linux/drivers/usb
David Brownell 9d8bab58b7 usb gadget stack: remove usb_ep_*_buffer(), part 1
Remove usb_ep_{alloc,free}_buffer() calls, for small dma-coherent buffers.
This patch just removes the interface and its users; later patches will
remove controller driver support.

  - This interface is invariably not implemented correctly in the
    controller drivers (e.g. using dma pools, a mechanism which
    post-dates the interface by several years).

  - At this point no gadget driver really *needs* to use it.  In
    current kernels, any driver that needs such a mechanism could
    allocate a dma pool themselves.

Removing this interface is thus a simplification and improvement.

Note that the gmidi.c driver had a bug in this area; fixed.

Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-07-12 16:34:42 -07:00
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atm USB: cxacru: Cleanup sysfs attribute code 2007-07-12 16:29:45 -07:00
class USB: usblp: add dynamic URBs, fix races 2007-07-12 16:34:39 -07:00
core USB: quirk for samsung printer 2007-07-12 16:34:42 -07:00
gadget usb gadget stack: remove usb_ep_*_buffer(), part 1 2007-07-12 16:34:42 -07:00
host USB: Don't resume root hub if the controller is suspended 2007-07-12 16:34:39 -07:00
image header cleaning: don't include smp_lock.h when not used 2007-05-08 11:15:07 -07:00
misc USB: Support Blackberry Pearl with berry_charge 2007-07-12 16:34:40 -07:00
mon usbmon: Add class for binary interface 2007-07-12 16:29:47 -07:00
serial USB: io_*: remove bogus termios no change checks 2007-07-12 16:34:41 -07:00
storage USB: drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h whitespace cleanup 2007-07-12 16:34:41 -07:00
Kconfig USB: fix gregkh-usb-usb-use-menuconfig-objects 2007-07-12 16:34:40 -07:00
Makefile USB: remove Makefile reference to obsolete OHCI_AT91 2007-07-12 16:34:41 -07:00
README Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
usb-skeleton.c USB: usb-skeleton: use anchors in pre/post reset 2007-07-12 16:34:37 -07:00

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.