On 10/16/06, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 07:51:59PM +0530, pradeep singh wrote: > Hi all > > I want to write a driver for a usb-serial device. > I was going through src/drivers/usb/serial and found that most of the > serial drivers call the generic probe for usb serial driver i.e > usb_serial_probe( ) . Yes, that is required for a usb-serial driver. > Will my probe be called if i write one forgetting usb-serial driver's > exported usb_serial_probe()? > > Or is it a compulsion to use usb_serial_probe()? It is required if you wish to use the usb-serial core to support your device. Is there some reason you would not want to use it?
Not not specific reasons Greg, but i just wanted to know out of curiosity. Can I write my own?
thanks, greg k-h
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