Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] USB: add usb_make_subpath() for formatted device subpaths

From: Shihuang Liu

Date: Thu Oct 22 2026 - 02:49:27 EST


On Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 05:20:31PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 08:31:41PM +0800, Shihuang Liu wrote:
> > USB drivers often build device paths by calling usb_make_path() :and
> > then appending a subpath. Several callers use the deprecated strlcat()
> > API for this.
> >
> > In preparation for removing the deprecated strlcat() API[1], add
> > usb_make_subpath() to format the USB device path.
> >
> > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/370 [1]
> > Signed-off-by: Shihuang Liu <shlomojune6@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > include/linux/usb.h | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
>
> Did you forget to use get_maintainer.pl for this?
>

Sorry about that. I'll resend the series with the proper Cc list.

Thanks
Shihuang