forked from Minki/linux
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This patch (as1258) implements a feature that users have been asking for: It gives programs the ability to "claim" a port on a hub, via a new usbfs ioctl. A device plugged into a "claimed" port will not be touched by the kernel beyond the immediate necessities of initialization and enumeration. In particular, when a device is plugged into a "claimed" port, the kernel will not select and install a configuration. And when a config is installed by usbfs or sysfs, the kernel will not probe any drivers for any of the interfaces. (However the kernel will fetch various string descriptors during enumeration. One could argue that this isn't really necessary, but the strings are exported in sysfs.) The patch does not guarantee exclusive access to these devices; it is still possible for more than one program to open the device file concurrently. Programs are responsible for coordinating access among themselves. A demonstration program showing how to use the new interface can be found in an attachment to http://marc.info/?l=linux-usb&m=124345857431452&w=2 The patch also makes a small simplification to the hub driver, replacing a bunch of more-or-less useless variants of "out of memory" with a single message. Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> 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.