| xj | b04a402 | 2021-11-25 15:01:52 +0800 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | To understand all the Linux-USB framework, you'll use these resources: | 
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|  | 3 | * This source code.  This is necessarily an evolving work, and | 
|  | 4 | includes kerneldoc that should help you get a current overview. | 
|  | 5 | ("make pdfdocs", and then look at "usb.pdf" for host side and | 
|  | 6 | "gadget.pdf" for peripheral side.)  Also, Documentation/usb has | 
|  | 7 | more information. | 
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|  | 9 | * The USB 2.0 specification (from www.usb.org), with supplements | 
|  | 10 | such as those for USB OTG and the various device classes. | 
|  | 11 | The USB specification has a good overview chapter, and USB | 
|  | 12 | peripherals conform to the widely known "Chapter 9". | 
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|  | 14 | * Chip specifications for USB controllers.  Examples include | 
|  | 15 | host controllers (on PCs, servers, and more); peripheral | 
|  | 16 | controllers (in devices with Linux firmware, like printers or | 
|  | 17 | cell phones); and hard-wired peripherals like Ethernet adapters. | 
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|  | 19 | * Specifications for other protocols implemented by USB peripheral | 
|  | 20 | functions.  Some are vendor-specific; others are vendor-neutral | 
|  | 21 | but just standardized outside of the www.usb.org team. | 
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|  | 23 | Here is a list of what each subdirectory here is, and what is contained in | 
|  | 24 | them. | 
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|  | 26 | core/		- This is for the core USB host code, including the | 
|  | 27 | usbfs files and the hub class driver ("hub_wq"). | 
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|  | 29 | host/		- This is for USB host controller drivers.  This | 
|  | 30 | includes UHCI, OHCI, EHCI, and others that might | 
|  | 31 | be used with more specialized "embedded" systems. | 
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|  | 33 | gadget/		- This is for USB peripheral controller drivers and | 
|  | 34 | the various gadget drivers which talk to them. | 
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|  | 36 |  | 
|  | 37 | Individual USB driver directories.  A new driver should be added to the | 
|  | 38 | first subdirectory in the list below that it fits into. | 
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|  | 40 | image/		- This is for still image drivers, like scanners or | 
|  | 41 | digital cameras. | 
|  | 42 | ../input/	- This is for any driver that uses the input subsystem, | 
|  | 43 | like keyboard, mice, touchscreens, tablets, etc. | 
|  | 44 | ../media/	- This is for multimedia drivers, like video cameras, | 
|  | 45 | radios, and any other drivers that talk to the v4l | 
|  | 46 | subsystem. | 
|  | 47 | ../net/		- This is for network drivers. | 
|  | 48 | serial/		- This is for USB to serial drivers. | 
|  | 49 | storage/	- This is for USB mass-storage drivers. | 
|  | 50 | class/		- This is for all USB device drivers that do not fit | 
|  | 51 | into any of the above categories, and work for a range | 
|  | 52 | of USB Class specified devices. | 
|  | 53 | misc/		- This is for all USB device drivers that do not fit | 
|  | 54 | into any of the above categories. |