linux/drivers/usb
Paul Bolle d132d7f6fb Kconfig: replace "--- help ---" with "---help---"
There are three Kconfig entries with "--- help ---" attributes, and over
2000 Kconfig entries with "---help---" attributes.  Apparently the three
attributes with embedded spaces are valid. Still, I see little reason
for using this obscure variant. And replacing those three attributes
with the common variant makes grepping Kconfig files for help texts a
bit easier too.

Signed-off-by: Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2012-05-07 15:01:22 +02:00
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atm module_param: make bool parameters really bool (drivers & misc) 2012-01-13 09:32:20 +10:30
c67x00 usb: convert drivers/usb/* to use module_platform_driver() 2011-11-28 06:48:32 +09:00
class USB merge for 3.4-rc1 2012-03-20 11:26:30 -07:00
core simple_open: automatically convert to simple_open() 2012-04-05 15:25:50 -07:00
dwc3 USB merge for 3.4-rc1 2012-03-20 11:26:30 -07:00
early USB: EHCI: Support controllers with big endian capability regs 2011-05-03 11:43:21 -07:00
gadget Merge branch 'master' into for-next 2012-04-08 21:48:52 +02:00
host Kconfig: replace "--- help ---" with "---help---" 2012-05-07 15:01:22 +02:00
image USB: convert drivers/usb/* to use module_usb_driver() 2011-11-18 09:34:02 -08:00
misc USB: usbsevseg: fix max length 2012-01-24 12:08:36 -08:00
mon usb: Add export.h for EXPORT_SYMBOL/THIS_MODULE where needed 2011-10-31 19:31:25 -04:00
musb Merge branch 'next' of git://git.infradead.org/users/vkoul/slave-dma 2012-03-29 15:34:57 -07:00
otg usb: otg: ab8500-usb: make probe() work again 2012-03-02 16:22:11 -08:00
renesas_usbhs Merge branch 'next' of git://git.infradead.org/users/vkoul/slave-dma 2012-03-29 15:34:57 -07:00
serial Documentation: remove references to /etc/modprobe.conf 2012-03-30 16:03:15 -07:00
storage Merge branch 'master' into for-next 2012-04-08 21:48:52 +02:00
wusbcore uwb & wusb: fix kconfig error 2012-01-26 11:22:42 -08:00
Kconfig ARM: More device tree support updates 2012-03-28 12:34:33 -07:00
Makefile USB: OTG should be linked before Host 2011-11-26 19:58:47 -08:00
README
usb-common.c usb: Provide usb_speed_string() function 2011-09-18 01:29:04 -07:00
usb-skeleton.c Revert "USB: usb-skeleton.c: fix open/disconnect race" 2012-01-24 12:02:38 -08:00

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.