1 files changed, 34 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
index 39d3e4d48472..d398821097f3 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ static int _call_per_cable(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
  *                            extcon device.
  * @obj:        an empty extcon_specific_cable_nb object to be returned.
  * @extcon_name:        the name of extcon device.
+ *                      if NULL, extcon_register_interest will register
+ *                      every cable with the target cable_name given.
  * @cable_name:         the target cable name.
  * @nb:         the notifier block to get notified.
  *
@@ -460,22 +462,44 @@ int extcon_register_interest(struct extcon_specific_cable_nb *obj,
                              const char *extcon_name, const char *cable_name,
                              struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
-        if (!obj || !extcon_name || !cable_name || !nb)
+        if (!obj || !cable_name || !nb)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        obj->edev = extcon_get_extcon_dev(extcon_name);
-        if (!obj->edev)
-                return -ENODEV;
+        if (extcon_name) {
+                obj->edev = extcon_get_extcon_dev(extcon_name);
+                if (!obj->edev)
+                        return -ENODEV;
 
-        obj->cable_index = extcon_find_cable_index(obj->edev, cable_name);
-        if (obj->cable_index < 0)
-                return -EINVAL;
+                obj->cable_index = extcon_find_cable_index(obj->edev, cable_name);
+                if (obj->cable_index < 0)
+                        return -ENODEV;
 
-        obj->user_nb = nb;
+                obj->user_nb = nb;
 
-        obj->internal_nb.notifier_call = _call_per_cable;
+                obj->internal_nb.notifier_call = _call_per_cable;
 
-        return raw_notifier_chain_register(&obj->edev->nh, &obj->internal_nb);
+                return raw_notifier_chain_register(&obj->edev->nh, &obj->internal_nb);
+        } else {
+                struct class_dev_iter iter;
+                struct extcon_dev *extd;
+                struct device *dev;
+
+                if (!extcon_class)
+                        return -ENODEV;
+                class_dev_iter_init(&iter, extcon_class, NULL, NULL);
+                while ((dev = class_dev_iter_next(&iter))) {
+                        extd = (struct extcon_dev *)dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+                        if (extcon_find_cable_index(extd, cable_name) < 0)
+                                continue;
+
+                        class_dev_iter_exit(&iter);
+                        return extcon_register_interest(obj, extd->name,
+                                                cable_name, nb);
+                }
+
+                return -ENODEV;
+        }
 }
 
 /**