goto err_free;
        }
 
-       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev);
+       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "hw start failed\n");
                goto err_free;
 
 {
        unsigned long quirks = id->driver_data;
        struct apple_sc *asc;
+       unsigned int connect_mask = HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT;
        int ret;
 
        /* return something else or move to hid layer? device will reside
 
        hid_set_drvdata(hdev, asc);
 
-       if (quirks & APPLE_HIDDEV)
-               hdev->quirks |= HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV;
-       if (quirks & APPLE_IGNORE_HIDINPUT)
-               hdev->quirks |= HID_QUIRK_IGNORE_HIDINPUT;
-
        ret = hid_parse(hdev);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "parse failed\n");
                goto err_free;
        }
 
-       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev);
+       if (quirks & APPLE_HIDDEV)
+               connect_mask |= HID_CONNECT_HIDDEV_FORCE;
+       if (quirks & APPLE_IGNORE_HIDINPUT)
+               connect_mask &= ~HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT;
+
+       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, connect_mask);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "hw start failed\n");
                goto err_free;
 
 
        hid_set_drvdata(hdev, (void *)quirks);
 
-       if (quirks & BELKIN_HIDDEV)
-               hdev->quirks |= HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV;
-
        ret = hid_parse(hdev);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "parse failed\n");
                goto err_free;
        }
 
-       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev);
+       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT |
+               ((quirks & BELKIN_HIDDEV) ? HID_CONNECT_HIDDEV_FORCE : 0));
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "hw start failed\n");
                goto err_free;
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hid_input_report);
 
+int hid_connect(struct hid_device *hdev, unsigned int connect_mask)
+{
+       static const char *types[] = { "Device", "Pointer", "Mouse", "Device",
+               "Joystick", "Gamepad", "Keyboard", "Keypad",
+               "Multi-Axis Controller"
+       };
+       const char *type, *bus;
+       char buf[64];
+       unsigned int i;
+       int len;
+
+       if (hdev->bus != BUS_USB)
+               connect_mask &= ~HID_CONNECT_HIDDEV;
+
+       if ((connect_mask & HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT) && !hidinput_connect(hdev,
+                               connect_mask & HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT_FORCE))
+               hdev->claimed |= HID_CLAIMED_INPUT;
+       if ((connect_mask & HID_CONNECT_HIDDEV) && hdev->hiddev_connect &&
+                       !hdev->hiddev_connect(hdev,
+                               connect_mask & HID_CONNECT_HIDDEV_FORCE))
+               hdev->claimed |= HID_CLAIMED_HIDDEV;
+       if ((connect_mask & HID_CONNECT_HIDRAW) && !hidraw_connect(hdev))
+               hdev->claimed |= HID_CLAIMED_HIDRAW;
+
+       if (!hdev->claimed) {
+               dev_err(&hdev->dev, "claimed by neither input, hiddev nor "
+                               "hidraw\n");
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+
+       if ((hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT) &&
+                       (connect_mask & HID_CONNECT_FF) && hdev->ff_init)
+               hdev->ff_init(hdev);
+
+       len = 0;
+       if (hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT)
+               len += sprintf(buf + len, "input");
+       if (hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_HIDDEV)
+               len += sprintf(buf + len, "%shiddev%d", len ? "," : "",
+                               hdev->minor);
+       if (hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_HIDRAW)
+               len += sprintf(buf + len, "%shidraw%d", len ? "," : "",
+                               ((struct hidraw *)hdev->hidraw)->minor);
+
+       type = "Device";
+       for (i = 0; i < hdev->maxcollection; i++) {
+               struct hid_collection *col = &hdev->collection[i];
+               if (col->type == HID_COLLECTION_APPLICATION &&
+                  (col->usage & HID_USAGE_PAGE) == HID_UP_GENDESK &&
+                  (col->usage & 0xffff) < ARRAY_SIZE(types)) {
+                       type = types[col->usage & 0xffff];
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       switch (hdev->bus) {
+       case BUS_USB:
+               bus = "USB";
+               break;
+       case BUS_BLUETOOTH:
+               bus = "BLUETOOTH";
+               break;
+       default:
+               bus = "<UNKNOWN>";
+       }
+
+       dev_info(&hdev->dev, "%s: %s HID v%x.%02x %s [%s] on %s\n",
+                       buf, bus, hdev->version >> 8, hdev->version & 0xff,
+                       type, hdev->name, hdev->phys);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hid_connect);
+
 static bool hid_match_one_id(struct hid_device *hdev,
                const struct hid_device_id *id)
 {
                } else { /* default probe */
                        ret = hid_parse(hdev);
                        if (!ret)
-                               ret = hid_hw_start(hdev);
+                               ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
                }
                if (ret)
                        hdev->driver = NULL;
 
