> What I think would be very useful would be if the usb-developers could > allocate a new libpcap frame type for USB packets. > And then provide an API in the usb subsystem so that libpcap could > sniff data in the same way as libpcap today can sniff packets from > various types of NICs and WANlinks.
Someone did a prototype of that as a Master's degree project last year, as I recall. GUI (in Java) and all. I agree that a having a more formal interface for that would be a good thing. (I think the link to that project has since succumbed to bitrot.) You'll notice that the "hcd" framework identifies a few strategically located spots where a "generic device/urb monitoring hook" would go. Check out "hcd.c" for hcd_monitor_hook, to see those spots. It'll be a lot easier to provide such hooks if it doesn't require changes to every HCD. Luckily we're part way there in the 2.5 series ... the main missing link is a UHCI driver that offloads more work to that shared code. - Dave _______________________________________________________________ Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We supply the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
