3 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
index ce6d7644e6a1..70bf54167083 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid)
                         if (IS_INPUT_APPLICATION(hid->collection[i].usage))
                                 break;
 
-        if (i == hid->maxcollection)
+        if (i == hid->maxcollection && (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_HIDINPUT) == 0)
                 return -1;
 
         if (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_SKIP_OUTPUT_REPORTS)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c
index f6c4145dc202..62a7f1e9b58c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@
 #define USB_DEVICE_ID_MGE_UPS           0xffff
 #define USB_DEVICE_ID_MGE_UPS1          0x0001
 
+#define USB_VENDOR_ID_MICROSOFT         0x045e
+#define USB_DEVICE_ID_SIDEWINDER_GV     0x003b
+
 #define USB_VENDOR_ID_NEC               0x073e
 #define USB_DEVICE_ID_NEC_USB_GAME_PAD  0x0301
 
@@ -290,6 +293,7 @@ static const struct hid_blacklist {
         { USB_VENDOR_ID_LOGITECH, USB_DEVICE_ID_DINOVO_EDGE, HID_QUIRK_DUPLICATE_USAGES },
 
         { USB_VENDOR_ID_BELKIN, USB_DEVICE_ID_FLIP_KVM, HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV },
+        { USB_VENDOR_ID_MICROSOFT, USB_DEVICE_ID_SIDEWINDER_GV, HID_QUIRK_HIDINPUT },
 
         { USB_VENDOR_ID_AIPTEK, USB_DEVICE_ID_AIPTEK_01, HID_QUIRK_IGNORE },
         { USB_VENDOR_ID_AIPTEK, USB_DEVICE_ID_AIPTEK_10, HID_QUIRK_IGNORE },
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index 827ee748fd4c..6e45d1056e1b 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ struct hid_item {
 #define HID_QUIRK_DUPLICATE_USAGES              0x00200000
 #define HID_QUIRK_RESET_LEDS                    0x00400000
 #define HID_QUIRK_SWAPPED_MIN_MAX               0x00800000
+#define HID_QUIRK_HIDINPUT                      0x01000000
 
 /*
  * This is the global environment of the parser. This information is