On Tue, 30 May 2000, Johannes Erdfelt wrote:
> On Tue, May 30, 2000, Thomas Sailer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Daniel Streetman wrote:
> >
> > > I'm assuming the 'devices' file is intended for users, not programs.
> >
> > Wrong assumption 8-) The file is also intended to be machine
> > parseable.
> >
> > That's how lsusb -t gets the topology, I suggest looking at it
> > (usb.in.tum.de, CVS module usbutils).
>
> Ugh, before anyone starts, please don't bring the binary vs machine
> parsable ASCII war onto linux-usb. Leave it on linux-kernel please.
Yes, ugh. My concern was not a binary vs ASCII issue, I just didn't want
to read the entire 'devices' file on every connect/disconnect.
> > > So basically, I'm wondering how to get all the info that's in the
> > > devices file, but on a per-device basis (by using the device
> > > nodes/files ?).
> >
> > If you really want to go that route, you need to manually issue
> > control messages to each device in order to retrieve config
> > descriptors.
>
> This is incorrect. Please look at my last patch. I don't know which -ac
> release it went into (or if even did go in), but it was sent on by Randy
> atleast.
Ok. I like that (the patch) better than manually asking the devices for
their config descriptors.
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Dan Streetman
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