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From: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
To: gregkh@suse.de
Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>,
	Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>,
	Sarah Sharp <sarah.a.sharp@intel.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 10/10] ehci-dbgp,documentation: Documentation updates for ehci-dbgp
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:07:13 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1249052833-9655-11-git-send-email-jason.wessel@windriver.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1249052833-9655-10-git-send-email-jason.wessel@windriver.com>

Add missing information about requirements of using the EHCI usb debug
controller as well as to mention you can use a debug controller other
than the first one in the system.

Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Cc: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
Cc: Sarah Sharp <sarah.a.sharp@intel.com>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
---
 Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt |    2 +-
 Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt   |   39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index dd1a6d4..e709fc0 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 	earlyprintk=	[X86,SH,BLACKFIN]
 			earlyprintk=vga
 			earlyprintk=serial[,ttySn[,baudrate]]
-			earlyprintk=dbgp
+			earlyprintk=dbgp[debugController#]
 
 			Append ",keep" to not disable it when the real console
 			takes over.
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt b/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt
index 607b1a0..f19802c 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ and two USB cables, connected like this:
 
   [host/target] <-------> [USB debug key] <-------> [client/console]
 
-1. There are three specific hardware requirements:
+1. There are a number of specific hardware requirements:
 
  a.) Host/target system needs to have USB debug port capability.
 
@@ -42,7 +42,35 @@ and two USB cables, connected like this:
      This is a small blue plastic connector with two USB connections,
      it draws power from its USB connections.
 
- c.) Thirdly, you need a second client/console system with a regular USB port.
+ c.) You need a second client/console system with a high speed USB 2.0
+     port.
+
+ d.) The Netchip device must be plugged directly into the physical
+     debug port on the "host/target" system.  You cannot use a USB hub in
+     between the physical debug port and the "host/target" system.
+
+     The EHCI debug controller is bound to a specific physical USB
+     port and the Netchip device will only work as an early printk
+     device in this port.  The EHCI host controllers are electrically
+     wired such that the EHCI debug controller is hooked up to the
+     first physical and there is no way to change this via software.
+     You can find the physical port through experimentation by trying
+     each physical port on the system and rebooting.  Or you can try
+     and use lsusb or look at the kernel info messages emitted by the
+     usb stack when you plug a usb device into various ports on the
+     "host/target" system.
+
+     Some hardware vendors do not expose the usb debug port with a
+     physical connector and if you find such a device send a complaint
+     to the hardware vendor, because there is no reason not to wire
+     this port into one of the physically accessible ports.
+
+ e.) It is also important to note, that many versions of the Netchip
+     device require the "client/console" system to be plugged into the
+     right and side of the device (with the product logo facing up and
+     readable left to right).  The reason being is that the 5 volt
+     power supply is taken from only one side of the device and it
+     must be the side that does not get rebooted.
 
 2. Software requirements:
 
@@ -56,6 +84,13 @@ and two USB cables, connected like this:
     (If you are using Grub, append it to the 'kernel' line in
      /etc/grub.conf)
 
+    On systems with more than one EHCI debug controller you must
+    specify the correct EHCI debug controller number.  The ordering
+    comes from the PCI bus enumeration of the EHCI controllers.  The
+    default with no number argument is "0" the first EHCI debug
+    controller.  To use the second EHCI debug controller, you would
+    use the command line: "earlyprintk=dbgp1"
+
     NOTE: normally earlyprintk console gets turned off once the
     regular console is alive - use "earlyprintk=dbgp,keep" to keep
     this channel open beyond early bootup. This can be useful for
-- 
1.6.0.3.523.g304d0


  reply	other threads:[~2009-07-31 15:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-07-31 15:07 [PATCH 0/10] x86: EHCI and earlyprintk= improvements (Round 2) Jason Wessel
2009-07-31 15:07 ` [PATCH 01/10] ehci early_printk: split ehci debug driver from early_printk.c Jason Wessel
2009-07-31 15:07   ` [PATCH 02/10] usb,early_printk: insert cr prior to nl as needed Jason Wessel
2009-07-31 15:07     ` [PATCH 03/10] ehci-dbgp: Execute early BIOS hand off Jason Wessel
2009-07-31 15:07       ` [PATCH 04/10] usb,early_printk: EHCI debug controller initialization delays Jason Wessel
2009-07-31 15:07         ` [PATCH 05/10] printk,early_printk,console: Allow more than one early console Jason Wessel
2009-07-31 15:07           ` [PATCH 06/10] ehci-dbgp: stability improvements and external re-init Jason Wessel
2009-07-31 15:07             ` [PATCH 07/10] ehci-dbgp,ehci: Allow early or late use of the dbgp device Jason Wessel
2009-07-31 15:07               ` [PATCH 08/10] ehci-dbgp: errata for EHCI debug controller initialization Jason Wessel
2009-07-31 15:07                 ` [PATCH 09/10] ehci-dbgp: errata for EHCI debug/host controller synchronization Jason Wessel
2009-07-31 15:07                   ` Jason Wessel [this message]
2009-07-31 15:41               ` [PATCH 07/10] ehci-dbgp,ehci: Allow early or late use of the dbgp device Alan Stern
2009-07-31 17:22                 ` Jason Wessel
2009-07-31 18:53                   ` Alan Stern
     [not found]                     ` <4A7355EA.60107@windriver.com>
2009-07-31 21:34                       ` Jason Wessel
2009-08-01 15:47                         ` Alan Stern
2009-08-03 14:48                           ` Jason Wessel
2009-08-18 17:47               ` Greg KH
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2009-07-20 20:06 [PATCH 0/10] x86: EHCI and earlyprintk= improvements Jason Wessel
2009-07-20 20:06 ` [PATCH 01/10] ehci early_printk: split ehci debug driver from early_printk.c Jason Wessel
2009-07-20 20:06   ` [PATCH 02/10] usb,early_printk: insert cr prior to nl as needed Jason Wessel
2009-07-20 20:06     ` [PATCH 03/10] ehci-dbgp: Execute early BIOS hand off Jason Wessel
2009-07-20 20:06       ` [PATCH 04/10] usb,early_printk: EHCI debug controller initialization delays Jason Wessel
2009-07-20 20:06         ` [PATCH 05/10] printk,early_printk,console: Allow more than one early console Jason Wessel
2009-07-20 20:06           ` [PATCH 06/10] ehci-dbgp: stability improvements and external re-init Jason Wessel
2009-07-20 20:06             ` [PATCH 07/10] ehci-dbgp,ehci: Allow early or late use of the dbgp device Jason Wessel
2009-07-20 20:06               ` [PATCH 08/10] ehci-dbgp: errata for EHCI debug controller initialization Jason Wessel
2009-07-20 20:06                 ` [PATCH 09/10] ehci-dbgp: errata for EHCI debug/host controller synchronization Jason Wessel
2009-07-20 20:06                   ` [PATCH 10/10] ehci-dbgp,documentation: Documentation updates for ehci-dbgp Jason Wessel

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