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This patch deals with reducing the memory footprint for sierra driver. This optimization is aimed for embedded software customers. Some sierra modems can expose upwards of 7 USB interfaces, each possibly offering different services. In general, interfaces used for the exchange of wireless data require much higher throughput, hence require more memory (i.e. more URBs) than lower performance interfaces. URBs used for the IN direction are pre-allocated by the driver and this patch introduces a way to configure the number of IN URBs allocated on a per-interface basis. Interfaces with lower throughput requirements receive fewer URBs, thereby reducing the RAM memory consumed by the driver. NOTE1: This driver has always pre-allocated URBs for the IN direction. NOTE2: The number of URBs pre-allocated for the low-performance interfaces has already been extensively tested in previous versions of this driver. We also added the capability to log function calls by adding DEBUG flag. Please note that this flag is commented out because this is the default state for it. Signed-off-by: Elina Pasheva <epasheva@sierrawireless.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
To understand all the Linux-USB framework, you'll use these resources:
* This source code. This is necessarily an evolving work, and
includes kerneldoc that should help you get a current overview.
("make pdfdocs", and then look at "usb.pdf" for host side and
"gadget.pdf" for peripheral side.) Also, Documentation/usb has
more information.
* The USB 2.0 specification (from www.usb.org), with supplements
such as those for USB OTG and the various device classes.
The USB specification has a good overview chapter, and USB
peripherals conform to the widely known "Chapter 9".
* Chip specifications for USB controllers. Examples include
host controllers (on PCs, servers, and more); peripheral
controllers (in devices with Linux firmware, like printers or
cell phones); and hard-wired peripherals like Ethernet adapters.
* Specifications for other protocols implemented by USB peripheral
functions. Some are vendor-specific; others are vendor-neutral
but just standardized outside of the www.usb.org team.
Here is a list of what each subdirectory here is, and what is contained in
them.
core/ - This is for the core USB host code, including the
usbfs files and the hub class driver ("khubd").
host/ - This is for USB host controller drivers. This
includes UHCI, OHCI, EHCI, and others that might
be used with more specialized "embedded" systems.
gadget/ - This is for USB peripheral controller drivers and
the various gadget drivers which talk to them.
Individual USB driver directories. A new driver should be added to the
first subdirectory in the list below that it fits into.
image/ - This is for still image drivers, like scanners or
digital cameras.
../input/ - This is for any driver that uses the input subsystem,
like keyboard, mice, touchscreens, tablets, etc.
../media/ - This is for multimedia drivers, like video cameras,
radios, and any other drivers that talk to the v4l
subsystem.
../net/ - This is for network drivers.
serial/ - This is for USB to serial drivers.
storage/ - This is for USB mass-storage drivers.
class/ - This is for all USB device drivers that do not fit
into any of the above categories, and work for a range
of USB Class specified devices.
misc/ - This is for all USB device drivers that do not fit
into any of the above categories.