Re: [PATCH 1/1] HID: add have_special_driver hid module parameter

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> > which makes me wonder if something will break or be called
> > unnecessarily often as a result?
> 
> I don't currently see how such thing could happen. Do you have anything 
> particular on your mind?

Only that there ought to have been a reason the flag was added in the
first place.

> > I think the main logic problem stems from viewing hid devices as being 
> > on the same level as usb/bt devices.  Perhaps report fixups should be 
> > part of the hid_ll_driver layer instead.
> 
> It probably should, yes. One of the reasons supporting this is that during 
> USB reset (for example), the descriptors are reread from the device, which 
> has a potential to cause a mismatch if a full rebind cycle is not 
> performed. (I have a patch in my queue that tries to fix this, but moving 
> the fixups to ll drivers is still something I will be considering).

Sounds good, it will also pave the way for the modalias patches.

Thanks,
Henrik
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