2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
index 1d3b8a394d46..1dc341a04d04 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
@@ -972,6 +972,9 @@ static int hid_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id)
         hid->vendor = le16_to_cpu(dev->descriptor.idVendor);
         hid->product = le16_to_cpu(dev->descriptor.idProduct);
         hid->name[0] = 0;
+        if (intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bInterfaceProtocol ==
+                        USB_INTERFACE_PROTOCOL_MOUSE)
+                hid->type = HID_TYPE_USBMOUSE;
 
         if (dev->manufacturer)
                 strlcpy(hid->name, dev->manufacturer, sizeof(hid->name));
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index f13bca2dd53b..5355ca4b939e 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -417,6 +417,11 @@ struct hid_input {
         struct input_dev *input;
 };
 
+enum hid_type {
+        HID_TYPE_OTHER = 0,
+        HID_TYPE_USBMOUSE
+};
+
 struct hid_driver;
 struct hid_ll_driver;
 
@@ -431,6 +436,7 @@ struct hid_device {							/* device report descriptor */
         __u32 vendor;                                                   /* Vendor ID */
         __u32 product;                                                  /* Product ID */
         __u32 version;                                                  /* HID version */
+        enum hid_type type;                                             /* device type (mouse, kbd, ...) */
         unsigned country;                                               /* HID country */
         struct hid_report_enum report_enum[HID_REPORT_TYPES];