field is used only by the USB core.) | 332 | This field is used only by the USB core.) |
331 | 333 | ||
332 | The driver owns intf->pm_usage_count; it can modify the value however | 334 | The driver owns intf->pm_usage_count; it can modify the value however |
333 | and whenever it likes. A nice aspect of the usb_autopm_* routines is | 335 | and whenever it likes. A nice aspect of the non-async usb_autopm_* |
334 | that the changes they make are protected by the usb_device structure's | 336 | routines is that the changes they make are protected by the usb_device |
335 | PM mutex (udev->pm_mutex); however drivers may change pm_usage_count | 337 | structure's PM mutex (udev->pm_mutex); however drivers may change |
336 | without holding the mutex. | 338 | pm_usage_count without holding the mutex. Drivers using the async |
339 | routines are responsible for their own synchronization and mutual | ||
340 | exclusion. | ||
337 | 341 | ||
338 | usb_autopm_get_interface() increments pm_usage_count and | 342 | usb_autopm_get_interface() increments pm_usage_count and |
339 | attempts an autoresume if the new value is > 0 and the | 343 | attempts an autoresume if the new value is > 0 and the |
@@ -348,6 +352,14 @@ without holding the mutex. | |||
348 | is suspended, and it attempts an autosuspend if the value is | 352 | is suspended, and it attempts an autosuspend if the value is |
349 | <= 0 and the device isn't suspended. | 353 | <= 0 and the device isn't suspended. |
350 | 354 | ||
355 | usb_autopm_get_interface_async() and | ||
356 | usb_autopm_put_interface_async() do almost the same things as | ||
357 | their non-async counterparts. The differences are: they do | ||
358 | not acquire the PM mutex, and they use a workqueue to do their | ||
359 | jobs. As a result they can be called in an atomic context, | ||
360 | such as an URB's completion handler, but when they return the | ||
361 | device will not generally not yet be in the desired state. | ||
362 | |||
351 | There also are a couple of utility routines drivers can use: | 363 | There also are a couple of utility routines drivers can use: |
352 | 364 | ||
353 | usb_autopm_enable() sets pm_usage_cnt to 0 and then calls | 365 | usb_autopm_enable() sets pm_usage_cnt to 0 and then calls |
diff --git a/Documentation/wimax/README.i2400m b/Documentation/wimax/README.i2400m new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7dffd8919cb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/wimax/README.i2400m | |||
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@ | |||
1 | |||
2 | Driver for the Intel Wireless Wimax Connection 2400m | ||
3 | |||
4 | (C) 2008 Intel Corporation < linux-wimax@intel.com > | ||
5 | |||
6 | This provides a driver for the Intel Wireless WiMAX Connection 2400m | ||
7 | and a basic Linux kernel WiMAX stack. | ||
8 | |||
9 | 1. Requirements | ||
10 | |||
11 | * Linux installation with Linux kernel 2.6.22 or newer (if building | ||
12 | from a separate tree) | ||
13 | * Intel i2400m Echo Peak or Baxter Peak; this includes the Intel | ||
14 | Wireless WiMAX/WiFi Link 5x50 series. | ||
15 | * build tools: | ||
16 | + Linux kernel development package for the target kernel; to | ||
17 | build against your currently running kernel, you need to have | ||
18 | the kernel development package corresponding to the running | ||
19 | image installed (usually if your kernel is named | ||
20 | linux-VERSION, the development package is called | ||
21 | linux-dev-VERSION or linux-headers-VERSION). | ||
22 | + GNU C Compiler, make | ||
23 | |||
24 | 2. Compilation and installation | ||
25 | |||
26 | 2.1. Compilation of the drivers included in the kernel | ||
27 | |||
28 | Configure the kernel; to enable the WiMAX drivers select Drivers > | ||
29 | Networking Drivers > WiMAX device support. Enable all of them as | ||
30 | modules (easier). | ||
31 | |||
32 | If USB or SDIO are not enabled in the kernel configuration, the options | ||
33 | to build the i2400m USB or SDIO drivers will not show. Enable said | ||
34 | subsystems and go back to the WiMAX menu to enable the drivers. | ||
35 | |||
36 | Compile and install your kernel as usual. | ||
37 | |||
38 | 2.2. Compilation of the drivers distributed as an standalone module | ||
39 | |||
40 | To compile | ||
41 | |||
42 | $ cd source/directory | ||
43 | $ make | ||
44 | |||
45 | Once built you can load and unload using the provided load.sh script; | ||
46 | load.sh will load the modules, load.sh u will unload them. | ||
47 | |||
48 | To install in the default kernel directories (and enable auto loading | ||
49 | when the device is plugged): | ||
50 | |||
51 | $ make install | ||
52 | $ depmod -a | ||
53 | |||
54 | If your kernel development files are located in a non standard | ||
55 | directory or if you want to build for a kernel that is not the | ||
