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-rw-r--r--Documentation/hid/hid-transport.txt3
-rw-r--r--drivers/hid/hid-core.c11
-rw-r--r--drivers/hid/hid-input.c4
-rw-r--r--include/linux/hid.h5
4 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/hid/hid-transport.txt b/Documentation/hid/hid-transport.txt
index 9dbbceaef4f3..3dcba9fd4a3a 100644
--- a/Documentation/hid/hid-transport.txt
+++ b/Documentation/hid/hid-transport.txt
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ The available HID callbacks are:
int reqtype)
Same as ->request() but provides the report as raw buffer. This request shall
be synchronous. A transport driver must not use ->wait() to complete such
- requests.
+ requests. This request is mandatory and hid core will reject the device if
+ it is missing.
- int (*output_report) (struct hid_device *hdev, __u8 *buf, size_t len)
Send raw output report via intr channel. Used by some HID device drivers
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index b6ae69711d2a..0b57babe3f9f 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -1330,9 +1330,6 @@ void __hid_request(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_report *report,
int ret;
int len;
- if (!hid->ll_driver->raw_request)
- return;
-
buf = hid_alloc_report_buf(report, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!buf)
return;
@@ -2472,6 +2469,14 @@ int hid_add_device(struct hid_device *hdev)
return -ENODEV;
/*
+ * Check for the mandatory transport channel.
+ */
+ if (!hdev->ll_driver->raw_request) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "transport driver missing .raw_request()\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ /*
* Read the device report descriptor once and use as template
* for the driver-specific modifications.
*/
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
index 310b96779e8e..f5aef792f13b 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
@@ -1266,9 +1266,7 @@ static struct hid_input *hidinput_allocate(struct hid_device *hid)
}
input_set_drvdata(input_dev, hid);
- if (hid->ll_driver->request || hid->ll_driver->output_report ||
- hid->ll_driver->raw_request)
- input_dev->event = hidinput_input_event;
+ input_dev->event = hidinput_input_event;
input_dev->open = hidinput_open;
input_dev->close = hidinput_close;
input_dev->setkeycode = hidinput_setkeycode;
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index 60f3ff762376..5eb282e0dff7 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -992,11 +992,8 @@ static inline int hid_hw_raw_request(struct hid_device *hdev,
if (len < 1 || len > HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE || !buf)
return -EINVAL;
- if (hdev->ll_driver->raw_request)
- return hdev->ll_driver->raw_request(hdev, reportnum, buf, len,
+ return hdev->ll_driver->raw_request(hdev, reportnum, buf, len,
rtype, reqtype);
-
- return -ENOSYS;
}
/**