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diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/README b/tools/usb/usbip/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2fc021c0ea --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/usb/usbip/README @@ -0,0 +1,257 @@ +# +# README for usbip-utils +# +# Copyright (C) 2011 matt mooney <mfm@muteddisk.com> +# 2005-2008 Takahiro Hirofuchi + +[Overview] +USB/IP protocol allows to pass USB device from server to client over the +network. Server is a machine which provides (shares) a USB device. Client is +a machine which uses USB device provided by server over the network. +The USB device may be either physical device connected to a server or +software entity created on a server using USB gadget subsystem. +Whole project consists of four parts: + + - usbip-vhci + A client side kernel module which provides a virtual USB Host Controller + and allows to import a USB device from a remote machine. + + - usbip-host (stub driver) + A server side module which provides a USB device driver which can be + bound to a physical USB device to make it exportable. + + - usbip-vudc + A server side module which provides a virtual USB Device Controller and allows + to export a USB device created using USB Gadget Subsystem. + + - usbip-utils + A set of userspace tools used to handle connection and management. + Used on both sides. + +[Requirements] + - USB/IP device drivers + Found in the drivers/usb/usbip/ directory of the Linux kernel tree. + + - libudev >= 2.0 + libudev library + + - libwrap0-dev + tcp wrapper library + + - gcc >= 4.0 + + - libtool, automake >= 1.9, autoconf >= 2.5.0, pkg-config + +[Optional] + - hwdata + Contains USB device identification data. + + +[Install] + 0. Generate configuration scripts. + $ ./autogen.sh + + 1. Compile & install the userspace utilities. + $ ./configure [--with-tcp-wrappers=no] [--with-usbids-dir=<dir>] + $ make install + + 2. Compile & install USB/IP drivers. + + +[Usage] +On a server side there are two entities which can be shared. +First of them is physical usb device connected to the machine. +To make it available below steps should be executed: + + server:# (Physically attach your USB device.) + + server:# insmod usbip-core.ko + server:# insmod usbip-host.ko + + server:# usbipd -D + - Start usbip daemon. + + server:# usbip list -l + - List driver assignments for USB devices. + + server:# usbip bind --busid 1-2 + - Bind usbip-host.ko to the device with busid 1-2. + - The USB device 1-2 is now exportable to other hosts! + - Use `usbip unbind --busid 1-2' to stop exporting the device. + +Second of shareable entities is USB Gadget created using USB Gadget Subsystem +on a server machine. To make it available below steps should be executed: + + server:# (Create your USB gadget) + - Currently the most preferable way of creating a new USB gadget + is ConfigFS Composite Gadget. Please refer to its documentation + for details. + - See vudc_server_example.sh for a short example of USB gadget creation + + server:# insmod usbip-core.ko + server:# insmod usbip-vudc.ko + - To create more than one instance of vudc use num module param + + server:# (Bind gadget to one of available vudc) + - Assign your new gadget to USB/IP UDC + - Using ConfigFS interface you may do this simply by: + server:# cd /sys/kernel/config/usb_gadget/<gadget_name> + server:# echo "usbip-vudc.0" > UDC + + server:# usbipd -D --device + - Start usbip daemon. + +To attach new device to client machine below commands should be used: + + client:# insmod usbip-core.ko + client:# insmod vhci-hcd.ko + + client:# usbip list --remote <host> + - List exported USB devices on the <host>. + + client:# usbip attach --remote <host> --busid 1-2 + - Connect the remote USB device. + - When using vudc on a server side busid is really vudc instance name. + For example: usbip-vudc.0 + + client:# usbip port + - Show virtual port status. + + client:# usbip detach --port <port> + - Detach the USB device. + + +[Example] +--------------------------- + SERVER