linux/drivers/usb
David Brownell c9f89fa40c [PATCH] remove suspend-path recursion
This patch removes some recursion in the CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND logic, which
suspended children (of devices or hubs) that weren't already suspended.
When it sees such cases, suspend now just fails cleanly.

That logic was not needed during system-wide sleep state transitions; and
given the current notions of how to manage selective suspend transitions,
we don't want it there either.  Where it was particularly handy was coping
with various limitations of the sysfs "echo -n N > power/state" support.
(These include assuming that "N" is always meaningful to the driver; and
that drivers can only transition to state N from state zero.)

Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2005-10-28 16:47:38 -07:00
..
atm [PATCH] USB: URB_ASYNC_UNLINK flag removed from the kernel 2005-09-08 16:23:04 -07:00
class [PATCH] devfs: Remove the mode field from usb_class_driver as it's no longer needed 2005-10-28 16:47:37 -07:00
core [PATCH] remove suspend-path recursion 2005-10-28 16:47:38 -07:00
gadget Merge ../bleed-2.6 2005-10-28 10:13:16 -07:00
host [PATCH] USB: move handoff code 2005-10-28 16:47:38 -07:00
image [PATCH] devfs: Remove the mode field from usb_class_driver as it's no longer needed 2005-10-28 16:47:37 -07:00
input [PATCH] usb_interface power state 2005-10-28 16:47:38 -07:00
media [PATCH] devfs: Remove the mode field from usb_class_driver as it's no longer needed 2005-10-28 16:47:37 -07:00
misc [PATCH] usb_interface power state 2005-10-28 16:47:38 -07:00
mon [PATCH] USB: Usbmon setup DMA patch 2005-09-12 12:23:54 -07:00
net [PATCH] usb_interface power state 2005-10-28 16:47:38 -07:00
serial [PATCH] USB: ftdi: Artemis and ATIK based USB astronomical CCD cameras 2005-10-28 16:47:37 -07:00
storage [PATCH] Input: convert onetouch to dynamic input_dev allocation 2005-10-28 09:52:53 -07:00
Kconfig [PATCH] USB: add S3C24XX USB Host driver support 2005-07-29 13:12:53 -07:00
Makefile [PATCH] USB: move handoff code 2005-10-28 16:47:38 -07:00
README Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
usb-skeleton.c [PATCH] devfs: Remove the mode field from usb_class_driver as it's no longer needed 2005-10-28 16:47:37 -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.