linux/drivers/usb
David Brownell aebdc3b450 dev_vdbg(), available with -DVERBOSE_DEBUG
This defines a dev_vdbg() call, which is enabled with -DVERBOSE_DEBUG.
When enabled, dev_vdbg() acts just like dev_dbg().  When disabled, it is a
NOP ...  just like dev_dbg() without -DDEBUG.  The specific code was moved
out of a USB patch, but lots of drivers have similar support.

That is, code can now be written to use an additional level of debug
output, selected at compile time.  Many driver authors have found this
idiom to be very useful.  A typical usage model is for "normal" debug
messages to focus on fault paths and not be very "chatty", so that those
messages can be left on during normal operation without much of a
performance or syslog load.  On the other hand "verbose" messages would be
noisy enough that they wouldn't normally be enabled; they might even affect
timings enough to change system or driver behavior.

Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-07-18 15:49:50 -07:00
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atm Freezer: make kernel threads nonfreezable by default 2007-07-17 10:23:02 -07:00
class USB: cdc-acm: add new device id to option driver 2007-07-12 16:34:43 -07:00
core dev_vdbg(), available with -DVERBOSE_DEBUG 2007-07-18 15:49:50 -07:00
gadget Freezer: make kernel threads nonfreezable by default 2007-07-17 10:23:02 -07:00
host USB: ohci-pnx4008: Remove unnecessary cast of return value of kzalloc 2007-07-12 16:34:43 -07:00
image header cleaning: don't include smp_lock.h when not used 2007-05-08 11:15:07 -07:00
misc drivers/*: mark variables with uninitialized_var() 2007-07-17 16:23:19 -04:00
mon usbmon: Add class for binary interface 2007-07-12 16:29:47 -07:00
serial USB: io_*: remove bogus termios no change checks 2007-07-12 16:34:41 -07:00
storage Freezer: make kernel threads nonfreezable by default 2007-07-17 10:23:02 -07:00
Kconfig no USB on M32R 2007-07-17 11:01:07 -07:00
Makefile USB: remove Makefile reference to obsolete OHCI_AT91 2007-07-12 16:34:41 -07:00
README
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.