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diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index 7d5325d47c45..9642ee02d713 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -267,16 +267,15 @@ static inline void *usb_get_intfdata(struct usb_interface *intf)
}
/**
- * usb_set_intfdata() - associate driver-specific data with the interface
- * @intf: the usb interface
- * @data: pointer to the device priv structure or %NULL
+ * usb_set_intfdata() - associate driver-specific data with an interface
+ * @intf: USB interface
+ * @data: driver data
*
- * Drivers should use this function in their probe() to associate their
- * driver-specific data with the usb interface.
+ * Drivers can use this function in their probe() callbacks to associate
+ * driver-specific data with an interface.
*
- * When disconnecting, the core will take care of setting @intf back to %NULL,
- * so no actions are needed on the driver side. The interface should not be set
- * to %NULL before all actions completed (e.g. no outsanding URB remaining).
+ * Note that there is generally no need to clear the driver-data pointer even
+ * if some drivers do so for historical or implementation-specific reasons.
*/
static inline void usb_set_intfdata(struct usb_interface *intf, void *data)
{
@@ -774,11 +773,14 @@ extern struct device *usb_intf_get_dma_device(struct usb_interface *intf);
extern int usb_acpi_set_power_state(struct usb_device *hdev, int index,
bool enable);
extern bool usb_acpi_power_manageable(struct usb_device *hdev, int index);
+extern int usb_acpi_port_lpm_incapable(struct usb_device *hdev, int index);
#else
static inline int usb_acpi_set_power_state(struct usb_device *hdev, int index,
bool enable) { return 0; }
static inline bool usb_acpi_power_manageable(struct usb_device *hdev, int index)
{ return true; }
+static inline int usb_acpi_port_lpm_incapable(struct usb_device *hdev, int index)
+ { return 0; }
#endif
/* USB autosuspend and autoresume */
@@ -1626,14 +1628,25 @@ struct urb {
* @urb: pointer to the urb to initialize.
* @dev: pointer to the struct usb_device for this urb.
* @pipe: the endpoint pipe
- * @setup_packet: pointer to the setup_packet buffer
- * @transfer_buffer: pointer to the transfer buffer
+ * @setup_packet: pointer to the setup_packet buffer. The buffer must be
+ * suitable for DMA.
+ * @transfer_buffer: pointer to the transfer buffer. The buffer must be
+ * suitable for DMA.
* @buffer_length: length of the transfer buffer
* @complete_fn: pointer to the usb_complete_t function
* @context: what to set the urb context to.
*
* Initializes a control urb with the proper information needed to submit
* it to a device.
+ *
+ * The transfer buffer and the setup_packet buffer will most likely be filled
+ * or read via DMA. The simplest way to get a buffer that can be DMAed to is
+ * allocating it via kmalloc() or equivalent, even for very small buffers.
+ * If the buffers are embedded in a bigger structure, there is a risk that
+ * the buffer itself, the previous fields and/or the next fields are corrupted
+ * due to cache incoherencies; or slowed down if they are evicted from the
+ * cache. For more information, check &struct urb.
+ *
*/
static inline void usb_fill_control_urb(struct urb *urb,
struct usb_device *dev,
@@ -1658,13 +1671,17 @@ static inline void usb_fill_control_urb(struct urb *urb,
* @urb: pointer to the urb to initialize.
* @dev: pointer to the struct usb_device for this urb.
* @pipe: the endpoint pipe
- * @transfer_buffer: pointer to the transfer buffer
+ * @transfer_buffer: pointer to the transfer buffer. The buffer must be
+ * suitable for DMA.
* @buffer_length: length of the transfer buffer
* @complete_fn: pointer to the usb_complete_t function
* @context: what to set the urb context to.
*
* Initializes a bulk urb with the proper information needed to submit it
* to a device.
+ *
+ * Refer to usb_fill_control_urb() for a description of the requirements for
+ * transfer_buffer.
*/
static inline void usb_fill_bulk_urb(struct urb *urb,
struct usb_device *dev,
@@ -1687,7 +1704,8 @@ static inline void usb_fill_bulk_urb(struct urb *urb,
* @urb: pointer to the urb to initialize.
* @dev: pointer to the struct usb_device for this urb.
* @pipe: the endpoint pipe
- * @transfer_buffer: pointer to the transfer buffer
+ * @transfer_buffer: pointer to the transfer buffer. The buffer must be
+ * suitable for DMA.
* @buffer_length: length of the transfer buffer
* @complete_fn: pointer to the usb_complete_t function
* @context: what to set the urb context to.
@@ -1697,6 +1715,9 @@ static inline void usb_fill_bulk_urb(struct urb *urb,
* Initializes a interrupt urb with the proper information needed to submit
* it to a device.
*
+ * Refer to usb_fill_control_urb() for a description of the requirements for
+ * transfer_buffer.
+ *
* Note that High Speed and SuperSpeed(+) interrupt endpoints use a logarithmic
* encoding of the endpoint interval, and express polling intervals in
* microframes (eight per millisecond) rather than in frames (one per