Oliver Neukum eda769593b USB: add extension of anchor API, usb_unlink_anchored_urbs 17 years ago
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atm c4504a7eb9 USB: usbatm: convert heavy init dances to kthread API 17 years ago
class e4cf3aa8f9 USB: increase cdc-acm write throughput 17 years ago
core eda769593b USB: add extension of anchor API, usb_unlink_anchored_urbs 17 years ago
gadget 3cf2723432 USB: at91_udc can prefetch data 17 years ago
host 9424ea2965 USB: r8a66597-hcd: Add support for SH7366 USB host 17 years ago
image 96e12fced3 usb: replace remaining __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ occurrences 17 years ago
misc bce62c263a USB: Remove EXPERIMENTAL designation from USB misc/ Kconfig entries 17 years ago
mon 454459b02e usbmon: restore mmap 17 years ago
serial 97af0a911b USB: oti6858: fix TCFLSH ioctl handling 17 years ago
storage 148d9fe4c9 USB: usb-storage: use adaptive DMA mask 17 years ago
Kconfig 828d55c58c USB: add support for SuperH OHCI 17 years ago
Makefile 0e66fb3492 USB: always visit drivers/usb/misc/ 18 years ago
README 9e3e31046f USB: fix directory references in usb/README 17 years ago
usb-skeleton.c f7294055a7 USB: usb-skeleton leaking locks on open 18 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.