forked from Minki/linux
69d42a78f9
This patch (as934) adds a new readonly binary sysfs attribute file called "descriptors" for each USB device. The attribute contains the device descriptor followed by the raw descriptor entry (config plug subsidiary descriptors) for the current configuration. Having this information available in fixed-format binary makes life a lot easier for user programs by avoiding the need to open, read, and parse multiple sysfs text files. The information in this attribute file is much like that in usbfs's device file, but there are some significant differences: The 2-byte fields in the device descriptor are left in little-endian byte order, as they appear on the bus and in the kernel. Only one raw descriptor set is presented, that of the current configuration. Opening this file will not cause a suspended device to be autoresumed. The last item in particular should be a big selling point for libusb, which currently forces all USB devices to be resumed as it scans the device tree. Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> Cc: Dave Mielke <dave@mielke.cc> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> |
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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.