Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH] usbmon: add binary interface

[Duncan Sands <duncan.sands@math.u-psud.fr>]

On Wednesday 11 October 2006 22:43, Pete Zaitcev wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:44:43 +0000, Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz> wrote:
> 
> > Does it mean text interface is now deprecated? Or perhaps ioctl should
> > be added to text interface too? Or maybe we do not need binary
> > interface if we allow resizing on text interface?
> 
> I haven't reviewed Paolo's patch yet, but with that in mind:
>  - No, text is not deprecated yet. That is only possible when a simplified
>    command-line tool is written and distributed (e.g. usbmon(8)).
>  - No, I do not think an ioctl in debugfs or a text API is a good idea.
>  - Resizing on text interface magnifies sprintf contribution to CPU burn,
>    so once we have the binary one, there's only disadvantage and
>    no advantage in implementing that.

By the way, any reason why CONFIG_USB_MON doesn't select CONFIG_DEBUG_FS?
Is usbmon useful without debugfs?

Ciao,

Duncan.