linux/drivers/usb
David Brownell 6bea476cf6 USB: gadget driver unbind() is optional; section fixes; misc
Allow gadget drivers to omit the unbind() method.  When they're
statically linked, that's an appropriate memory saving tweak.

Similarly, provide consistent/simpler handling for a should-not-happen
error case:  removing a peripheral controller driver when a gadget
driver is still loaded.  Such code dates back to early versions of the
first implementation of the gadget API, and has never been triggered.

Includes relevant section annotation fixs for gmidi.c, file_storage.c,
and serial.c; we don't yet have an "init or exit" annotation.  Also
some whitespace fixes in gmidi.c (space at EOL, before tabs, etc).

Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2006-12-20 10:14:26 -08:00
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atm [PATCH] Add include/linux/freezer.h and move definitions from sched.h 2006-12-07 08:39:27 -08:00
class USB: mutexification of usblp 2006-12-20 10:13:23 -08:00
core [PATCH] struct path: convert usb 2006-12-08 08:28:50 -08:00
gadget USB: gadget driver unbind() is optional; section fixes; misc 2006-12-20 10:14:26 -08:00
host UHCI: module parameter to ignore overcurrent changes 2006-12-20 10:14:26 -08:00
image usb: microtek possible memleak fix 2006-12-01 14:23:36 -08:00
input USB: fix Wacom Intuos3 4x6 bugs 2006-12-20 10:14:26 -08:00
misc USB AUERSWALD: replace kmalloc+memset with kzalloc 2006-12-20 10:14:26 -08:00
mon [PATCH] slab: remove kmem_cache_t 2006-12-07 08:39:25 -08:00
net USB: rtl8150 new device id 2006-12-20 10:14:25 -08:00
serial usb-gsm-driver: Added VendorId and ProductId for Huawei E220 USB Modem 2006-12-20 10:14:25 -08:00
storage USB: Nokia E70 is an unusual device 2006-12-20 10:14:26 -08:00
Kconfig [ARM] 3963/1: AT91: Update configuration files 2006-12-01 16:56:43 +00:00
Makefile USB: move trancevibrator.c to the proper usb directory 2006-10-17 14:46:32 -07:00
README Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
usb-skeleton.c IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers 2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00

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.