linux-kernel - Re: usbutils 0.81 release

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Message-ID: <8bd0f97a0904291848le808891kff973b1677b7cd33@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:48:33 -0400
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
To:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: usbutils 0.81 release

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 20:45, Kay Sievers wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 01:38, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 14:30, Greg KH wrote:
>>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 02:17:12PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>>>> >> find being able to run `usbmodules` pretty useful ... i wrote a script
>>>> >> for fun:
>>>> >> http://sources.gentoo.org/sys-apps/usbutils/files/usbmodules.sh
>>>> >
>>>> > Did that work on any 2.6 kernel?
>>>>
>>>> it's the only version ive tested it with ... but it doesnt parse any
>>>> kernel module directly, it reads the generated modules.usbmap file
>>>>
>>>> > There's no reason we can't add "-k" support to lsusb like lspci has to
>>>> > show the modules assigned to different devices.
>>>>
>>>> the method i posted above only needs the module to be compiled, not loaded
>>>
>>> As the map files are depreciated, I wouldn't continue to rely on it, it
>>> will break in the future when the kernel stops generating those files.
>>
>> guess i'll have to rewrite it to parse the .ko modules directly like
>> the usbmap is generated now
>
> Can't you use the modules.aliases file? That should stay around and
> there should be the same information contained.

should be fine if it's going to be sticking around

any comments on the attached file ?  in theory, it could be easily
extended for pci and other busses ...
-mike

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