# Re: \[PATCH v10 1/4\] HID: hid-msi: Add MSI Claw configuration driver

- From: Dmitry Torokhov \<dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com\>
- Date: 2026-05-28 05:32:07 
- List: linux-input
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-input/2026/05/17039742
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-input/2026/05/17038861/t.md

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Hi Derek,

On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 10:21:19PM +0000, Derek J. Clark wrote:
> Adds configuration HID driver for the MSI Claw series of handheld PC's.
> In this initial patch add the initial driver outline and attributes for
> changing the gamepad mode, M-key behavior, and add a WO reset function.
> 
> Sending the SWITCH_MODE and RESET commands causes a USB disconnect in
> the device. The completion will therefore never get hit and would trigger
> an -EIO. To avoid showing the user an error for every write to these
> attrs a bypass for the completion handling is introduced when timeout ==
> 0.
> 
> The initial version of this patch was written by Denis Benato, which
> contained the initial reverse-engineering and implementation for the
> gamepad mode switching. This work was later expanded by Zhouwang Huang
> to include more gamepad modes. Finally, I refactored the drivers data
> in/out flow and overall format to conform to kernel driver best
> practices and style guides. Claude was used as an initial reviewer of
> this patch.

I wonder why do you need to roll asynchronous probing and asynchronous
resume by hand? This I think complicates the driver greatly and forces
you to use a ton of works, spinlocks, and checks.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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