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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci index ceddcff4082..e638e15a889 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci @@ -1,3 +1,46 @@ +What: /sys/bus/pci/drivers/.../bind +Date: December 2003 +Contact: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Writing a device location to this file will cause + the driver to attempt to bind to the device found at + this location. This is useful for overriding default + bindings. The format for the location is: DDDD:BB:DD.F. + That is Domain:Bus:Device.Function and is the same as + found in /sys/bus/pci/devices/. For example: + # echo 0000:00:19.0 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/foo/bind + (Note: kernels before 2.6.28 may require echo -n). + +What: /sys/bus/pci/drivers/.../unbind +Date: December 2003 +Contact: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Writing a device location to this file will cause the + driver to attempt to unbind from the device found at + this location. This may be useful when overriding default + bindings. The format for the location is: DDDD:BB:DD.F. + That is Domain:Bus:Device.Function and is the same as + found in /sys/bus/pci/devices/. For example: + # echo 0000:00:19.0 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/foo/unbind + (Note: kernels before 2.6.28 may require echo -n). + +What: /sys/bus/pci/drivers/.../new_id +Date: December 2003 +Contact: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Writing a device ID to this file will attempt to + dynamically add a new device ID to a PCI device driver. + This may allow the driver to support more hardware than + was included in the driver's static device ID support + table at compile time. The format for the device ID is: + VVVV DDDD SVVV SDDD CCCC MMMM PPPP. That is Vendor ID, + Device ID, Subsystem Vendor ID, Subsystem Device ID, + Class, Class Mask, and Private Driver Data. The Vendor ID + and Device ID fields are required, the rest are optional. + Upon successfully adding an ID, the driver will probe + for the device and attempt to bind to it. For example: + # echo "8086 10f5" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/foo/new_id + What: /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../vpd Date: February 2008 Contact: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-memmap b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-memmap index 0d99ee6ae02..eca0d65087d 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-memmap +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-memmap @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ What: /sys/firmware/memmap/ Date: June 2008 -Contact: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de> +Contact: Bernhard Walle <bernhard.walle@gmx.de> Description: On all platforms, the firmware provides a memory map which the kernel reads. The resources from that memory map are registered diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes index cb2b141b1c3..b95082be4d5 100644 --- a/Documentation/Changes +++ b/Documentation/Changes @@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ o Gnu make 3.79.1 # make --version o binutils 2.12 # ld -v o util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version o module-init-tools 0.9.10 # depmod -V -o e2fsprogs 1.29 # tune2fs +o e2fsprogs 1.41.4 # e2fsck -V o jfsutils 1.1.3 # fsck.jfs -V o reiserfsprogs 3.6.3 # reiserfsck -V 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs o xfsprogs 2.6.0 # xfs_db -V +o squashfs-tools 4.0 # mksquashfs -version +o btrfs-progs 0.18 # btrfsck o pcmciautils 004 # pccardctl -V o quota-tools 3.09 # quota -V o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index 1875e502f87..72968cd5eaf 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -483,17 +483,25 @@ values. To do the latter, you can stick the following in your .emacs file: (* (max steps 1) c-basic-offset))) +(add-hook 'c-mode-common-hook + (lambda () + ;; Add kernel style + (c-add-style + "linux-tabs-only" + '("linux" (c-offsets-alist + (arglist-cont-nonempty + c-lineup-gcc-asm-reg + c-lineup-arglist-tabs-only)))))) + (add-hook 'c-mode-hook (lambda () (let ((filename (buffer-file-name))) ;; Enable kernel mode for the appropriate files (when (and filename - (string-match "~/src/linux-trees" filename)) + (string-match (expand-file-name "~/src/linux-trees") + filename)) (setq indent-tabs-mode t) - (c-set-style "linux") - (c-set-offset 'arglist-cont-nonempty - '(c-lineup-gcc-asm-reg - c-lineup-arglist-tabs-only)))))) + (c-set-style "linux-tabs-only"))))) This will make emacs go better with the kernel coding style for C files below ~/src/linux-trees. diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt