RE: [PATCH 0/4] usb: enable sysfs module symlink for more built-in drivers
From: Bird, Tim <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-23 23:40:57
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-----Original Message----- From: Mahadasyam, Shashank (SGC) <redacted> Subject: [PATCH 0/4] usb: enable sysfs module symlink for more built-in drivers This is in continuation to [1]. struct device_driver's mod_name is not set by a number of bus' driver registration functions. Without that, built-in drivers don't have the module symlink in sysfs. We want this to go from unbound driver name -> module name -> kernel config name. This is useful on embedded platforms to minimize kernel config, reduce kernel size, and reduce boot time. This patchset adds mod_name to usb-related drivers. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260518-acpi_mod_name-v5-0-705ccc430885@sony.com/ (local) Signed-off-by: Shashank Balaji <redacted> --- Shashank Balaji (4): usb: core: pass THIS_MODULE implicitly through a macro usb: core: set mod_name in driver registration usb: typec: set mod_name in driver registration usb: ulpi: set mod_name in driver registration include/linux/ulpi/driver.h | 4 ++-- include/linux/usb.h | 6 ++++-- include/linux/usb/typec_altmode.h | 4 ++-- drivers/net/usb/r8152.c | 2 +- drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c | 4 +++- drivers/usb/core/driver.c | 10 ++++++---- drivers/usb/core/usb.c | 2 +- drivers/usb/misc/apple-mfi-fastcharge.c | 2 +- drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.c | 2 +- drivers/usb/typec/bus.c | 4 +++- drivers/usb/usbip/stub_main.c | 2 +- 11 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) --- base-commit: 248951ddc14de84de3910f9b13f51491a8cd91df change-id: 20260722-mod_name_usb-e3baf58e1e1e
FWIW, I looked through these and they look OK to me. I didn't see any obvious errors (but I'm not a USB or driver or sysfs developer). Given that, a "Reviewed-by" might be too strong, but you can add an "Acked-by" for me if you'd like. We should talk some time about my (half-baked) tool to find the config options associated with files and source code line numbers. It sounds like it has similar goals to what these patches are trying to enable. -- Tim