Instead of using an ugly workaround to make hid_hw_start() correctly
initialize the device, we now explicitely set HID_CLAIMED_OTHER before
initializing the hid device. This tells the hid-core to accept the device
even if no generic hid driver gets loaded.
Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <redacted>
---
drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c | 7 +++----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c
index 45c3433..36a11a8 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c
@@ -2613,11 +2613,10 @@ static int picolcd_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
goto err_cleanup_data;
}
- /* We don't use hidinput but hid_hw_start() fails if nothing is
- * claimed. So spoof claimed input. */
- hdev->claimed = HID_CLAIMED_INPUT;
+ /* Tell hid-core that we handle the device without the need of any
+ * generic hid-driver by setting the HID_CLAIMED_OTHER flag. */
+ hdev->claimed |= HID_CLAIMED_OTHER;
error = hid_hw_start(hdev, 0);
- hdev->claimed = 0;
if (error) {
hid_err(hdev, "hardware start failed\n");
goto err_cleanup_data;--
1.7.11.2