Note that genuine overcurrent events won't be
                        reported either.
 
+       usbcore.autosuspend=
+                       [USB] The autosuspend time delay (in seconds) used
+                       for newly-detected USB devices (default 2).  This
+                       is the time required before an idle device will be
+                       autosuspended.  Devices for which the delay is set
+                       to 0 won't be autosuspended at all.
+
        usbhid.mousepoll=
                        [USBHID] The interval which mice are to be polled at.
 
 
        int                     i;
        struct usb_interface    *intf;
 
-       /* For autosuspend, fail fast if anything is in use.
-        * Also fail if any interfaces require remote wakeup but it
-        * isn't available. */
+       /* For autosuspend, fail fast if anything is in use or autosuspend
+        * is disabled.  Also fail if any interfaces require remote wakeup
+        * but it isn't available.
+        */
        udev->do_remote_wakeup = device_may_wakeup(&udev->dev);
        if (udev->pm_usage_cnt > 0)
                return -EBUSY;
+       if (!udev->autosuspend_delay)
+               return -EPERM;
+
        if (udev->actconfig) {
                for (i = 0; i < udev->actconfig->desc.bNumInterfaces; i++) {
                        intf = udev->actconfig->interface[i];
 
 #define autosuspend_check(udev)                0
 
-#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND */
 
 /**
  * usb_suspend_both - suspend a USB device and its interfaces
                        udev->pm_usage_cnt -= inc_usage_cnt;
        } else if (inc_usage_cnt <= 0 && autosuspend_check(udev) == 0)
                queue_delayed_work(ksuspend_usb_wq, &udev->autosuspend,
-                               USB_AUTOSUSPEND_DELAY);
+                               udev->autosuspend_delay);
        usb_pm_unlock(udev);
        return status;
 }
                                intf->pm_usage_cnt -= inc_usage_cnt;
                } else if (inc_usage_cnt <= 0 && autosuspend_check(udev) == 0)
                        queue_delayed_work(ksuspend_usb_wq, &udev->autosuspend,
-                                       USB_AUTOSUSPEND_DELAY);
+                                       udev->autosuspend_delay);
        }
        usb_pm_unlock(udev);
        return status;
 
 
 static void usb_autosuspend_quirk(struct usb_device *udev)
 {
-       /* unbalanced resume to prevent autosuspends */
-       usb_autoresume_device(udev);
+#ifdef CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND
+       /* disable autosuspend, but allow the user to re-enable it via sysfs */
+       udev->autosuspend_delay = 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 static const struct usb_device_id *find_id(struct usb_device *udev)
 
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 struct workqueue_struct *ksuspend_usb_wq;      /* For autosuspend */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND
+static int usb_autosuspend_delay = 2;          /* Default delay value,
+                                                * in seconds */
+module_param_named(autosuspend, usb_autosuspend_delay, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(autosuspend, "default autosuspend delay");
+
+#else
+#define usb_autosuspend_delay          0
+#endif
+
 
 /**
  * usb_ifnum_to_if - get the interface object with a given interface number
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
        mutex_init(&dev->pm_mutex);
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev->autosuspend, usb_autosuspend_work);
+       dev->autosuspend_delay = usb_autosuspend_delay * HZ;
 #endif
        return dev;
 }
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND
 
-#define USB_AUTOSUSPEND_DELAY  (HZ*2)
-
 extern void usb_autosuspend_device(struct usb_device *udev);
 extern int usb_autoresume_device(struct usb_device *udev);
 
 
 
        int pm_usage_cnt;               /* usage counter for autosuspend */
        u32 quirks;                     /* quirks of the whole device */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
        struct delayed_work autosuspend; /* for delayed autosuspends */
        struct mutex pm_mutex;          /* protects PM operations */
 
+       unsigned autosuspend_delay;     /* in jiffies */
+
        unsigned auto_pm:1;             /* autosuspend/resume in progress */
        unsigned do_remote_wakeup:1;    /* remote wakeup should be enabled */
 #endif