linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] staging: HID: Add ShanWan USB WirelessGamepad driver

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Date:   Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:36:03 +0600
From:   Mubashshir <ahmubashshir@...il.com>
To:     Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
Cc:     Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Huseyin BIYIK <huseyinbiyik@...mail.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] staging: HID: Add ShanWan USB WirelessGamepad driver

On Thu, Apr 13 2023 at 06:13:05 PM +02:00:00, Benjamin Tissoires 
<benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com> wrote:
> What's the point of keeping it opened for the lifetime of the device? 
> Do
> you really need this?
> 
>>  +	if (error) {
>>  +		dev_err(&hdev->dev, "hw open failed\n");
>>  +		hid_hw_stop(hdev);
>>  +		return error;
>>  +	}
>>  +
>>  +	return 0;
>>  +}
>>  +
>>  +static void shanwan_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
>>  +{
>>  +	hid_hw_close(hdev);
> 
> If you can drop the last hid_hw_open/close, then you can entirely skip
> the ->remove().

Would hid_hw_request work without open device?