Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:05:02 +0000 From: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 0f9902bacb - main - releases/15.0R/relnotes: Note that usbhid(4) is the default Message-ID: <692cbf8e.369d0.4f06f0ce@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by emaste: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=0f9902bacb7c6a5406e4aebc446dda44e4c70bbc commit 0f9902bacb7c6a5406e4aebc446dda44e4c70bbc Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-11-30 17:18:27 +0000 Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-11-30 22:04:33 +0000 releases/15.0R/relnotes: Note that usbhid(4) is the default With some additional details from wulf@ Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53931 --- website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc index 0ec00bdadb..97c54151f1 100644 --- a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc +++ b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc @@ -934,6 +934,24 @@ For machines that provide both, leverage the v3 table in priority consistently w gitref:bc7f6508363c[repository=src] (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation.) +The man:usbhid[4] driver is now enabled by default, and is used in preference to other USB HID drivers like man:ukbd[4], man:ums[4], and man:uhid[4]. +Supported device classes now include: + +- Absolute‐positioning mice in virtualized environments via man:hms[4] +- Digitizers and stylus devices via man:hpen[4] +- Compound HID devices, such as keyboards and mice that share + a single USB interface +- Special keyboard function keys (volume, brightness, etc.) via man:hcons[4] + and man:hsctrl[4] +- Game controllers, including Xbox 360 and PS4 gamepads via man:xb360gp[4] and + man:ps4dshock[4], and generic controllers via man:hgame[4] +- Raw HID devices via man:hidraw[4] + +FIDO/U2F security tokens continue to be supported through the autoloaded +man:u2f[4] driver. Device names and protocol handling for these devices are +unchanged. +gitref:74072e9f16c1[repository=src] (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) + [[drivers-removals]] === Deprecated and Removed Drivershelp
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