linux/drivers/usb
David Brownell 38bde1d469 [PATCH] USB: usbnet (2/9) module for simple network links
This patch creates the first of several separate "minidriver" modules
for "usbnet".  This one handles only the very simplest hardware, which
can be handled almost entirely by the "usbnet" core.

    - Move device-specific bits into new "cdc_subset.c" driver,
      shrinking "usbnet" by a bunch;

    - Export the functions needed to support this minidriver
      (with EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL);

    - Update Kconfig and kbuild accordingly.

This one handles about a dozen different device types, with the most
notable ones being Gumstix and most Linux-based PDAs (except Zaurus
running that ancient code from Sharp).

Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2005-09-08 16:28:31 -07:00
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atm [PATCH] USB: URB_ASYNC_UNLINK flag removed from the kernel 2005-09-08 16:23:04 -07:00
class [PATCH] USB: schedule OSS USB drivers for removal 2005-09-08 16:28:27 -07:00
core [PATCH] USB: remove annoying message 2005-09-08 16:28:25 -07:00
gadget [PATCH] USB: Gadget library: centralize gadget controller numbers 2005-09-08 16:22:16 -07:00
host [PATCH] USB: remove include of asm/usb.h in ohci-ppc-soc.c 2005-09-08 16:28:26 -07:00
image [PATCH] clean up inline static vs static inline 2005-07-27 16:26:20 -07:00
input [PATCH] USB: URB_ASYNC_UNLINK flag removed from the kernel 2005-09-08 16:23:04 -07:00
media [PATCH] I2C: Drop I2C_DEVNAME and i2c_clientname 2005-09-05 09:14:35 -07:00
misc [PATCH] USB ldusb: fmt warnings fixes for 64-bit platforms 2005-09-08 16:28:27 -07:00
mon [PATCH] USB: usbmon: Copyrights and a typo 2005-08-16 21:06:25 -07:00
net [PATCH] USB: usbnet (2/9) module for simple network links 2005-09-08 16:28:31 -07:00
serial [PATCH] USB: fix up URB_ASYNC_UNLINK usages from the usb-serial drivers 2005-09-08 16:27:55 -07:00
storage [PATCH] USB: Fix HP8200 detection in shuttle_usbat 2005-09-08 16:28:18 -07:00
Kconfig [PATCH] USB: add S3C24XX USB Host driver support 2005-07-29 13:12:53 -07:00
Makefile [PATCH] USB: add ldusb driver 2005-07-12 11:52:57 -07:00
README Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
usb-skeleton.c [PATCH] USB: fix Bug in usb-skeleton.c 2005-07-29 13:12:54 -07:00

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.