[PATCH 1/4] usb: core: pass THIS_MODULE implicitly through a macro
From: Shashank Balaji
Date: Tue Jul 21 2026 - 23:43:15 EST
Rename usb_register_device_driver() to __usb_register_device_driver() and replace
it with a macro wrapper that passes THIS_MODULE implicitly. This is in line with
what other buses do.
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/usb.h | 4 +++-
drivers/net/usb/r8152.c | 2 +-
drivers/usb/core/driver.c | 6 +++---
drivers/usb/core/usb.c | 2 +-
drivers/usb/misc/apple-mfi-fastcharge.c | 2 +-
drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.c | 2 +-
drivers/usb/usbip/stub_main.c | 2 +-
7 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index 1da4ad1610bc..2466183a45f0 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -1368,7 +1368,9 @@ extern void usb_deregister(struct usb_driver *);
module_driver(__usb_driver, usb_register, \
usb_deregister)
-extern int usb_register_device_driver(struct usb_device_driver *,
+#define usb_register_device_driver(new_udriver) \
+ __usb_register_device_driver(new_udriver, THIS_MODULE)
+extern int __usb_register_device_driver(struct usb_device_driver *,
struct module *);
extern void usb_deregister_device_driver(struct usb_device_driver *);
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index f61686433031..73b9b2af1ed2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -10495,7 +10495,7 @@ static int __init rtl8152_driver_init(void)
{
int ret;
- ret = usb_register_device_driver(&rtl8152_cfgselector_driver, THIS_MODULE);
+ ret = usb_register_device_driver(&rtl8152_cfgselector_driver);
if (ret)
return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index f63004417058..eac1ff468c08 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ bool is_usb_device_driver(const struct device_driver *drv)
}
/**
- * usb_register_device_driver - register a USB device (not interface) driver
+ * __usb_register_device_driver - register a USB device (not interface) driver
* @new_udriver: USB operations for the device driver
* @owner: module owner of this driver.
*
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ bool is_usb_device_driver(const struct device_driver *drv)
*
* Return: A negative error code on failure and 0 on success.
*/
-int usb_register_device_driver(struct usb_device_driver *new_udriver,
+int __usb_register_device_driver(struct usb_device_driver *new_udriver,
struct module *owner)
{
int retval = 0;
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ int usb_register_device_driver(struct usb_device_driver *new_udriver,
return retval;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_register_device_driver);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__usb_register_device_driver);
/**
* usb_deregister_device_driver - unregister a USB device (not interface) driver
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index df166cafe106..2559a180fdee 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ static int __init usb_init(void)
retval = usb_hub_init();
if (retval)
goto hub_init_failed;
- retval = usb_register_device_driver(&usb_generic_driver, THIS_MODULE);
+ retval = usb_register_device_driver(&usb_generic_driver);
if (!retval)
goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/apple-mfi-fastcharge.c b/drivers/usb/misc/apple-mfi-fastcharge.c
index af266e19f2fd..02adec28d9e6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/apple-mfi-fastcharge.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/apple-mfi-fastcharge.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static struct usb_device_driver mfi_fc_driver = {
static int __init mfi_fc_driver_init(void)
{
- return usb_register_device_driver(&mfi_fc_driver, THIS_MODULE);
+ return usb_register_device_driver(&mfi_fc_driver);
}
static void __exit mfi_fc_driver_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.c b/drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.c
index 11508ed4df25..c60406240416 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static int __init onboard_dev_init(void)
{
int ret;
- ret = usb_register_device_driver(&onboard_dev_usbdev_driver, THIS_MODULE);
+ ret = usb_register_device_driver(&onboard_dev_usbdev_driver);
if (ret)
return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_main.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_main.c
index 79110a69d697..01452f7bdabb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_main.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_main.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int __init usbip_host_init(void)
return -ENOMEM;
}
- ret = usb_register_device_driver(&stub_driver, THIS_MODULE);
+ ret = usb_register_device_driver(&stub_driver);
if (ret) {
pr_err("usb_register failed %d\n", ret);
goto err_usb_register;
--
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