static unsigned realworld = 1;
 module_param (realworld, uint, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC (realworld, "clear to demand stricter ch9 compliance");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC (realworld, "clear to demand stricter spec compliance");
 
 static int get_altsetting (struct usbtest_dev *dev)
 {
                                USB_DIR_IN | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
                                0, 0, dev->buf, 1, USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
                if (retval != 1 || dev->buf [0] != expected) {
-                       dev_dbg (&iface->dev,
-                               "get config --> %d (%d)\n", retval,
-                               expected);
+                       dev_dbg (&iface->dev, "get config --> %d %d (1 %d)\n",
+                               retval, dev->buf[0], expected);
                        return (retval < 0) ? retval : -EDOM;
                }
        }
        char                    *what = "?";
        struct usb_device       *udev;
        
-       if (length > 0xffff || vary >= length)
+       if (length < 1 || length > 0xffff || vary >= length)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        buf = kmalloc(length, SLAB_KERNEL);
                                0, 0, buf, len, USB_CTRL_SET_TIMEOUT);
                if (retval != len) {
                        what = "write";
+                       if (retval >= 0) {
+                               INFO(dev, "ctrl_out, wlen %d (expected %d)\n",
+                                               retval, len);
+                               retval = -EBADMSG;
+                       }
                        break;
                }
 
                                0, 0, buf, len, USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
                if (retval != len) {
                        what = "read";
+                       if (retval >= 0) {
+                               INFO(dev, "ctrl_out, rlen %d (expected %d)\n",
+                                               retval, len);
+                               retval = -EBADMSG;
+                       }
                        break;
                }
 
                }
 
                len += vary;
+
+               /* [real world] the "zero bytes IN" case isn't really used.
+                * hardware can easily trip up in this wierd case, since its
+                * status stage is IN, not OUT like other ep0in transfers.
+                */
                if (len > length)
-                       len = 0;
+                       len = realworld ? 1 : 0;
        }
 
        if (retval < 0)
        if (down_interruptible (&dev->sem))
                return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
+       if (intf->dev.power.power_state != PMSG_ON) {
+               up (&dev->sem);
+               return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+       }
+
        /* some devices, like ez-usb default devices, need a non-default
         * altsetting to have any active endpoints.  some tests change
         * altsettings; force a default so most tests don't need to check.
        case 14:
                if (!dev->info->ctrl_out)
                        break;
-               dev_dbg (&intf->dev, "TEST 14:  %d ep0out, 0..%d vary %d\n",
-                               param->iterations, param->length, param->vary);
+               dev_dbg (&intf->dev, "TEST 14:  %d ep0out, %d..%d vary %d\n",
+                               param->iterations,
+                               realworld ? 1 : 0, param->length,
+                               param->vary);
                retval = ctrl_out (dev, param->iterations, 
                                param->length, param->vary);
                break;
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int usbtest_suspend (struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
+{
+       struct usbtest_dev      *dev = usb_get_intfdata (intf);
+
+       down (&dev->sem);
+       intf->dev.power.power_state = PMSG_SUSPEND;
+       up (&dev->sem);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int usbtest_resume (struct usb_interface *intf)
+{
+       struct usbtest_dev      *dev = usb_get_intfdata (intf);
+
+       down (&dev->sem);
+       intf->dev.power.power_state = PMSG_ON;
+       up (&dev->sem);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+
 static void usbtest_disconnect (struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
        struct usbtest_dev      *dev = usb_get_intfdata (intf);
        .probe =        usbtest_probe,
        .ioctl =        usbtest_ioctl,
        .disconnect =   usbtest_disconnect,
+       .suspend =      usbtest_suspend,
+       .resume =       usbtest_resume,
 };
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/