dev = usbdev_lookup_minor(iminor(inode));
        if (!dev)
                dev = inode->i_private;
-       if (!dev) {
-               kfree(ps);
+       if (!dev)
                goto out;
-       }
+       ret = usb_autoresume_device(dev, 1);
+       if (ret)
+               goto out;
+
        usb_get_dev(dev);
        ret = 0;
        ps->dev = dev;
        list_add_tail(&ps->list, &dev->filelist);
        file->private_data = ps;
  out:
+       if (ret)
+               kfree(ps);
        mutex_unlock(&usbfs_mutex);
        return ret;
 }
                        releaseintf(ps, ifnum);
        }
        destroy_all_async(ps);
+       usb_autosuspend_device(dev, 1);
        usb_unlock_device(dev);
        usb_put_dev(dev);
        kfree(ps);
 
 
        /* if this is only an unbind, not a physical disconnect, then
         * unconfigure the device */
-       if (udev->state == USB_STATE_CONFIGURED)
+       if (udev->actconfig)
                usb_set_configuration(udev, 0);
 
        usb_remove_sysfs_dev_files(udev);
-
-       /* in case the call failed or the device was suspended */
-       if (udev->state >= USB_STATE_CONFIGURED)
-               usb_disable_device(udev, 0);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
        .suspend = generic_suspend,
        .resume = generic_resume,
 #endif
+       .supports_autosuspend = 1,
 };
 
        if (cp && configuration == 0)
                dev_warn(&dev->dev, "config 0 descriptor??\n");
 
-       if (dev->state == USB_STATE_SUSPENDED)
-               return -EHOSTUNREACH;
-
        /* Allocate memory for new interfaces before doing anything else,
         * so that if we run out then nothing will have changed. */
        n = nintf = 0;
                                        configuration, -i);
        }
 
+       /* Wake up the device so we can send it the Set-Config request */
+       ret = usb_autoresume_device(dev, 1);
+       if (ret)
+               goto free_interfaces;
+
        /* if it's already configured, clear out old state first.
         * getting rid of old interfaces means unbinding their drivers.
         */
        dev->actconfig = cp;
        if (!cp) {
                usb_set_device_state(dev, USB_STATE_ADDRESS);
+               usb_autosuspend_device(dev, 1);
                goto free_interfaces;
        }
        usb_set_device_state(dev, USB_STATE_CONFIGURED);
                usb_create_sysfs_intf_files (intf);
        }
 
+       usb_autosuspend_device(dev, 1);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
                goto exit;
        }
 
+       /* prevent the device from being autosuspended */
+       retval = usb_autopm_get_interface(interface);
+       if (retval)
+               goto exit;
+
        /* increment our usage count for the device */
        kref_get(&dev->kref);
 
        if (dev == NULL)
                return -ENODEV;
 
+       /* allow the device to be autosuspended */
+       mutex_lock(&dev->io_mutex);
+       if (dev->interface)
+               usb_autopm_put_interface(dev->interface);
+       mutex_unlock(&dev->io_mutex);
+
        /* decrement the count on our device */
        kref_put(&dev->kref, skel_delete);
        return 0;