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Here's the big char/misc driver pull request for 4.2-rc1. Lots of mei, extcon, coresight, uio, mic, and other driver updates in here. Full details in the shortlog. All of these have been in linux-next for some time with no reported problems. Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iEYEABECAAYFAlWNn0gACgkQMUfUDdst+ykCCQCgvdF4F2+Hy9+RATdk22ak1uq1 JDMAoJTf4oyaIEdaiOKfEIWg9MasS42B =H5wD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Merge tag 'char-misc-4.2-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc Pull char/misc driver updates from Greg KH: "Here's the big char/misc driver pull request for 4.2-rc1. Lots of mei, extcon, coresight, uio, mic, and other driver updates in here. Full details in the shortlog. All of these have been in linux-next for some time with no reported problems" * tag 'char-misc-4.2-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc: (176 commits) mei: me: wait for power gating exit confirmation mei: reset flow control on the last client disconnection MAINTAINERS: mei: add mei_cl_bus.h to maintained file list misc: sram: sort and clean up included headers misc: sram: move reserved block logic out of probe function misc: sram: add private struct device and virt_base members misc: sram: report correct SRAM pool size misc: sram: bump error message level on unclean driver unbinding misc: sram: fix device node reference leak on error misc: sram: fix enabled clock leak on error path misc: mic: Fix reported static checker warning misc: mic: Fix randconfig build error by including errno.h uio: pruss: Drop depends on ARCH_DAVINCI_DA850 from config uio: pruss: Add CONFIG_HAS_IOMEM dependence uio: pruss: Include <linux/sizes.h> extcon: Redefine the unique id of supported external connectors without 'enum extcon' type char:xilinx_hwicap:buffer_icap - change 1/0 to true/false for bool type variable in function buffer_icap_set_configuration(). Drivers: hv: vmbus: Allocate ring buffer memory in NUMA aware fashion parport: check exclusive access before register w1: use correct lock on error in w1_seq_show() ...
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 ("hub_wq").
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.