linux/drivers/usb
Sarah Sharp c21599a361 USB: xhci: Reduce reads and writes of interrupter registers.
The interrupter register set includes a register that says whether interrupts
are pending for each event ring (the IP bit).  Each MSI-X vector will get its
own interrupter set with separate IP bits.  The status register includes an
"Event Interrupt (EINT)" bit that is set when an IP bit is set in any of the
interrupters.

When PCI interrupts are used, the EINT bit exactly mirrors the IP bit in the
single interrupter set, and it is a waste of time to check both registers when
trying to figure out if the xHC interrupted or another device on the shared IRQ
line interrupted.  Only check the IP bit to reduce register reads.

The IP bit is automatically cleared by the xHC when MSI or MSI-X is enabled.  It
doesn't make sense to read that register to check for shared interrupts (since
MSI and MSI-X aren't shared).  It also doesn't make sense to write to that
register to clear the IP bit, since it is cleared by the hardware.

We can tell whether MSI or MSI-X is enabled by looking at the irq number in
hcd->irq.  If it's -1, we know MSI or MSI-X is enabled.

Signed-off-by: Sarah Sharp <sarah.a.sharp@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2010-08-10 14:35:45 -07:00
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atm usb: atm: fixed spacing and indentation coding style issues 2010-08-10 14:35:35 -07:00
c67x00 USB: convert usb_hcd bitfields into atomic flags 2010-08-10 14:35:37 -07:00
class USB: usblp: fixed switch, brace, whitespace and spacing coding style issues 2010-08-10 14:35:38 -07:00
core USB: accept RNDIS configs if there's no alternative 2010-08-10 14:35:43 -07:00
early echi-dbgp: Add kernel debugger support for the usb debug port 2010-05-20 21:04:31 -05:00
gadget USB: gadget: file_storage: serial parameter even if not test mode 2010-08-10 14:35:43 -07:00
host USB: xhci: Reduce reads and writes of interrupter registers. 2010-08-10 14:35:45 -07:00
image USB: BKL removal: mdc800 2010-03-02 14:54:27 -08:00
misc USB: misc: Remove unnecessary casts of private_data 2010-08-10 14:35:39 -07:00
mon USB: resizing usbmon binary interface buffer causes protection faults 2010-08-10 14:35:41 -07:00
musb USB: musb: forward debug mode feature to gadget 2010-08-10 14:35:39 -07:00
otg USB: otg/ulpi: extend the generic ulpi driver. 2010-08-10 14:35:40 -07:00
serial USB: add USB serial ssu100 driver 2010-08-10 14:35:44 -07:00
storage USB: usb-storage: implement autosuspend 2010-08-10 14:35:44 -07:00
wusbcore fix typos concerning "initiali[zs]e" 2010-06-16 18:05:05 +02:00
Kconfig USB: Add JZ4740 OHCI support 2010-08-05 13:26:19 +01:00
Makefile USB: drivers/usb/Makefile: conditionally descend to 'early' 2010-08-10 14:35:38 -07:00
README
usb-skeleton.c USB: usb-skeleton: Remove unnecessary casts of private_data 2010-08-10 14:35:39 -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.