                goto err_free;
        }
 
-       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev);
+       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "hw start failed\n");
                goto err_free;
 
                goto err_free;
        }
 
-       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev);
+       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "hw start failed\n");
                goto err_free;
 
  * Read all reports and initialize the absolute field values.
  */
 
-int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid)
+int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 {
        struct hid_report *report;
        struct hid_input *hidinput = NULL;
        int i, j, k;
        int max_report_type = HID_OUTPUT_REPORT;
 
-       if (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_IGNORE_HIDINPUT)
-               return -1;
-
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hid->inputs);
 
-       for (i = 0; i < hid->maxcollection; i++)
-               if (hid->collection[i].type == HID_COLLECTION_APPLICATION ||
-                   hid->collection[i].type == HID_COLLECTION_PHYSICAL)
-                       if (IS_INPUT_APPLICATION(hid->collection[i].usage))
-                               break;
+       if (!force) {
+               for (i = 0; i < hid->maxcollection; i++) {
+                       struct hid_collection *col = &hid->collection[i];
+                       if (col->type == HID_COLLECTION_APPLICATION ||
+                                       col->type == HID_COLLECTION_PHYSICAL)
+                               if (IS_INPUT_APPLICATION(col->usage))
+                                       break;
+               }
 
-       if (i == hid->maxcollection && (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_HIDINPUT) == 0)
-               return -1;
+               if (i == hid->maxcollection)
+                       return -1;
+       }
 
        if (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_SKIP_OUTPUT_REPORTS)
                max_report_type = HID_INPUT_REPORT;
 
                goto err_free;
        }
 
-       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev);
+       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "hw start failed\n");
                goto err_free;
 
 
        hid_set_drvdata(hdev, (void *)quirks);
 
-       if (quirks & MS_HIDINPUT)
-               hdev->quirks |= HID_QUIRK_HIDINPUT;
        if (quirks & MS_NOGET)
                hdev->quirks |= HID_QUIRK_NOGET;
 
                goto err_free;
        }
 
-       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev);
+       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT | ((quirks & MS_HIDINPUT) ?
+                               HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT_FORCE : 0));
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "hw start failed\n");
                goto err_free;
 
                goto err_free;
        }
 
-       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev);
+       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "hw start failed\n");
                goto err_free;
 
 {
        int ret;
 
-       hdev->quirks |= HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV | HID_QUIRK_IGNORE_HIDINPUT;
-
        ret = hid_parse(hdev);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "parse failed\n");
                goto err_free;
        }
 
-       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev);
+       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, (HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT & ~HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT) |
+                       HID_CONNECT_HIDDEV_FORCE);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "hw start failed\n");
                goto err_free;
 
 {
        int ret;
 
-       hdev->quirks |= HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV;
-
        ret = hid_parse(hdev);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "parse failed\n");
                goto err_free;
        }
 
-       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev);
+       ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT |
+                       HID_CONNECT_HIDDEV_FORCE);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&hdev->dev, "hw start failed\n");
                goto err_free;
 
 #define DRIVER_DESC "USB HID core driver"
 #define DRIVER_LICENSE "GPL"
 
-static char *hid_types[] = {"Device", "Pointer", "Mouse", "Device", "Joystick",
-                               "Gamepad", "Keyboard", "Keypad", "Multi-Axis Controller"};
 /*
  * Module parameters.
  */
        usb_buffer_free(dev, usbhid->bufsize, usbhid->ctrlbuf, usbhid->ctrlbuf_dma);
 }
 