56 | currently running one, set KDIR to the right location: | ||
57 | |||
58 | $ make KDIR=/path/to/kernel/dev/tree | ||
59 | |||
60 | For more information, please contact linux-wimax@intel.com. | ||
61 | |||
62 | 3. Installing the firmware | ||
63 | |||
64 | The firmware can be obtained from http://linuxwimax.org or might have | ||
65 | been supplied with your hardware. | ||
66 | |||
67 | It has to be installed in the target system: | ||
68 | * | ||
69 | $ cp FIRMWAREFILE.sbcf /lib/firmware/i2400m-fw-BUSTYPE-1.3.sbcf | ||
70 | |||
71 | * NOTE: if your firmware came in an .rpm or .deb file, just install | ||
72 | it as normal, with the rpm (rpm -i FIRMWARE.rpm) or dpkg | ||
73 | (dpkg -i FIRMWARE.deb) commands. No further action is needed. | ||
74 | * BUSTYPE will be usb or sdio, depending on the hardware you have. | ||
75 | Each hardware type comes with its own firmware and will not work | ||
76 | with other types. | ||
77 | |||
78 | 4. Design | ||
79 | |||
80 | This package contains two major parts: a WiMAX kernel stack and a | ||
81 | driver for the Intel i2400m. | ||
82 | |||
83 | The WiMAX stack is designed to provide for common WiMAX control | ||
84 | services to current and future WiMAX devices from any vendor; please | ||
85 | see README.wimax for details. | ||
86 | |||
87 | The i2400m kernel driver is broken up in two main parts: the bus | ||
88 | generic driver and the bus-specific drivers. The bus generic driver | ||
89 | forms the drivercore and contain no knowledge of the actual method we | ||
90 | use to connect to the device. The bus specific drivers are just the | ||
91 | glue to connect the bus-generic driver and the device. Currently only | ||
92 | USB and SDIO are supported. See drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/i2400m.h for | ||
93 | more information. | ||
94 | |||
95 | The bus generic driver is logically broken up in two parts: OS-glue and | ||
96 | hardware-glue. The OS-glue interfaces with Linux. The hardware-glue | ||
97 | interfaces with the device on using an interface provided by the | ||
98 | bus-specific driver. The reason for this breakup is to be able to | ||
99 | easily reuse the hardware-glue to write drivers for other OSes; note | ||
100 | the hardware glue part is written as a native Linux driver; no | ||
101 | abstraction layers are used, so to port to another OS, the Linux kernel | ||
102 | API calls should be replaced with the target OS's. | ||
103 | |||
104 | 5. Usage | ||
105 | |||
106 | To load the driver, follow the instructions in the install section; | ||
107 | once the driver is loaded, plug in the device (unless it is permanently | ||
108 | plugged in). The driver will enumerate the device, upload the firmware | ||
109 | and output messages in the kernel log (dmesg, /var/log/messages or | ||
110 | /var/log/kern.log) such as: | ||
111 | |||
112 | ... | ||
113 | i2400m_usb 5-4:1.0: firmware interface version 8.0.0 | ||
114 | i2400m_usb 5-4:1.0: WiMAX interface wmx0 (00:1d:e1:01:94:2c) ready | ||
115 | |||
116 | At this point the device is ready to work. | ||
117 | |||
118 | Current versions require the Intel WiMAX Network Service in userspace | ||
119 | to make things work. See the network service's README for instructions | ||
120 | on how to scan, connect and disconnect. | ||
121 | |||
122 | 5.1. Module parameters | ||
123 | |||
124 | Module parameters can be set at kernel or module load time or by | ||
125 | echoing values: | ||
126 | |||
127 | $ echo VALUE > /sys/module/MODULENAME/parameters/PARAMETERNAME | ||
128 | |||
129 | To make changes permanent, for example, for the i2400m module, you can | ||
130 | also create a file named /etc/modprobe.d/i2400m containing: | ||
131 | |||
132 | options i2400m idle_mode_disabled=1 | ||
133 | |||
134 | To find which parameters are supported by a module, run: | ||
135 | |||
136 | $ modinfo path/to/module.ko | ||
137 | |||
138 | During kernel bootup (if the driver is linked in the kernel), specify | ||
139 | the following to the kernel command line: | ||
140 | |||
141 | i2400m.PARAMETER=VALUE | ||
142 | |||
143 | 5.1.1. i2400m: idle_mode_disabled | ||
144 | |||
145 | The i2400m module supports a parameter to disable idle mode. This | ||
146 | parameter, once set, will take effect only when the device is | ||
147 | reinitialized by the driver (eg: following a reset or a reconnect). | ||
148 | |||
149 | 5.2. Debug operations: debugfs entries | ||
150 | |||
151 | The driver will register debugfs entries that allow the user to tweak | ||
152 | debug settings. There are three main container directories where | ||
153 | entries are placed, which correspond to the three blocks a i2400m WiMAX | ||
154 | driver has: | ||
155 | * /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:DEVNAME/ for the generic WiMAX stack | ||