index 52441694fe0..2a3fcc55e98 100644 --- a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt +++ b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This document describes the DMA API. For a more gentle introduction phrased in terms of the pci_ equivalents (and actual examples) see -DMA-mapping.txt +Documentation/PCI/PCI-DMA-mapping.txt. This API is split into two pieces. Part I describes the API and the corresponding pci_ API. Part II describes the extensions to the API diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile index dc3154e4927..1462ed86d40 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ # To add a new book the only step required is to add the book to the # list of DOCBOOKS. -DOCBOOKS := z8530book.xml mcabook.xml \ +DOCBOOKS := z8530book.xml mcabook.xml device-drivers.xml \ kernel-hacking.xml kernel-locking.xml deviceiobook.xml \ procfs-guide.xml writing_usb_driver.xml networking.xml \ kernel-api.xml filesystems.xml lsm.xml usb.xml kgdb.xml \ diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..94a20fe8fed --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl @@ -0,0 +1,418 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" []> + +<book id="LinuxDriversAPI"> + <bookinfo> + <title>Linux Device Drivers</title> + + <legalnotice> + <para> + This documentation is free software; you can redistribute + it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later + version. + </para> + + <para> + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be + useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied + warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + See the GNU General Public License for more details. + </para> + + <para> + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public + License along with this program; if not, write to the Free + Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, + MA 02111-1307 USA + </para> + + <para> + For more details see the file COPYING in the source + distribution of Linux. + </para> + </legalnotice> + </bookinfo> + +<toc></toc> + + <chapter id="Basics"> + <title>Driver Basics</title> + <sect1><title>Driver Entry and Exit points</title> +!Iinclude/linux/init.h + </sect1> + + <sect1><title>Atomic and pointer manipulation</title> +!Iarch/x86/include/asm/atomic_32.h +!Iarch/x86/include/asm/unaligned.h + </sect1> + + <sect1><title>Delaying, scheduling, and timer routines</title> +!Iinclude/linux/sched.h +!Ekernel/sched.c +!Ekernel/timer.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>High-resolution timers</title> +!Iinclude/linux/ktime.h +!Iinclude/linux/hrtimer.h +!Ekernel/hrtimer.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Workqueues and Kevents</title> +!Ekernel/workqueue.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Internal Functions</title> +!Ikernel/exit.c +!Ikernel/signal.c +!Iinclude/linux/kthread.h +!Ekernel/kthread.c + </sect1> + + <sect1><title>Kernel objects manipulation</title> +<!-- +X!Iinclude/linux/kobject.h +--> +!Elib/kobject.c + </sect1> + + <sect1><title>Kernel utility functions</title> +!Iinclude/linux/kernel.h +!Ekernel/printk.c +!Ekernel/panic.c +!Ekernel/sys.c +!Ekernel/rcupdate.c + </sect1> + + <sect1><title>Device Resource Management</title> +!Edrivers/base/devres.c + </sect1> + + </chapter> + + <chapter id="devdrivers"> + <title>Device drivers infrastructure</title> + <sect1><title>Device Drivers Base</title> +<!-- +X!Iinclude/linux/device.h +--> +!Edrivers/base/driver.c +!Edrivers/base/core.c +!Edrivers/base/class.c +!Edrivers/base/firmware_class.c +!Edrivers/base/transport_class.c +<!-- Cannot be included, because + attribute_container_add_class_device_adapter + and attribute_container_classdev_to_container + exceed allowed 44 characters maximum +X!Edrivers/base/attribute_container.c +--> +!Edrivers/base/sys.c +<!-- +X!Edrivers/base/interface.c +--> +!Edrivers/base/platform.c +!Edrivers/base/bus.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Device Drivers Power Management</title> +!Edrivers/base/power/main.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Device Drivers ACPI Support</title> +<!-- Internal functions only +X!Edrivers/acpi/sleep/main.c +X!Edrivers/acpi/sleep/wakeup.c +X!Edrivers/acpi/motherboard.c +X!Edrivers/acpi/bus.c +--> +!Edrivers/acpi/scan.c +!Idrivers/acpi/scan.c +<!-- No correct structured comments +X!Edrivers/acpi/pci_bind.c +--> + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Device drivers PnP support</title> +!Idrivers/pnp/core.c +<!-- No correct structured comments +X!Edrivers/pnp/system.c + --> +!Edrivers/pnp/card.c +!Idrivers/pnp/driver.c +!Edrivers/pnp/manager.c +!Edrivers/pnp/support.