Re: [PATCH v2] usb: linux/usb.h: Correct the description of the usb_device_driver member
From: Alan Stern
Date: Tue Dec 02 2025 - 11:07:26 EST
On Tue, Dec 02, 2025 at 05:09:48PM +0800, Yi Cong wrote:
> From: Yi Cong <yicong@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> In the current kernel USB device driver code, only the name field is
> required to be provided; all other fields are optional.
>
> Correct this part of the description.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yi Cong <yicong@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> v2: update commit message
> ---
Acked-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> include/linux/usb.h | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
> index e85105939af8e..fbfcc70b07fbe 100644
> --- a/include/linux/usb.h
> +++ b/include/linux/usb.h
> @@ -1295,8 +1295,7 @@ struct usb_driver {
> * resume and suspend functions will be called in addition to the driver's
> * own, so this part of the setup does not need to be replicated.
> *
> - * USB drivers must provide all the fields listed above except driver,
> - * match, and id_table.
> + * USB device drivers must provide a name, other driver fields are optional.
> */
> struct usb_device_driver {
> const char *name;
> --
> 2.25.1