linux/drivers/usb
Linus Torvalds 609106b9ac Merge branch 'merge' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc
* 'merge' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc: (38 commits)
  ps3flash: Always read chunks of 256 KiB, and cache them
  ps3flash: Cache the last accessed FLASH chunk
  ps3: Replace direct file operations by callback
  ps3: Switch ps3_os_area_[gs]et_rtc_diff to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()
  ps3: Correct debug message in dma_ioc0_map_pages()
  drivers/ps3: Add missing annotations
  ps3fb: Use ps3_system_bus_[gs]et_drvdata() instead of direct access
  ps3flash: Use ps3_system_bus_[gs]et_drvdata() instead of direct access
  ps3: shorten ps3_system_bus_[gs]et_driver_data to ps3_system_bus_[gs]et_drvdata
  ps3: Use dev_[gs]et_drvdata() instead of direct access for system bus devices
  block/ps3: remove driver_data direct access of struct device
  ps3vram: Make ps3vram_priv.reports a void *
  ps3vram: Remove no longer used ps3vram_priv.ddr_base
  ps3vram: Replace mutex by spinlock + bio_list
  block: Add bio_list_peek()
  powerpc: Use generic atomic64_t implementation on 32-bit processors
  lib: Provide generic atomic64_t implementation
  powerpc: Add compiler memory barrier to mtmsr macro
  powerpc/iseries: Mark signal_vsp_instruction() as maybe unused
  powerpc/iseries: Fix unused function warning in iSeries DT code
  ...
2009-06-16 11:30:37 -07:00
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atm USB: cxacru: Fix negative dB output 2009-05-08 19:34:56 -07:00
c67x00 usb/c67x00 endianness annotations 2008-06-04 08:06:01 -07:00
class tty: Clean up the ACM driver to CodingStyle 2009-06-11 08:50:58 -07:00
core Push BKL down into ->remount_fs() 2009-06-11 21:36:11 -04:00
gadget Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6 2009-06-15 03:02:23 -07:00
host ps3: shorten ps3_system_bus_[gs]et_driver_data to ps3_system_bus_[gs]et_drvdata 2009-06-15 16:47:24 +10:00
image USB: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-03-24 16:20:33 -07:00
misc USB: remove phidget drivers from kernel tree. 2009-03-24 16:20:37 -07:00
mon USB: usbmon: Add binary API v1 2009-03-24 16:20:36 -07:00
musb USB: musb: fix build when !CONFIG_PM 2009-04-23 14:15:27 -07:00
otg USB: otg: Fix bug on remove path without transceiver 2009-04-23 14:15:31 -07:00
serial trivial: fix typo milisecond/millisecond for documentation and source comments. 2009-06-12 18:01:46 +02:00
storage block: Use accessor functions for queue limits 2009-05-22 23:22:54 +02:00
wusbcore WUSB: correct format of wusb_chid sysfs file 2009-04-17 10:50:29 -07:00
Kconfig microblaze: Kconfig: Enable drivers for Microblaze 2009-05-21 15:56:04 +02:00
Makefile Revert "USB: Correct Makefile to make isp1760 buildable" 2009-05-28 13:54:43 -07:00
README USB: fix directory references in usb/README 2007-11-28 13:58:34 -08:00
usb-skeleton.c USB: skeleton: Use dev_info instead of info 2009-03-24 16:20:30 -07:00

README

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.