[PATCH 4/4] usb: ulpi: set mod_name in driver registration

From: Shashank Balaji

Date: Tue Jul 21 2026 - 23:32:48 EST


The driver core only creates the sysfs "module" symlink for a built-in
driver when its struct device_driver has mod_name set (see
module_add_driver()). This driver left mod_name unset, so its built-in
form had no such symlink.

Set mod_name to KBUILD_MODNAME during driver registration. Built-in
drivers now gain the symlink, while loadable modules are unaffected.

Co-developed-by: Rahul Bukte <rahul.bukte@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Rahul Bukte <rahul.bukte@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Shashank Balaji <shashank.mahadasyam@xxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/ulpi/driver.h | 4 ++--
drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c | 4 +++-
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/ulpi/driver.h b/include/linux/ulpi/driver.h
index c668d9c8d876..c899197e0aa8 100644
--- a/include/linux/ulpi/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/ulpi/driver.h
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ struct ulpi_driver {
/*
* use a macro to avoid include chaining to get THIS_MODULE
*/
-#define ulpi_register_driver(drv) __ulpi_register_driver(drv, THIS_MODULE)
-int __ulpi_register_driver(struct ulpi_driver *drv, struct module *module);
+#define ulpi_register_driver(drv) __ulpi_register_driver(drv, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME)
+int __ulpi_register_driver(struct ulpi_driver *drv, struct module *module, const char *mod_name);
void ulpi_unregister_driver(struct ulpi_driver *drv);

#define module_ulpi_driver(__ulpi_driver) \
diff --git a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
index 7e43429e996e..dec4baca1c53 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
@@ -147,15 +147,17 @@ static const struct device_type ulpi_dev_type = {
* __ulpi_register_driver - register a driver with the ULPI bus
* @drv: driver being registered
* @module: ends up being THIS_MODULE
+ * @mod_name: ends up being KBUILD_MODNAME
*
* Registers a driver with the ULPI bus.
*/
-int __ulpi_register_driver(struct ulpi_driver *drv, struct module *module)
+int __ulpi_register_driver(struct ulpi_driver *drv, struct module *module, const char *mod_name)
{
if (!drv->probe)
return -EINVAL;

drv->driver.owner = module;
+ drv->driver.mod_name = mod_name;
drv->driver.bus = &ulpi_bus;

return driver_register(&drv->driver);

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