Dirk De Schepper c7aa8f44b4 USB: option: fix incorrect novatel entries
Unfortunately some of the hardware PID belonging to auto-install CDROM
(AICD) of Novatel modems found their way into the option module. This
causes the AICD to be treated as a modem in stead of a disk. Since the
modem ports do not appear until after the AICD is ejected, this
essentially disables the modem. After a couple of minutes the AICD
should auto-eject, but it is just too long a wait. The frequency of the
failure seems to depend on both the hardware and the linux distribution.

Here is a patch that fixes this up, and also adds a couple of new PID,
offering some explanations and removing some incomplete and unnecessary
comments.

Signed-off-by: Dirk De Schepper <ddeschepper@nvtl.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2010-09-03 17:33:40 -07:00
..
2010-09-03 17:33:40 -07:00
2010-03-02 14:54:27 -08:00
2010-08-05 13:26:19 +01:00

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.