156 | controls | ||
157 | * /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:DEVNAME/i2400m for the i2400m generic | ||
158 | driver controls | ||
159 | * /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:DEVNAME/i2400m-usb (or -sdio) for the | ||
160 | bus-specific i2400m-usb or i2400m-sdio controls). | ||
161 | |||
162 | Of course, if debugfs is mounted in a directory other than | ||
163 | /sys/kernel/debug, those paths will change. | ||
164 | |||
165 | 5.2.1. Increasing debug output | ||
166 | |||
167 | The files named *dl_* indicate knobs for controlling the debug output | ||
168 | of different submodules: | ||
169 | * | ||
170 | # find /sys/kernel/debug/wimax\:wmx0 -name \*dl_\* | ||
171 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m-usb/dl_tx | ||
172 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m-usb/dl_rx | ||
173 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m-usb/dl_notif | ||
174 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m-usb/dl_fw | ||
175 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m-usb/dl_usb | ||
176 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m/dl_tx | ||
177 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m/dl_rx | ||
178 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m/dl_rfkill | ||
179 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m/dl_netdev | ||
180 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m/dl_fw | ||
181 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m/dl_debugfs | ||
182 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m/dl_driver | ||
183 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m/dl_control | ||
184 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_stack | ||
185 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_op_rfkill | ||
186 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_op_reset | ||
187 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_op_msg | ||
188 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_id_table | ||
189 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_debugfs | ||
190 | |||
191 | By reading the file you can obtain the current value of said debug | ||
192 | level; by writing to it, you can set it. | ||
193 | |||
194 | To increase the debug level of, for example, the i2400m's generic TX | ||
195 | engine, just write: | ||
196 | |||
197 | $ echo 3 > /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m/dl_tx | ||
198 | |||
199 | Increasing numbers yield increasing debug information; for details of | ||
200 | what is printed and the available levels, check the source. The code | ||
201 | uses 0 for disabled and increasing values until 8. | ||
202 | |||
203 | 5.2.2. RX and TX statistics | ||
204 | |||
205 | The i2400m/rx_stats and i2400m/tx_stats provide statistics about the | ||
206 | data reception/delivery from the device: | ||
207 | |||
208 | $ cat /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m/rx_stats | ||
209 | 45 1 3 34 3104 48 480 | ||
210 | |||
211 | The numbers reported are | ||
212 | * packets/RX-buffer: total, min, max | ||
213 | * RX-buffers: total RX buffers received, accumulated RX buffer size | ||
214 | in bytes, min size received, max size received | ||
215 | |||
216 | Thus, to find the average buffer size received, divide accumulated | ||
217 | RX-buffer / total RX-buffers. | ||
218 | |||
219 | To clear the statistics back to 0, write anything to the rx_stats file: | ||
220 | |||
221 | $ echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m_rx_stats | ||
222 | |||
223 | Likewise for TX. | ||
224 | |||
225 | Note the packets this debug file refers to are not network packet, but | ||
226 | packets in the sense of the device-specific protocol for communication | ||
227 | to the host. See drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/tx.c. | ||
228 | |||
229 | 5.2.3. Tracing messages received from user space | ||
230 | |||
231 | To echo messages received from user space into the trace pipe that the | ||
232 | i2400m driver creates, set the debug file i2400m/trace_msg_from_user to | ||
233 | 1: | ||
234 | * | ||
235 | $ echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/i2400m/trace_msg_from_user | ||
236 | |||
237 | 5.2.4. Performing a device reset | ||
238 | |||
239 | By writing a 0, a 1 or a 2 to the file | ||
240 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/reset, the driver performs a warm (without | ||
241 | disconnecting from the bus), cold (disconnecting from the bus) or bus | ||
242 | (bus specific) reset on the device. | ||
243 | |||
244 | 5.2.5. Asking the device to enter power saving mode | ||
245 | |||
246 | By writing any value to the /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0 file, the | ||
