diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index aa17dab6c4ea..186790b06b11 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1308,6 +1308,39 @@ static int proc_connectinfo(struct usb_dev_state *ps, void __user *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int proc_conninfo_ex(struct usb_dev_state *ps,
+			    void __user *arg, size_t size)
+{
+	struct usbdevfs_conninfo_ex ci;
+	struct usb_device *udev = ps->dev;
+
+	if (size < sizeof(ci.size))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	memset(&ci, 0, sizeof(ci));
+	ci.size = sizeof(ci);
+	ci.busnum = udev->bus->busnum;
+	ci.devnum = udev->devnum;
+	ci.speed = udev->speed;
+
+	while (udev && udev->portnum != 0) {
+		if (++ci.num_ports <= ARRAY_SIZE(ci.ports))
+			ci.ports[ARRAY_SIZE(ci.ports) - ci.num_ports] =
+					udev->portnum;
+		udev = udev->parent;
+	}
+
+	if (ci.num_ports < ARRAY_SIZE(ci.ports))
+		memmove(&ci.ports[0],
+			&ci.ports[ARRAY_SIZE(ci.ports) - ci.num_ports],
+			ci.num_ports);
+
+	if (copy_to_user(arg, &ci, min(sizeof(ci), size)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int proc_resetdevice(struct usb_dev_state *ps)
 {
 	struct usb_host_config *actconfig = ps->dev->actconfig;
@@ -2250,7 +2283,7 @@ static int proc_get_capabilities(struct usb_dev_state *ps, void __user *arg)
 
 	caps = USBDEVFS_CAP_ZERO_PACKET | USBDEVFS_CAP_NO_PACKET_SIZE_LIM |
 			USBDEVFS_CAP_REAP_AFTER_DISCONNECT | USBDEVFS_CAP_MMAP |
-			USBDEVFS_CAP_DROP_PRIVILEGES;
+			USBDEVFS_CAP_DROP_PRIVILEGES | USBDEVFS_CAP_CONNINFO_EX;
 	if (!ps->dev->bus->no_stop_on_short)
 		caps |= USBDEVFS_CAP_BULK_CONTINUATION;
 	if (ps->dev->bus->sg_tablesize)
@@ -2549,6 +2582,13 @@ static long usbdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	/* Handle variable-length commands */
+	switch (cmd & ~IOCSIZE_MASK) {
+	case USBDEVFS_CONNINFO_EX(0):
+		ret = proc_conninfo_ex(ps, p, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
+		break;
+	}
+
  done:
 	usb_unlock_device(dev);
 	if (ret >= 0)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/usbdevice_fs.h b/include/uapi/linux/usbdevice_fs.h
index 964e87217be4..4b267fe3776e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/usbdevice_fs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/usbdevice_fs.h
@@ -76,6 +76,26 @@ struct usbdevfs_connectinfo {
 	unsigned char slow;
 };
 
+struct usbdevfs_conninfo_ex {
+	__u32 size;		/* Size of the structure from the kernel's */
+				/* point of view. Can be used by userspace */
+				/* to determine how much data can be       */
+				/* used/trusted.                           */
+	__u32 busnum;           /* USB bus number, as enumerated by the    */
+				/* kernel, the device is connected to.     */
+	__u32 devnum;           /* Device address on the bus.              */
+	__u32 speed;		/* USB_SPEED_* constants from ch9.h        */
+	u8 num_ports;		/* Number of ports the device is connected */
+				/* to on the way to the root hub. It may   */
+				/* be bigger than size of 'ports' array so */
+				/* userspace can detect overflows.         */
+	u8 ports[7];		/* List of ports on the way from the root  */
+				/* hub to the device. Current limit in     */
+				/* USB specification is 7 tiers (root hub, */
+				/* 5 intermediate hubs, device), which     */
+				/* gives at most 6 port entries.           */
+};
+
 #define USBDEVFS_URB_SHORT_NOT_OK	0x01
 #define USBDEVFS_URB_ISO_ASAP		0x02
 #define USBDEVFS_URB_BULK_CONTINUATION	0x04
@@ -137,6 +157,7 @@ struct usbdevfs_hub_portinfo {
 #define USBDEVFS_CAP_REAP_AFTER_DISCONNECT	0x10
 #define USBDEVFS_CAP_MMAP			0x20
 #define USBDEVFS_CAP_DROP_PRIVILEGES		0x40
+#define USBDEVFS_CAP_CONNINFO_EX		0x80
 
 /* USBDEVFS_DISCONNECT_CLAIM flags & struct */
 
@@ -197,5 +218,10 @@ struct usbdevfs_streams {
 #define USBDEVFS_FREE_STREAMS      _IOR('U', 29, struct usbdevfs_streams)
 #define USBDEVFS_DROP_PRIVILEGES   _IOW('U', 30, __u32)
 #define USBDEVFS_GET_SPEED         _IO('U', 31)
+/*
+ * Returns struct usbdevfs_conninfo_ex; length is variable to allow
+ * extending size of the data returned.
+ */
+#define USBDEVFS_CONNINFO_EX(len)  _IOC(_IOC_READ, 'U', 32, len)
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_USBDEVICE_FS_H */