linux/drivers/usb
Jeff Garzik 1855256c49 drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals
Three main sets of changes:

1) dmi_get_system_info() return value should have been marked const,
   since callers should not be changing that data.

2) const-ify DMI internals, since DMI firmware tables should,
   whenever possible, be marked const to ensure we never ever write to
   that data area.

3) const-ify DMI API, to enable marking tables const where possible
   in low-level drivers.

And if we're really lucky, this might enable some additional
optimizations on the part of the compiler.

The bulk of the changes are #2 and #3, which are interrelated.  #1 could
have been a separate patch, but it was so small compared to the others,
it was easier to roll it into this changeset.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@redhat.com>
2007-10-09 20:22:20 -04:00
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atm UEAGLE: Remove sysfs files on error case 2007-08-22 14:28:00 -07:00
class USB: cdc-acm: fix sysfs attribute registration bug 2007-08-22 14:27:43 -07:00
core USB: disable autosuspend by default for non-hubs 2007-09-13 05:49:04 -07:00
gadget USB: fix serial gadget ACM breakage 2007-09-11 07:48:16 -07:00
host drivers/firmware: const-ify DMI API and internals 2007-10-09 20:22:20 -04:00
image USB: image: microtek: clean up urb->status usage 2007-07-19 17:46:06 -07:00
misc usb/misc/sisusbvga: add product ID of TARGUS/MCT device 2007-09-11 07:48:14 -07:00
mon mm: Remove slab destructors from kmem_cache_create(). 2007-07-20 10:11:58 +09:00
serial USB: drivers/usb/serial/bus.c: Fix incompatible pointer type warning 2007-09-11 07:48:17 -07:00
storage Revert "usb-storage: implement autosuspend" 2007-09-13 06:01:24 -07:00
Kconfig usb: Enable hcd support on SH unconditionally. 2007-08-22 14:27:45 -07:00
Makefile USB: devices misc: Trivial patch to build the IOWARRIOR when it is selected in Kconfig 2007-07-30 13:27:43 -07:00
README
usb-skeleton.c USB: usb-skeleton: use anchors in pre/post reset 2007-07-12 16:34:37 -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.