Re: [RFC 1/2] HID: Extend the interface with idle requests

[Benjamin Tissoires]

On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Jiri Kosina <jkosina@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Feb 2013, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
>
>> Some drivers send the idle command directly to underlying device,
>> creating an unwanted dependency on the underlying transport layer.
>> This patch adds hid_hw_idle() to the interface, thereby removing
>> usbhid from the lion share of the drivers.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
>>  include/linux/hid.h           | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
>>  2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
>> index 420466b..effcd3d 100644
>> --- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
>> +++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
>> @@ -1253,6 +1253,20 @@ static void usbhid_request(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_report *rep, int r
>>       }
>>  }
>>
>> +static int usbhid_idle(struct hid_device *hid, int report, int idle,
>> +             int reqtype)
>
> Where does the need for passing the report argument come from please?

Well, I haven't checked in the USB spec, but hid_set_idle() in
usbhid/hid-core.c does require the reportID, so I add it to the
request.
I just gave a quick look at the HID/I2C spec, and it also requires the
report ID. The set_idle request is report specific.

Benjamin

>
> --
> Jiri Kosina
> SUSE Labs
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