247 | device will attempt to enter power saving mode. | ||
248 | |||
249 | 6. Troubleshooting | ||
250 | |||
251 | 6.1. Driver complains about 'i2400m-fw-usb-1.2.sbcf: request failed' | ||
252 | |||
253 | If upon connecting the device, the following is output in the kernel | ||
254 | log: | ||
255 | |||
256 | i2400m_usb 5-4:1.0: fw i2400m-fw-usb-1.3.sbcf: request failed: -2 | ||
257 | |||
258 | This means that the driver cannot locate the firmware file named | ||
259 | /lib/firmware/i2400m-fw-usb-1.2.sbcf. Check that the file is present in | ||
260 | the right location. | ||
diff --git a/Documentation/wimax/README.wimax b/Documentation/wimax/README.wimax new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b78c4378084e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/wimax/README.wimax | |||
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ | |||
1 | |||
2 | Linux kernel WiMAX stack | ||
3 | |||
4 | (C) 2008 Intel Corporation < linux-wimax@intel.com > | ||
5 | |||
6 | This provides a basic Linux kernel WiMAX stack to provide a common | ||
7 | control API for WiMAX devices, usable from kernel and user space. | ||
8 | |||
9 | 1. Design | ||
10 | |||
11 | The WiMAX stack is designed to provide for common WiMAX control | ||
12 | services to current and future WiMAX devices from any vendor. | ||
13 | |||
14 | Because currently there is only one and we don't know what would be the | ||
15 | common services, the APIs it currently provides are very minimal. | ||
16 | However, it is done in such a way that it is easily extensible to | ||
17 | accommodate future requirements. | ||
18 | |||
19 | The stack works by embedding a struct wimax_dev in your device's | ||
20 | control structures. This provides a set of callbacks that the WiMAX | ||
21 | stack will call in order to implement control operations requested by | ||
22 | the user. As well, the stack provides API functions that the driver | ||
23 | calls to notify about changes of state in the device. | ||
24 | |||
25 | The stack exports the API calls needed to control the device to user | ||
26 | space using generic netlink as a marshalling mechanism. You can access | ||
27 | them using your own code or use the wrappers provided for your | ||
28 | convenience in libwimax (in the wimax-tools package). | ||
29 | |||
30 | For detailed information on the stack, please see | ||
31 | include/linux/wimax.h. | ||
32 | |||
33 | 2. Usage | ||
34 | |||
35 | For usage in a driver (registration, API, etc) please refer to the | ||
36 | instructions in the header file include/linux/wimax.h. | ||
37 | |||
38 | When a device is registered with the WiMAX stack, a set of debugfs | ||
39 | files will appear in /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmxX can tweak for | ||
40 | control. | ||
41 | |||
42 | 2.1. Obtaining debug information: debugfs entries | ||
43 | |||
44 | The WiMAX stack is compiled, by default, with debug messages that can | ||
45 | be used to diagnose issues. By default, said messages are disabled. | ||
46 | |||
47 | The drivers will register debugfs entries that allow the user to tweak | ||
48 | debug settings. | ||
49 | |||
50 | Each driver, when registering with the stack, will cause a debugfs | ||
51 | directory named wimax:DEVICENAME to be created; optionally, it might | ||
52 | create more subentries below it. | ||
53 | |||
54 | 2.1.1. Increasing debug output | ||
55 | |||
56 | The files named *dl_* indicate knobs for controlling the debug output | ||
57 | of different submodules of the WiMAX stack: | ||
58 | * | ||
59 | # find /sys/kernel/debug/wimax\:wmx0 -name \*dl_\* | ||
60 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_stack | ||
61 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_op_rfkill | ||
62 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_op_reset | ||
63 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_op_msg | ||
64 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_id_table | ||
65 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_debugfs | ||
66 | /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/.... # other driver specific files | ||
67 | |||
68 | NOTE: Of course, if debugfs is mounted in a directory other than | ||
69 | /sys/kernel/debug, those paths will change. | ||
70 | |||
71 | By reading the file you can obtain the current value of said debug | ||
72 | level; by writing to it, you can set it. | ||
73 | |||
74 | To increase the debug level of, for example, the id-table submodule, | ||
75 | just write: | ||
76 | |||
77 | $ echo 3 > /sys/kernel/debug/wimax:wmx0/wimax_dl_id_table | ||
78 | |||
79 | Increasing numbers yield increasing debug information; for details of | ||
80 | what is printed and the available levels, check the source. The code | ||
81 | uses 0 for disabled and increasing values until 8. | ||