Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261932AbVAHGkk (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Jan 2005 01:40:40 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261962AbVAHGhl (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Jan 2005 01:37:41 -0500 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:17542 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261931AbVAHFss convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Jan 2005 00:48:48 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] USB and Driver Core patches for 2.6.10 In-Reply-To: <1105163264463@kroah.com> X-Mailer: gregkh_patchbomb Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 21:47:44 -0800 Message-Id: <1105163264997@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII To: linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT From: Greg KH Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2820 Lines: 68 ChangeSet 1.1938.446.9, 2004/12/15 15:11:26-08:00, david-b@pacbell.net [PATCH] USB: update drivers/usb/README This just adds a bit more info to drivers/usb/README, mostly just pointing to where documentation is to be found (including current kerneldoc). Signed-off-by: David Brownell Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman drivers/usb/README | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff -Nru a/drivers/usb/README b/drivers/usb/README --- a/drivers/usb/README 2005-01-07 15:50:23 -08:00 +++ b/drivers/usb/README 2005-01-07 15:50:23 -08:00 @@ -1,14 +1,37 @@ +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. + usbfs files and the hub class driver ("khubd"). -host/ - This is for all of the USB host drivers. This - includes UHCI, OHCI, EHCI, and any others that might - be created in the future. +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 all of the USB device controller drivers. +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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/