[PATCH 14/21] HID: pantherlord: move FF initialization to .input_configured()

From: Dmitry Torokhov

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 15:04:57 EST


The driver currently initializes force-feedback in its probe() function
after calling hid_hw_start(). This is racy as the input device is
already registered and visible to userspace at that point.

Move the FF initialization to the .input_configured() callback to ensure
the device is fully prepared before registration.

Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hid/hid-pl.c | 150 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 85 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-pl.c b/drivers/hid/hid-pl.c
index 8bba29ef6c7a..cae56a6c941b 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-pl.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-pl.c
@@ -62,15 +62,13 @@ static int hid_plff_play(struct input_dev *dev, void *data,
return 0;
}

-static int plff_init(struct hid_device *hid)
+static int pl_input_configured(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_input *hidinput)
{
struct plff_device *plff;
struct hid_report *report;
- struct hid_input *hidinput;
struct list_head *report_list =
&hid->report_enum[HID_OUTPUT_REPORT].report_list;
- struct list_head *report_ptr = report_list;
- struct input_dev *dev;
+ struct input_dev *dev = hidinput->input;
int error;
s32 maxval;
s32 *strong;
@@ -83,89 +81,80 @@ static int plff_init(struct hid_device *hid)
The input reports also contain a field which contains
8 ff00.0001 usages and 8 boolean values. Their meaning is
currently unknown.
-
+
A version of the 0e8f:0003 exists that has all the values in
separate fields and misses the extra input field, thus resembling
Zeroplus (hid-zpff) devices.
*/

- if (list_empty(report_list)) {
+ if (!list_is_first(&hidinput->list, &hid->inputs))
+ return 0;
+
+ report = list_first_entry_or_null(report_list, struct hid_report, list);
+ if (!report) {
hid_err(hid, "no output reports found\n");
return -ENODEV;
}
+ if (report->maxfield < 1) {
+ hid_err(hid, "no fields in the report\n");
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }

- list_for_each_entry(hidinput, &hid->inputs, list) {
-
- report_ptr = report_ptr->next;
-
- if (report_ptr == report_list) {
- hid_err(hid, "required output report is missing\n");
- return -ENODEV;
- }
-
- report = list_entry(report_ptr, struct hid_report, list);
- if (report->maxfield < 1) {
- hid_err(hid, "no fields in the report\n");
- return -ENODEV;
- }
-
- maxval = 0x7f;
- if (report->field[0]->report_count >= 4) {
- report->field[0]->value[0] = 0x00;
- report->field[0]->value[1] = 0x00;
- strong = &report->field[0]->value[2];
- weak = &report->field[0]->value[3];
- hid_dbg(hid, "detected single-field device");
- } else if (report->field[0]->maxusage == 1 &&
- report->field[0]->usage[0].hid ==
- (HID_UP_LED | 0x43) &&
- report->maxfield >= 4 &&
- report->field[0]->report_count >= 1 &&
- report->field[1]->report_count >= 1 &&
- report->field[2]->report_count >= 1 &&
- report->field[3]->report_count >= 1) {
- report->field[0]->value[0] = 0x00;
- report->field[1]->value[0] = 0x00;
- strong = &report->field[2]->value[0];
- weak = &report->field[3]->value[0];
- if (hid->vendor == USB_VENDOR_ID_JESS2)
- maxval = 0xff;
- hid_dbg(hid, "detected 4-field device");
- } else {
- hid_err(hid, "not enough fields or values\n");
- return -ENODEV;
- }
-
- plff = kzalloc_obj(struct plff_device);
- if (!plff)
- return -ENOMEM;
-
- dev = hidinput->input;
-
- set_bit(FF_RUMBLE, dev->ffbit);
-
- error = input_ff_create_memless(dev, plff, hid_plff_play);
- if (error) {
- kfree(plff);
- return error;
- }
-
- plff->report = report;
- plff->strong = strong;
- plff->weak = weak;
- plff->maxval = maxval;
-
- *strong = 0x00;
- *weak = 0x00;
- hid_hw_request(hid, plff->report, HID_REQ_SET_REPORT);
+ maxval = 0x7f;
+ if (report->field[0]->report_count >= 4) {
+ report->field[0]->value[0] = 0x00;
+ report->field[0]->value[1] = 0x00;
+ strong = &report->field[0]->value[2];
+ weak = &report->field[0]->value[3];
+ hid_dbg(hid, "detected single-field device");
+ } else if (report->field[0]->maxusage == 1 &&
+ report->field[0]->usage[0].hid ==
+ (HID_UP_LED | 0x43) &&
+ report->maxfield >= 4 &&
+ report->field[0]->report_count >= 1 &&
+ report->field[1]->report_count >= 1 &&
+ report->field[2]->report_count >= 1 &&
+ report->field[3]->report_count >= 1) {
+ report->field[0]->value[0] = 0x00;
+ report->field[1]->value[0] = 0x00;
+ strong = &report->field[2]->value[0];
+ weak = &report->field[3]->value[0];
+ if (hid->vendor == USB_VENDOR_ID_JESS2)
+ maxval = 0xff;
+ hid_dbg(hid, "detected 4-field device");
+ } else {
+ hid_err(hid, "not enough fields or values\n");
+ return -ENODEV;
}

- hid_info(hid, "Force feedback for PantherLord/GreenAsia devices by Anssi Hannula <anssi.hannula@xxxxxxxxx>\n");
+ plff = kzalloc_obj(struct plff_device);
+ if (!plff)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ dev = hidinput->input;
+
+ set_bit(FF_RUMBLE, dev->ffbit);
+
+ error = input_ff_create_memless(dev, plff, hid_plff_play);
+ if (error) {
+ kfree(plff);
+ return error;
+ }
+
+ plff->report = report;
+ plff->strong = strong;
+ plff->weak = weak;
+ plff->maxval = maxval;
+
+ *strong = 0x00;
+ *weak = 0x00;
+ hid_hw_request(hid, plff->report, HID_REQ_SET_REPORT);

return 0;
}
#else
-static inline int plff_init(struct hid_device *hid)
+static inline int pl_input_configured(struct hid_device *hid,
+ struct hid_input *hidinput)
{
return 0;
}
@@ -181,27 +170,17 @@ static int pl_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
ret = hid_parse(hdev);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "parse failed\n");
- goto err;
+ return ret;
}

- ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT & ~HID_CONNECT_FF);
+ ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "hw start failed\n");
- goto err;
+ return ret;
}

- ret = plff_init(hdev);
- if (ret)
- goto stop;
-
return 0;
-
-stop:
- hid_hw_stop(hdev);
-err:
- return ret;
}
-
static const struct hid_device_id pl_devices[] = {
{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_GAMERON, USB_DEVICE_ID_GAMERON_DUAL_PSX_ADAPTOR),
.driver_data = 1 }, /* Twin USB Joystick */
@@ -217,6 +196,7 @@ static struct hid_driver pl_driver = {
.name = "pantherlord",
.id_table = pl_devices,
.probe = pl_probe,
+ .input_configured = pl_input_configured,
};
module_hid_driver(pl_driver);


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2.55.0.629.g250fe7f194-goog