SIDE +--------------------------- +Physically attach your USB devices to this host. + + trois:# insmod path/to/usbip-core.ko + trois:# insmod path/to/usbip-host.ko + trois:# usbipd -D + +In another terminal, let's look up what USB devices are physically +attached to this host. + + trois:# usbip list -l + Local USB devices + ================= + - busid 1-1 (05a9:a511) + 1-1:1.0 + + - busid 3-2 (0711:0902) + 3-2:1.0 + + - busid 3-3.1 (08bb:2702) + 3-3.1:1.0 + 3-3.1:1.1 + + - busid 3-3.2 (04bb:0206) + 3-3.2:1.0 + + - busid 3-3 (0409:0058) + 3-3:1.0 + + - busid 4-1 (046d:08b2) + 4-1:1.0 + 4-1:1.1 + 4-1:1.2 + + - busid 5-2 (058f:9254) + 5-2:1.0 + +A USB storage device of busid 3-3.2 is now bound to the usb-storage +driver. To export this device, we first mark the device as +"exportable"; the device is bound to the usbip-host driver. Please +remember you can not export a USB hub. + +Mark the device of busid 3-3.2 as exportable: + + trois:# usbip --debug bind --busid 3-3.2 + ... + usbip debug: usbip_bind.c:162:[unbind_other] 3-3.2:1.0 -> usb-storage + ... + bind device on busid 3-3.2: complete + + trois:# usbip list -l + Local USB devices + ================= + ... + + - busid 3-3.2 (04bb:0206) + 3-3.2:1.0 + ... + +--------------------------- + CLIENT SIDE +--------------------------- +First, let's list available remote devices that are marked as +exportable on the host. + + deux:# insmod path/to/usbip-core.ko + deux:# insmod path/to/vhci-hcd.ko + + deux:# usbip list --remote 10.0.0.3 + Exportable USB devices + ====================== + - 10.0.0.3 + 1-1: Prolific Technology, Inc. : unknown product (067b:3507) + : /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-1 + : (Defined at Interface level) / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (00/00/00) + : 0 - Mass Storage / SCSI / Bulk (Zip) (08/06/50) + + 1-2.2.1: Apple Computer, Inc. : unknown product (05ac:0203) + : /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2.2/1-2.2.1 + : (Defined at Interface level) / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (00/00/00) + : 0 - Human Interface Devices / Boot Interface Subclass / Keyboard (03/01/01) + + 1-2.2.3: OmniVision Technologies, Inc. : OV511+ WebCam (05a9:a511) + : /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2.2/1-2.2.3 + : (Defined at Interface level) / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (00/00/00) + : 0 - Vendor Specific Class / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (ff/00/00) + + 3-1: Logitech, Inc. : QuickCam Pro 4000 (046d:08b2) + : /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:0a.0/usb3/3-1 + : (Defined at Interface level) / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (00/00/00) + : 0 - Data / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (0a/ff/00) + : 1 - Audio / Control Device / unknown protocol (01/01/00) + : 2 - Audio / Streaming / unknown protocol (01/02/00) + +Attach a remote USB device: + + deux:# usbip attach --remote 10.0.0.3 --busid 1-1 + port 0 attached + +Show the devices attached to this client: + + deux:# usbip port + Port 00: <Port in Use> at Full Speed(12Mbps) + Prolific Technology, Inc. : unknown product (067b:3507) + 6-1 -> usbip://10.0.0.3:3240/1-1 (remote bus/dev 001/004) + 6-1:1.0 used by usb-storage + /sys/class/scsi_device/0:0:0:0/device + /sys/class/scsi_host/host0/device + /sys/block/sda/device + +Detach the imported device: + + deux:# usbip detach --port 0 + port 0 detached + + +[Checklist] + - See 'Debug Tips' on the project wiki. + - http://usbip.wiki.sourceforge.net/how-to-debug-usbip + - usbip-host.ko must be bound to the target device. + - See /sys/kernel/debug/usb/devices and find "Driver=..." lines of the device. + - Target USB gadget must be bound to vudc + (using USB gadget susbsys, not usbip bind command) + - Shutdown firewall. + - usbip now uses TCP port 3240. + - Disable SELinux. + - Check the kernel and daemon messages. + + +[Contact] + Mailing List: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org |