linux/drivers/usb
Linus Torvalds 65a6ec0d72 Merge branch 'devel' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm
* 'devel' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm: (95 commits)
  [ARM] 4578/1: CM-x270: PCMCIA support
  [ARM] 4577/1: ITE 8152 PCI bridge support
  [ARM] 4576/1: CM-X270 machine support
  [ARM] pxa: Avoid pxa_gpio_mode() in gpio_direction_{in,out}put()
  [ARM] pxa: move pxa_set_mode() from pxa2xx_mainstone.c to mainstone.c
  [ARM] pxa: move pxa_set_mode() from pxa2xx_lubbock.c to lubbock.c
  [ARM] pxa: Make cpu_is_pxaXXX dependent on configuration symbols
  [ARM] pxa: PXA3xx base support
  [NET] smc91x: fix PXA DMA support code
  [SERIAL] Fix console initialisation ordering
  [ARM] pxa: tidy up arch/arm/mach-pxa/Makefile
  [ARM] Update arch/arm/Kconfig for drivers/Kconfig changes
  [ARM] 4600/1: fix kernel build failure with build-id-supporting binutils
  [ARM] 4599/1: Preserve ATAG list for use with kexec (2.6.23)
  [ARM] Rename consistent_sync() as dma_cache_maint()
  [ARM] 4572/1: ep93xx: add cirrus logic edb9307 support
  [ARM] 4596/1: S3C2412: Correct IRQs for SDI+CF and add decoding support
  [ARM] 4595/1: ns9xxx: define registers as void __iomem * instead of volatile u32
  [ARM] 4594/1: ns9xxx: use the new gpio functions
  [ARM] 4593/1: ns9xxx: implement generic clockevents
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atm signedness: module_param_array nump argument 2007-10-14 12:41:52 -07:00
class usblp: Fix a double kfree 2007-10-12 14:55:15 -07:00
core Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-2.6 2007-10-12 15:49:37 -07:00
gadget Merge branch 'devel' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm 2007-10-15 16:08:50 -07:00
host Fix ohci-ssb with !CONFIG_PM 2007-10-13 18:18:30 -07:00
image [SCSI] microtek: use data accessors and !use_sg cleanup 2007-10-12 14:38:21 -04:00
misc USB: drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c: kill two unused variables 2007-10-12 14:55:30 -07:00
mon USB: reorganize urb->status use in usbmon 2007-10-12 14:55:23 -07:00
serial signedness: module_param_array nump argument 2007-10-14 12:41:52 -07:00
storage Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6 2007-10-15 08:19:33 -07:00
Kconfig usb: Enable hcd support on SH unconditionally. 2007-08-22 14:27:45 -07:00
Makefile USB: always visit drivers/usb/misc/ 2007-10-12 14:55:26 -07:00
README Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
usb-skeleton.c USB: usb-skeleton leaking locks on open 2007-10-12 14:55:26 -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.