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Userspace IO devices</title> +!Edrivers/uio/uio.c +!Iinclude/linux/uio_driver.h + </sect1> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="parportdev"> + <title>Parallel Port Devices</title> +!Iinclude/linux/parport.h +!Edrivers/parport/ieee1284.c +!Edrivers/parport/share.c +!Idrivers/parport/daisy.c + </chapter> + + <chapter id="message_devices"> + <title>Message-based devices</title> + <sect1><title>Fusion message devices</title> +!Edrivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c +!Edrivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptspi.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptfc.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptlan.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>I2O message devices</title> +!Iinclude/linux/i2o.h +!Idrivers/message/i2o/core.h +!Edrivers/message/i2o/iop.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/iop.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/config-osm.c +!Edrivers/message/i2o/exec-osm.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/exec-osm.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/bus-osm.c +!Edrivers/message/i2o/device.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/device.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/driver.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/pci.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c + </sect1> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="snddev"> + <title>Sound Devices</title> +!Iinclude/sound/core.h +!Esound/sound_core.c +!Iinclude/sound/pcm.h +!Esound/core/pcm.c +!Esound/core/device.c +!Esound/core/info.c +!Esound/core/rawmidi.c +!Esound/core/sound.c +!Esound/core/memory.c +!Esound/core/pcm_memory.c +!Esound/core/init.c +!Esound/core/isadma.c +!Esound/core/control.c +!Esound/core/pcm_lib.c +!Esound/core/hwdep.c +!Esound/core/pcm_native.c +!Esound/core/memalloc.c +<!-- FIXME: Removed for now since no structured comments in source +X!Isound/sound_firmware.c +--> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="uart16x50"> + <title>16x50 UART Driver</title> +!Iinclude/linux/serial_core.h +!Edrivers/serial/serial_core.c +!Edrivers/serial/8250.c + </chapter> + + <chapter id="fbdev"> + <title>Frame Buffer Library</title> + + <para> + The frame buffer drivers depend heavily on four data structures. + These structures are declared in include/linux/fb.h. They are + fb_info, fb_var_screeninfo, fb_fix_screeninfo and fb_monospecs. + The last three can be made available to and from userland. + </para> + + <para> + fb_info defines the current state of a particular video card. + Inside fb_info, there exists a fb_ops structure which is a + collection of needed functions to make fbdev and fbcon work. + fb_info is only visible to the kernel. + </para> + + <para> + fb_var_screeninfo is used to describe the features of a video card + that are user defined. With fb_var_screeninfo, things such as + depth and the resolution may be defined. + </para> + + <para> + The next structure is fb_fix_screeninfo. This defines the + properties of a card that are created when a mode is set and can't + be changed otherwise. A good example of this is the start of the + frame buffer memory. This "locks" the address of the frame buffer + memory, so that it cannot be changed or moved. + </para> + + <para> + The last structure is fb_monospecs. In the old API, there was + little importance for fb_monospecs. This allowed for forbidden things + such as setting a mode of 800x600 on a fix frequency monitor. With + the new API, fb_monospecs prevents such things, and if used + correctly, can prevent a monitor from being cooked. fb_monospecs + will not be useful until kernels 2.5.x. + </para> + + <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Memory</title> +!Edrivers/video/fbmem.c + </sect1> +<!-- + <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Console</title> +X!Edrivers/video/console/fbcon.c + </sect1> +--> + <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Colormap</title> +!Edrivers/video/fbcmap.c + </sect1> +<!-- FIXME: + drivers/video/fbgen.c has no docs, which stuffs up the sgml. Comment + out until somebody adds docs. KAO + <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Generic Functions</title> +X!Idrivers/video/fbgen.c + </sect1> +KAO --> + <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Video Mode Database</title> +!Idrivers/video/modedb.c +!Edrivers/video/modedb.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Macintosh Video Mode Database</title> +!Edrivers/video/macmodes.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Fonts</title> + <para> + Refer to the file drivers/video/console/fonts.c for more information. + </para> +<!