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* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6: (27 commits) Driver core: fix race in dev_driver_string Driver Core: Early platform driver buffer sysfs: sysfs_setattr remove unnecessary permission check. sysfs: Factor out sysfs_rename from sysfs_rename_dir and sysfs_move_dir sysfs: Propagate renames to the vfs on demand sysfs: Gut sysfs_addrm_start and sysfs_addrm_finish sysfs: In sysfs_chmod_file lazily propagate the mode change. sysfs: Implement sysfs_getattr & sysfs_permission sysfs: Nicely indent sysfs_symlink_inode_operations sysfs: Update s_iattr on link and unlink. sysfs: Fix locking and factor out sysfs_sd_setattr sysfs: Simplify iattr time assignments sysfs: Simplify sysfs_chmod_file semantics sysfs: Use dentry_ops instead of directly playing with the dcache sysfs: Rename sysfs_d_iput to sysfs_dentry_iput sysfs: Update sysfs_setxattr so it updates secdata under the sysfs_mutex debugfs: fix create mutex racy fops and private data Driver core: Don't remove kobjects in device_shutdown. firmware_class: make request_firmware_nowait more useful Driver-Core: devtmpfs - set root directory mode to 0755 ...
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.