linux/drivers/usb
Pete Zaitcev 317c67b8f7 USB: usblp: add dynamic URBs, fix races
This patch's main bulk aims to make usblp the premier driver for code
pillaging once again. The code is as streamlined as possible and is bug-free
as possible. The usb-skeleton performs the same function, but is somewhat
abstract. The usblp is usb-skeleton which is actually used by many.

Since I combed a few small bugs away, this also fixes the small races we
had in usblp for a while. For example, now it's possible for several threads
to make write(2) calls (sounds silly, but consider a printer for paper
record, where every line of text is self-contained and thus it's all right
to have them interleaved). Also gone are issues with interrupts using
barriers dangerously.

This patch makes use of Oliver's anchor, and so it must trail the anchor
patch on the way to Linus.

Signed-off-by: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-07-12 16:34:39 -07:00
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atm USB: cxacru: Cleanup sysfs attribute code 2007-07-12 16:29:45 -07:00
class USB: usblp: add dynamic URBs, fix races 2007-07-12 16:34:39 -07:00
core USB: Add URB_FREE_BUFFER flag and the logic behind it 2007-07-12 16:34:38 -07:00
gadget USB: fsl_usb2_udc: fix bug for portsc bit masking 2007-07-12 16:34:38 -07:00
host ehci-hub: improved over-current recovery 2007-07-12 16:34:31 -07:00
image header cleaning: don't include smp_lock.h when not used 2007-05-08 11:15:07 -07:00
misc USB: autosuspend for usblcd 2007-07-12 16:34:38 -07:00
mon usbmon: Add class for binary interface 2007-07-12 16:29:47 -07:00
serial USB: serial: ir_usb: Clean up the worst of it, remove exciting 'crash on open' feature 2007-07-12 16:34:37 -07:00
storage USB: usb-storage: use kthread_stop() for the control thread 2007-07-12 16:34:31 -07:00
Kconfig USB: usb host side can be configured given PCMCIA 2007-07-12 16:34:31 -07:00
Makefile USB: r8a66597-hcd: host controller driver for R8A66597 2007-07-12 16:29:45 -07:00
README Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
usb-skeleton.c USB: usb-skeleton: use anchors in pre/post reset 2007-07-12 16:34:37 -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.