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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/usb.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/usb.h | 15 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h index 04a7e94fb772..86d1c8e79566 100644 --- a/include/linux/usb.h +++ b/include/linux/usb.h @@ -267,16 +267,15 @@ static inline void *usb_get_intfdata(struct usb_interface *intf) } /** - * usb_set_intfdata() - associate driver-specific data with the interface - * @intf: the usb interface - * @data: pointer to the device priv structure or %NULL + * usb_set_intfdata() - associate driver-specific data with an interface + * @intf: USB interface + * @data: driver data * - * Drivers should use this function in their probe() to associate their - * driver-specific data with the usb interface. + * Drivers can use this function in their probe() callbacks to associate + * driver-specific data with an interface. * - * When disconnecting, the core will take care of setting @intf back to %NULL, - * so no actions are needed on the driver side. The interface should not be set - * to %NULL before all actions completed (e.g. no outsanding URB remaining). + * Note that there is generally no need to clear the driver-data pointer even + * if some drivers do so for historical or implementation-specific reasons. */ static inline void usb_set_intfdata(struct usb_interface *intf, void *data) { |