-- FIXME: Removed for now since no structured comments in source +X!Idrivers/video/console/fonts.c +--> + </sect1> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="input_subsystem"> + <title>Input Subsystem</title> +!Iinclude/linux/input.h +!Edrivers/input/input.c +!Edrivers/input/ff-core.c +!Edrivers/input/ff-memless.c + </chapter> + + <chapter id="spi"> + <title>Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)</title> + <para> + SPI is the "Serial Peripheral Interface", widely used with + embedded systems because it is a simple and efficient + interface: basically a multiplexed shift register. + Its three signal wires hold a clock (SCK, often in the range + of 1-20 MHz), a "Master Out, Slave In" (MOSI) data line, and + a "Master In, Slave Out" (MISO) data line. + SPI is a full duplex protocol; for each bit shifted out the + MOSI line (one per clock) another is shifted in on the MISO line. + Those bits are assembled into words of various sizes on the + way to and from system memory. + An additional chipselect line is usually active-low (nCS); + four signals are normally used for each peripheral, plus + sometimes an interrupt. + </para> + <para> + The SPI bus facilities listed here provide a generalized + interface to declare SPI busses and devices, manage them + according to the standard Linux driver model, and perform + input/output operations. + At this time, only "master" side interfaces are supported, + where Linux talks to SPI peripherals and does not implement + such a peripheral itself. + (Interfaces to support implementing SPI slaves would + necessarily look different.) + </para> + <para> + The programming interface is structured around two kinds of driver, + and two kinds of device. + A "Controller Driver" abstracts the controller hardware, which may + be as simple as a set of GPIO pins or as complex as a pair of FIFOs + connected to dual DMA engines on the other side of the SPI shift + register (maximizing throughput). Such drivers bridge between + whatever bus they sit on (often the platform bus) and SPI, and + expose the SPI side of their device as a + <structname>struct spi_master</structname>. + SPI devices are children of that master, represented as a + <structname>struct spi_device</structname> and manufactured from + <structname>struct spi_board_info</structname> descriptors which + are usually provided by board-specific initialization code. + A <structname>struct spi_driver</structname> is called a + "Protocol Driver", and is bound to a spi_device using normal + driver model calls. + </para> + <para> + The I/O model is a set of queued messages. Protocol drivers + submit one or more <structname>struct spi_message</structname> + objects, which are processed and completed asynchronously. + (There are synchronous wrappers, however.) Messages are + built from one or more <structname>struct spi_transfer</structname> + objects, each of which wraps a full duplex SPI transfer. + A variety of protocol tweaking options are needed, because + different chips adopt very different policies for how they + use the bits transferred with SPI. + </para> +!Iinclude/linux/spi/spi.h +!Fdrivers/spi/spi.c spi_register_board_info +!Edrivers/spi/spi.c + </chapter> + + <chapter id="i2c"> + <title>I<superscript>2</superscript>C and SMBus Subsystem</title> + + <para> + I<superscript>2</superscript>C (or without fancy typography, "I2C") + is an acronym for the "Inter-IC" bus, a simple bus protocol which is + widely used where low data rate communications suffice. + Since it's also a licensed trademark, some vendors use another + name (such as "Two-Wire Interface", TWI) for the same bus. + I2C only needs two signals (SCL for clock, SDA for data), conserving + board real estate and minimizing signal quality issues. + Most I2C devices use seven bit addresses, and bus speeds of up + to 400 kHz; there's a high speed extension (3.4 MHz) that's not yet + found wide use. + I2C is a multi-master bus; open drain signaling is used to + arbitrate between masters, as well as to handshake and to + synchronize clocks from slower clients. + </para> + + <para> + The Linux I2C programming interfaces support only the master + side of bus interactions, not the slave side. + The programming interface is structured around two kinds of driver, + and two kinds of device. + An I2C "Adapter Driver" abstracts the controller hardware; it binds + to a physical device (perhaps a PCI device or platform_device) and + exposes a <structname>struct i2c_adapter</structname> representing + each I2C bus segment it manages. + On each I2C bus segment will be I2C devices represented by a + <structname>struct i2c_client</structname>. Those de |