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class 9bc45e0c01 [PATCH] USB: schedule OSS USB drivers for removal 20 years ago
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media fae91e72b7 [PATCH] I2C: Drop I2C_DEVNAME and i2c_clientname 20 years ago
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mon 0256839619 [PATCH] usbmon in 2.6.13: peeking into DMA areas 20 years ago
net 090ffa9d0e [PATCH] USB: usbnet (9/9) module for pl2301/2302 cables 20 years ago
serial 242cf670c0 [PATCH] USB: fix up URB_ASYNC_UNLINK usages from the usb-serial drivers 20 years ago
storage d6450e1932 [PATCH] USB Storage: code cleanups for onetouch.c 20 years ago
Kconfig 3eb0c5f4b5 [PATCH] USB: add S3C24XX USB Host driver support 20 years ago
Makefile 2824bd250f [PATCH] USB: add ldusb driver 20 years ago
README 1da177e4c3 Linux-2.6.12-rc2 20 years ago
usb-skeleton.c 6b216df87c [PATCH] USB: fix Bug in usb-skeleton.c 20 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.