linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] USB: remove CONFIG_USB

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Message-ID: <20120528135433.GC7392@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 28 May 2012 22:54:33 +0900
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Ezequiel Garcia <elezegarcia@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Kay Sievers <kay@...y.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] USB: remove CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 09:37:44AM -0300, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman
> <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > This option has been deprecated for many years now, and no userspace
> > tools use it anymore, so it should be safe to finally remove it.
> >
> 
> Does this mean usbview will be completely deprecated?
> Do you think is it possible to write an update for it?

It works just fine if you point usbview at
/sys/kernel/debug/usb/devices, right?

> It was a little more helpful for me than lsusb. (Is it just me?)

I think so, I have not gotten any comments on that program in a very
long time :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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