[PATCH] HID: hiddev: set report-init policy before device registration
From: Yousef Alhouseen
Date: Tue Jun 30 2026 - 17:23:38 EST
usb_register_dev() publishes the hiddev character device before
hiddev_connect() initializes the report policy. A process that opens the
new node immediately can issue a usage ioctl while initialized is still
false and trigger usbhid_init_reports(), bypassing
HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS.
Set initialized before registering the character device so every opener
observes the quirk-selected policy.
Signed-off-by: Yousef Alhouseen <alhouseenyousef@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c | 8 ++------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
index 6378801b22c6..c822e7dee8b7 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
@@ -900,6 +900,8 @@ int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
hid->hiddev = hiddev;
hiddev->hid = hid;
hiddev->exist = 1;
+ /* Honor NO_INIT_REPORTS before the character device becomes visible. */
+ hiddev->initialized = hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS;
retval = usb_register_dev(usbhid->intf, &hiddev_class);
if (retval) {
hid_err(hid, "Not able to get a minor for this device\n");
@@ -908,12 +910,6 @@ int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
return retval;
}
- /*
- * If HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS is set, make sure we don't initialize
- * the reports.
- */
- hiddev->initialized = hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS;
-
hiddev->minor = usbhid->intf->minor;
return 0;
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