linux/drivers/usb
Linus Torvalds c32da02342 Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial
* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial: (56 commits)
  doc: fix typo in comment explaining rb_tree usage
  Remove fs/ntfs/ChangeLog
  doc: fix console doc typo
  doc: cpuset: Update the cpuset flag file
  Fix of spelling in arch/sparc/kernel/leon_kernel.c no longer needed
  Remove drivers/parport/ChangeLog
  Remove drivers/char/ChangeLog
  doc: typo - Table 1-2 should refer to "status", not "statm"
  tree-wide: fix typos "ass?o[sc]iac?te" -> "associate" in comments
  No need to patch AMD-provided drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios.h
  devres/irq: Fix devm_irq_match comment
  Remove reference to kthread_create_on_cpu
  tree-wide: Assorted spelling fixes
  tree-wide: fix 'lenght' typo in comments and code
  drm/kms: fix spelling in error message
  doc: capitalization and other minor fixes in pnp doc
  devres: typo fix s/dev/devm/
  Remove redundant trailing semicolons from macros
  fix typo "definetly" -> "definitely" in comment
  tree-wide: s/widht/width/g typo in comments
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Fix trivial conflict in Documentation/laptops/00-INDEX
2010-03-12 16:04:50 -08:00
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atm USB: atm: Use FIELD_SIZEOF, trivial cleanup. 2010-03-02 14:54:22 -08:00
c67x00 USB: c67x00: use resource_size(). 2010-03-02 14:54:01 -08:00
class USB: tty: kill request_room for USB ACM class 2010-03-02 14:55:09 -08:00
core Driver core: create lock/unlock functions for struct device 2010-03-07 17:04:52 -08:00
early USB: ehci-dbgp: split PID register updates for IN and OUT pipes 2010-03-02 14:54:58 -08:00
gadget Merge branch 'origin' into devel-stable 2010-03-08 20:21:04 +00:00
host Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb-2.6 2010-03-03 08:48:58 -08:00
image USB: BKL removal: mdc800 2010-03-02 14:54:27 -08:00
misc USB: backlight, appledisplay: fix incomplete registration failure handling 2010-03-02 14:55:22 -08:00
mon USB: usbmon: mask seconds properly in text API 2010-03-02 14:55:14 -08:00
musb Merge branch 'for-next' into for-linus 2010-03-08 16:55:37 +01:00
otg usb: otg: twl4030: move to request_threaded_irq 2010-03-02 14:53:40 -08:00
serial Merge branch 'for-next' into for-linus 2010-03-08 16:55:37 +01:00
storage USB: storage: onetouch: unnecessary GFP_ATOMIC 2010-03-02 14:55:13 -08:00
wusbcore Merge branch 'for-next' into for-linus 2010-03-08 16:55:37 +01:00
Kconfig Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb-2.6 2010-03-03 08:48:58 -08:00
Makefile USB: MXC: Add i.MX21 specific USB host controller driver. 2010-03-02 14:52:55 -08:00
README USB: fix directory references in usb/README 2007-11-28 13:58:34 -08:00
usb-skeleton.c USB: BKL removal: usb-skeleton 2010-03-02 14:54:26 -08:00

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.