Matt LaPlante 01dd2fbf0d typo fixes 17 years ago
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atm 64a6f9500d signedness: module_param_array nump argument 17 years ago
class 898eb71cb1 Add missing newlines to some uses of dev_<level> messages 17 years ago
core ba25f9dcc4 Use helpers to obtain task pid in printks 17 years ago
gadget 96de0e252c Convert files to UTF-8 and some cleanups 17 years ago
host 3a4fa0a25d Fix misspellings of "system", "controller", "interrupt" and "necessary". 17 years ago
image 01dd2fbf0d typo fixes 17 years ago
misc 96de0e252c Convert files to UTF-8 and some cleanups 17 years ago
mon 4ba9b9d0ba Slab API: remove useless ctor parameter and reorder parameters 17 years ago
serial 01dd2fbf0d typo fixes 17 years ago
storage 96de0e252c Convert files to UTF-8 and some cleanups 17 years ago
Kconfig a3b53514bd usb: Enable hcd support on SH unconditionally. 18 years ago
Makefile 0e66fb3492 USB: always visit drivers/usb/misc/ 17 years ago
README 1da177e4c3 Linux-2.6.12-rc2 20 years ago
usb-skeleton.c f7294055a7 USB: usb-skeleton leaking locks on open 17 years ago

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.