Re: [PATCH 1/2] usb: linux/usb.h: Move USB port definition to usb.h

[Kai-Heng Feng]

On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 1:20 PM Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Sep 05, 2024 at 12:24:46PM +0800, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> > Move struct usb_port to linux/usb.h so other subsystems can use it too.
>
> These really are "internal to the usb core" functions and variables, I
> am loath to export them as it requires that you "know" what the device
> type is of something without any recorse if you get it wrong.  I
> commented on patch 2/2 about that.
>
> Could we provide a usb core function for you instead to help out?  What
> exactly are you trying to get access to on the USB bus that you need to
> use here, the port or the device?

The device so the quirk can check its vendor and product id.

That means a function or helper that can return USB port/device from
an ACPI path.

Kai-Heng

>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h