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* 'devicetree/next' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux-2.6: (21 commits)
tty: serial: altera_jtaguart: Add device tree support
tty: serial: altera_uart: Add devicetree support
dt: eliminate of_platform_driver shim code
dt: Eliminate of_platform_{,un}register_driver
dt/serial: Eliminate users of of_platform_{,un}register_driver
dt/usb: Eliminate users of of_platform_{,un}register_driver
dt/video: Eliminate users of of_platform_{,un}register_driver
dt/net: Eliminate users of of_platform_{,un}register_driver
dt/sound: Eliminate users of of_platform_{,un}register_driver
dt/spi: Eliminate users of of_platform_{,un}register_driver
dt: uartlite: merge platform and of_platform driver bindings
dt: xilinx_hwicap: merge platform and of_platform driver bindings
ipmi: convert OF driver to platform driver
leds/leds-gpio: merge platform_driver with of_platform_driver
dt/sparc: Eliminate users of of_platform_{,un}register_driver
dt/powerpc: Eliminate users of of_platform_{,un}register_driver
dt/powerpc: move of_bus_type infrastructure to ibmebus
drivercore/dt: add a match table pointer to struct device
dt: Typo fix.
altera_ps2: Add devicetree support
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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.