linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: Driver for Google Hangouts Meet Speakermic

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Message-ID: <20220522150546.GA8071@localhost>
Date:   Sun, 22 May 2022 17:05:47 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
Cc:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Pablo Ceballos <pceballos@...gle.com>,
        Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: Driver for Google Hangouts Meet Speakermic

Hi!

> > No, that is exactly what I had in mind, thank you. Please submit this
> > entry to upstream systemd/udev project (and we can cherry-pick it into
> > our udev as well).
> >
> > In general I think we should try to avoid trivial "fixup" HID drivers if
> > it is possible. I also wondered if we could be supplying fixed-up HID
> > descriptors via request_firmware() for HID devices.
> 
> Just FYI, in case you haven't noticed it :)
> I am currently working on supporting exactly this kind of fixups
> through eBPF. I had in the past a request_firmware() patch for wacom

Is that good idea? eBPF is fairly dangerous thing, so I'd preffer
basic functionality not depend on it...

Best regards,
							Pavel