linux/drivers/usb
Linus Torvalds 0fe41b8982 Merge branch 'devel' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm
* 'devel' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm: (422 commits)
  [ARM] 5435/1: fix compile warning in sanity_check_meminfo()
  [ARM] 5434/1: ARM: OMAP: Fix mailbox compile for 24xx
  [ARM] pxa: fix the bad assumption that PCMCIA sockets always start with 0
  [ARM] pxa: fix Colibri PXA300 and PXA320 LCD backlight pins
  imxfb: Fix TFT mode
  i.MX21/27: remove ifdef CONFIG_FB_IMX
  imxfb: add clock support
  mxc: add arch_reset() function
  clkdev: add possibility to get a clock based on the device name
  i.MX1: remove fb support from mach-imx
  [ARM] pxa: build arch/arm/plat-pxa/mfp.c only when PXA3xx or ARCH_MMP defined
  Gemini: Add support for Teltonika RUT100
  Gemini: gpiolib based GPIO support v2
  MAINTAINERS: add myself as Gemini architecture maintainer
  ARM: Add Gemini architecture v3
  [ARM] OMAP: Fix compile for omap2_init_common_hw()
  MAINTAINERS: Add myself as Faraday ARM core variant maintainer
  ARM: Add support for FA526 v2
  [ARM] acorn,ebsa110,footbridge,integrator,sa1100: Convert asm/io.h to linux/io.h
  [ARM] collie: fix two minor formatting nits
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atm USB: atm/cxacru, fix lock imbalance 2009-03-17 14:01:28 -07:00
c67x00 usb/c67x00 endianness annotations 2008-06-04 08:06:01 -07:00
class usblp: continuously poll for status 2009-03-24 16:20:26 -07:00
core USB: allow malformed LANGID descriptors 2009-03-24 16:20:45 -07:00
gadget Merge branch 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6 2009-03-26 16:14:02 -07:00
host Merge branch 'origin' into devel 2009-03-28 20:29:51 +00:00
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: partial DaVinci dm355 support 2009-03-24 16:20:36 -07:00
otg USB: TWL: disable VUSB regulators when cable unplugged 2009-03-24 16:20:36 -07:00
serial USB: qcserial: add device id for HP devices 2009-03-24 16:20:46 -07:00
storage Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6 2009-03-28 13:30:43 -07:00
wusbcore USB: use kzfree() 2009-03-24 16:20:44 -07:00
Kconfig sh: Add OHCI USB support for SH7786 2009-03-16 19:40:34 +09:00
Makefile USB: Add platform device support for the ISP1760 USB chip 2009-03-24 16:20:31 -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.