Re: (subset) [PATCH 00/11] HID: storing pointers in 'hid_device_id::driver_data'

[Benjamin Tissoires]

On Mon, 18 May 2026 17:06:19 +0100, Pawel Zalewski (The Capable Hub) wrote:
> The <linux/mod_devicetable.h> has multiple structs that follow
> the pattern of having either 'driver_data' or 'driver_info'
> fields which are of the 'kernel_ulong_t' type. Then how to
> interpret that field is user defined, some users will treat
> the value as an actual integer, others as a valid pointer to
> dereference.
> 
> [...]

Applied to https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/hid/hid.git (for-7.2/cleanup_driver_data), thanks!

[05/11] HID: hid-belkin: clean up usage of 'driver_data'
        https://git.kernel.org/hid/hid/c/4de4b8a5ddc2
[06/11] HID: hid-cypress: clean up usage of 'driver_data'
        https://git.kernel.org/hid/hid/c/73e784ddf895
[07/11] HID: hid-gfrm: clean up usage of 'driver_data'
        https://git.kernel.org/hid/hid/c/0b8bb8c3c913
[08/11] HID: hid-ite: clean up usage of 'driver_data'
        https://git.kernel.org/hid/hid/c/b11dfa6cc3c8

Cheers,
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Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@xxxxxxxxxx>