-static int usbhid_start_finish(struct hid_device *hid)
-{
-       struct usb_interface *intf = to_usb_interface(hid->dev.parent);
-       char path[64], *type;
-       unsigned int i;
-
-       usbhid_init_reports(hid);
-       hid_dump_device(hid);
-       if (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_RESET_LEDS)
-               usbhid_set_leds(hid);
-
-       if (!hidinput_connect(hid))
-               hid->claimed |= HID_CLAIMED_INPUT;
-       if (!hiddev_connect(hid))
-               hid->claimed |= HID_CLAIMED_HIDDEV;
-       if (!hidraw_connect(hid))
-               hid->claimed |= HID_CLAIMED_HIDRAW;
-
-       if (!hid->claimed) {
-               printk(KERN_ERR "HID device claimed by neither input, hiddev "
-                               "nor hidraw\n");
-               return -ENODEV;
-       }
-
-       if ((hid->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT))
-               hid_ff_init(hid);
-
-       printk(KERN_INFO);
-
-       if (hid->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT)
-               printk("input");
-       if ((hid->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT) &&
-                       ((hid->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_HIDDEV) ||
-                               hid->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_HIDRAW))
-               printk(",");
-       if (hid->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_HIDDEV)
-               printk("hiddev%d", hid->minor);
-       if ((hid->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT) &&
-                       (hid->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_HIDDEV) &&
-                       (hid->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_HIDRAW))
-               printk(",");
-       if (hid->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_HIDRAW)
-               printk("hidraw%d", ((struct hidraw *)hid->hidraw)->minor);
-
-       type = "Device";
-       for (i = 0; i < hid->maxcollection; i++) {
-               if (hid->collection[i].type == HID_COLLECTION_APPLICATION &&
-                   (hid->collection[i].usage & HID_USAGE_PAGE) ==
-                                               HID_UP_GENDESK &&
-                   (hid->collection[i].usage & 0xffff) <
-                                               ARRAY_SIZE(hid_types)) {
-                       type = hid_types[hid->collection[i].usage & 0xffff];
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
-
-       usb_make_path(interface_to_usbdev(intf), path, 63);
-
-       printk(": USB HID v%x.%02x %s [%s] on %s\n",
-               hid->version >> 8, hid->version & 0xff, type, hid->name, path);
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static int usbhid_parse(struct hid_device *hid)
 {
        struct usb_interface *intf = to_usb_interface(hid->dev.parent);
        usbhid->urbctrl->transfer_dma = usbhid->ctrlbuf_dma;
        usbhid->urbctrl->transfer_flags |= (URB_NO_TRANSFER_DMA_MAP | URB_NO_SETUP_DMA_MAP);
 
-       ret = usbhid_start_finish(hid);
-       if (ret)
-               goto fail;
+       usbhid_init_reports(hid);
+       hid_dump_device(hid);
+
+       if (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_RESET_LEDS)
+               usbhid_set_leds(hid);
 
        return 0;
 
        usb_set_intfdata(intf, hid);
        hid->ll_driver = &usb_hid_driver;
        hid->hid_output_raw_report = usbhid_output_raw_report;
+       hid->ff_init = hid_ff_init;
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV
+       hid->hiddev_connect = hiddev_connect;
        hid->hiddev_hid_event = hiddev_hid_event;
        hid->hiddev_report_event = hiddev_report_event;
 #endif
 
 /*
  * This is where hid.c calls us to connect a hid device to the hiddev driver
  */
-int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid)
+int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 {
        struct hiddev *hiddev;
        struct usbhid_device *usbhid = hid->driver_data;
-       int i;
        int retval;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < hid->maxcollection; i++)
-               if (hid->collection[i].type ==
-                   HID_COLLECTION_APPLICATION &&
-                   !IS_INPUT_APPLICATION(hid->collection[i].usage))
-                       break;
+       if (!force) {
+               unsigned int i;
+               for (i = 0; i < hid->maxcollection; i++)
+                       if (hid->collection[i].type ==
+                           HID_COLLECTION_APPLICATION &&
+                           !IS_INPUT_APPLICATION(hid->collection[i].usage))
+                               break;
 
-       if (i == hid->maxcollection && (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV) == 0)
-               return -1;
+               if (i == hid->maxcollection)
+                       return -1;
+       }
 
        if (!(hiddev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hiddev), GFP_KERNEL)))
                return -1;
 
