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Re: [PATCH] HID: use generic driver for ThingM blink(1) if !CONFIG_HID_THINGM

Started byPavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
First post2015-08-02 09:20 +0200
Last post2015-08-03 19:00 +0200
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  Re: [PATCH] HID: use generic driver for ThingM blink(1) if  !CONFIG_HID_THINGM Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> - 2015-08-02 09:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] HID: use generic driver for ThingM blink(1) if  !CONFIG_HID_THINGM Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com> - 2015-08-03 11:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] HID: use generic driver for ThingM blink(1) if !CONFIG_HID_THINGM Reilly Grant <reillyg@chromium.org> - 2015-08-03 19:00 +0200

#1198372 — Re: [PATCH] HID: use generic driver for ThingM blink(1) if !CONFIG_HID_THINGM

FromPavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Date2015-08-02 09:20 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH] HID: use generic driver for ThingM blink(1) if !CONFIG_HID_THINGM
Message-ID<pSVIR-5g5-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
On Mon 2015-07-27 12:17:06, Reilly Grant wrote:
> In commit 30ba2fbde1840db44 an LED class driver for this device was
> added and at the same time it was blacklisted by the hid-generic
> driver. This patch removes the device from the hid-generic driver's
> blacklist if the LED class driver is not enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Reilly Grant <reillyg@chromium.org>

I'd not do it.

Either special driver for this is not needed, and should be
removed. Or we should ask users to always use the special driver. We
should not have two drivers for same hardware.

								Pavel

>  drivers/hid/hid-core.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
> index d9c7cd9..afa744f 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
> @@ -1978,7 +1978,9 @@ static const struct hid_device_id hid_have_special_driver[] = {
>  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_SONY, USB_DEVICE_ID_SONY_VAIO_VGP_MOUSE) },
>  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_STEELSERIES, USB_DEVICE_ID_STEELSERIES_SRWS1) },
>  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_SUNPLUS, USB_DEVICE_ID_SUNPLUS_WDESKTOP) },
> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HID_THINGM)
>  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_THINGM, USB_DEVICE_ID_BLINK1) },
> +#endif
>  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_THRUSTMASTER, 0xb300) },
>  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_THRUSTMASTER, 0xb304) },
>  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_THRUSTMASTER, 0xb323) },

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#1198666

FromJiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
Date2015-08-03 11:30 +0200
Message-ID<pTkee-7lf-35@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1198372
On Sun, 2 Aug 2015, Reilly Grant wrote:

> There is existing user space software (not just mine, also from the
> manufacturer) that does not use the special driver and instead uses hidraw
> or usbdevice_fs to control the device. LED class driver support for this
> device is useful but should be optional.

Is there any problem for the userspace software to unbind the kernel 
driver first?

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#1199047 — Re: [PATCH] HID: use generic driver for ThingM blink(1) if !CONFIG_HID_THINGM

FromReilly Grant <reillyg@chromium.org>
Date2015-08-03 19:00 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH] HID: use generic driver for ThingM blink(1) if !CONFIG_HID_THINGM
Message-ID<pTrfJ-uN-27@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1198666
If the software is using usbdevice_fs, no, it can simply detach the
kernel driver. If the software is using hidraw then this blacklist
becomes the issue because even if you unload the special driver the
generic HID driver won't load. Is there a mechanism in the HID
subsystem for drivers to build on top of the generic one instead of
replacing it?


On Mon, Aug 3, 2015, 2:25 AM Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 2 Aug 2015, Reilly Grant wrote:
>
> > There is existing user space software (not just mine, also from the
> > manufacturer) that does not use the special driver and instead uses hidraw
> > or usbdevice_fs to control the device. LED class driver support for this
> > device is useful but should be optional.
>
> Is there any problem for the userspace software to unbind the kernel
> driver first?
>
> --
> Jiri Kosina
> SUSE Labs
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