[PATCH v2] usb: linux/usb.h: Correct the description of the usb_device_driver member

[PATCH v2] usb: linux/usb.h: Correct the description of the usb_device_driver member

[Yi Cong]

From: Yi Cong <yicong@kylinos.cn>

In the current kernel USB device driver code, only the name field is
required to be provided; all other fields are optional.

Correct this part of the description.

Signed-off-by: Yi Cong <yicong@kylinos.cn>

---
v2: update commit message
---
 include/linux/usb.h | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index e85105939af8e..fbfcc70b07fbe 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -1295,8 +1295,7 @@ struct usb_driver {
  *	resume and suspend functions will be called in addition to the driver's
  *	own, so this part of the setup does not need to be replicated.
  *
- * USB drivers must provide all the fields listed above except driver,
- * match, and id_table.
+ * USB device drivers must provide a name, other driver fields are optional.
  */
 struct usb_device_driver {
 	const char *name;
-- 
2.25.1

Re: [PATCH v2] usb: linux/usb.h: Correct the description of the usb_device_driver member

[Alan Stern]

On Tue, Dec 02, 2025 at 05:09:48PM +0800, Yi Cong wrote:
> From: Yi Cong <yicong@kylinos.cn>
> 
> In the current kernel USB device driver code, only the name field is
> required to be provided; all other fields are optional.
> 
> Correct this part of the description.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yi Cong <yicong@kylinos.cn>
> 
> ---
> v2: update commit message
> ---

Acked-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>

>  include/linux/usb.h | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
> index e85105939af8e..fbfcc70b07fbe 100644
> --- a/include/linux/usb.h
> +++ b/include/linux/usb.h
> @@ -1295,8 +1295,7 @@ struct usb_driver {
>   *	resume and suspend functions will be called in addition to the driver's
>   *	own, so this part of the setup does not need to be replicated.
>   *
> - * USB drivers must provide all the fields listed above except driver,
> - * match, and id_table.
> + * USB device drivers must provide a name, other driver fields are optional.
>   */
>  struct usb_device_driver {
>  	const char *name;
> -- 
> 2.25.1