USB_REQUEST

Section: (9)
Updated: 09 April 2004
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NAME

struct usb_request - describes one i/o request  

SYNOPSIS

struct usb_request {
  void * buf;
  unsigned length;
  dma_addr_t dma;
  unsigned no_interrupt:1;
  unsigned zero:1;
  unsigned short_not_ok:1;
  void (* complete (struct usb_ep *ep,struct usb_request *req);
  void * context;
  struct list_head list;
  int status;
  unsigned actual;
};  
 

MEMBERS

buf
Buffer used for data. Always provide this; some controllers only use PIO, or don't use DMA for some endpoints.
length
Length of that data
dma
DMA address corresponding to 'buf'. If you don't set this field, and the usb controller needs one, it is responsible for mapping and unmapping the buffer.
no_interrupt
If true, hints that no completion irq is needed. Helpful sometimes with deep request queues.
zero
If true, when writing data, makes the last packet be ``short'' by adding a zero length packet as needed;
short_not_ok
When reading data, makes short packets be treated as errors (queue stops advancing till cleanup).
complete
Function called when request completes
context
For use by the completion callback
list
For use by the gadget driver.
status
Reports completion code, zero or a negative errno. Normally, faults block the transfer queue from advancing until the completion callback returns. Code ``-ESHUTDOWN'' indicates completion caused by device disconnect, or when the driver disabled the endpoint.
actual
Reports actual bytes transferred. For reads (OUT transfers) this may be less than the requested length. If the short_not_ok flag is set, short reads are treated as errors even when status otherwise indicates successful completion. Note that for writes (IN transfers) the data bytes may still reside in a device-side FIFO.
 

DESCRIPTION

These are allocated/freed through the endpoint they're used with. The hardware's driver can add extra per-request data to the memory it returns, which often avoids separate memory allocations (potential failures), later when the request is queued.

Request flags affect request handling, such as whether a zero length packet is written (the ``zero'' flag), whether a short read should be treated as an error (blocking request queue advance, the ``short_not_ok'' flag), or hinting that an interrupt is not required (the ``no_interrupt'' flag, for use with deep request queues).

Bulk endpoints can use any size buffers, and can also be used for interrupt transfers. interrupt-only endpoints can be much less functional.  

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