 #define HID_OUTPUT_REPORT      1
 #define HID_FEATURE_REPORT     2
 
+/*
+ * HID connect requests
+ */
+
+#define HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT           0x01
+#define HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT_FORCE     0x02
+#define HID_CONNECT_HIDRAW             0x04
+#define HID_CONNECT_HIDDEV             0x08
+#define HID_CONNECT_HIDDEV_FORCE       0x10
+#define HID_CONNECT_FF                 0x20
+#define HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT    (HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT|HID_CONNECT_HIDRAW| \
+               HID_CONNECT_HIDDEV|HID_CONNECT_FF)
+
 /*
  * HID device quirks.
  */
 #define HID_QUIRK_INVERT                       0x00000001
 #define HID_QUIRK_NOTOUCH                      0x00000002
 #define HID_QUIRK_NOGET                                0x00000008
-#define HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV                       0x00000010
 #define HID_QUIRK_BADPAD                       0x00000020
 #define HID_QUIRK_MULTI_INPUT                  0x00000040
 #define HID_QUIRK_SKIP_OUTPUT_REPORTS          0x00010000
 #define HID_QUIRK_RESET_LEDS                   0x00100000
-#define HID_QUIRK_HIDINPUT                     0x00200000
-#define HID_QUIRK_IGNORE_HIDINPUT              0x01000000
 #define HID_QUIRK_FULLSPEED_INTERVAL           0x10000000
 
 /*
 
        void *driver_data;
 
+       /* temporary hid_ff handling (until moved to the drivers) */
+       int (*ff_init)(struct hid_device *);
+
        /* hiddev event handler */
+       int (*hiddev_connect)(struct hid_device *, unsigned int);
        void (*hiddev_hid_event) (struct hid_device *, struct hid_field *field,
                                  struct hid_usage *, __s32);
        void (*hiddev_report_event) (struct hid_device *, struct hid_report *);
 
 extern void hidinput_hid_event(struct hid_device *, struct hid_field *, struct hid_usage *, __s32);
 extern void hidinput_report_event(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_report *report);
-extern int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *);
+extern int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force);
 extern void hidinput_disconnect(struct hid_device *);
 
 int hid_set_field(struct hid_field *, unsigned, __s32);
 void hid_output_report(struct hid_report *report, __u8 *data);
 struct hid_device *hid_allocate_device(void);
 int hid_parse_report(struct hid_device *hid, __u8 *start, unsigned size);
+int hid_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int connect_mask);
 
 /**
  * hid_map_usage - map usage input bits
  * hid_hw_start - start underlaying HW
  *
  * @hdev: hid device
+ * @connect_mask: which outputs to connect, see HID_CONNECT_*
  *
  * Call this in probe function *after* hid_parse. This will setup HW buffers
  * and start the device (if not deffered to device open). hid_hw_stop must be
  * called if this was successfull.
  */
-static inline int __must_check hid_hw_start(struct hid_device *hdev)
+static inline int __must_check hid_hw_start(struct hid_device *hdev,
+               unsigned int connect_mask)
 {
-       return hdev->ll_driver->start(hdev);
+       int ret = hdev->ll_driver->start(hdev);
+       if (ret || !connect_mask)
+               return ret;
+       ret = hid_connect(hdev, connect_mask);
+       if (ret)
+               hdev->ll_driver->stop(hdev);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /**
 #endif
 
 #else
-static inline int hid_ff_init(struct hid_device *hid) { return -1; }
+#define hid_ff_init    NULL
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HID_DEBUG
 
 struct hid_report;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV
-int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *);
+int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force);
 void hiddev_disconnect(struct hid_device *);
 void hiddev_hid_event(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_field *field,
                      struct hid_usage *usage, __s32 value);
 int __init hiddev_init(void);
 void hiddev_exit(void);
 #else
-static inline int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid) { return -1; }
+static inline int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid,
+               unsigned int force)
+{ return -1; }
 static inline void hiddev_disconnect(struct hid_device *hid) { }
 static inline void hiddev_hid_event(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_field *field,
                      struct hid_usage *usage, __s32 value) { }
 
                        report_list, list)
                hidp_send_report(session, report);
 
-       if (hidinput_connect(hid) == 0)
-               hid->claimed |= HID_CLAIMED_INPUT;
-
        return 0;
 }