* determine if the usb port has anything connected, is enabled,
  * or has some sort of error condition. The return value of this
  * call has "changed" bits to signal of the value of some fields
- * have changed between calls. These "changed" fields are based
- * on the last call to cvmx_usb_set_status(). In order to clear
- * them, you must update the status through cvmx_usb_set_status().
+ * have changed between calls.
  *
  * @usb: USB device state populated by cvmx_usb_initialize().
  *
        return result;
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Set the current state of the USB port. The status is used as
- * a reference for the "changed" bits returned by
- * cvmx_usb_get_status(). Other than serving as a reference, the
- * status passed to this function is not used. No fields can be
- * changed through this call.
- *
- * @usb:        USB device state populated by cvmx_usb_initialize().
- * @port_status:
- *              Port status to set, most like returned by cvmx_usb_get_status()
- */
-static void cvmx_usb_set_status(struct cvmx_usb_state *usb,
-                               struct cvmx_usb_port_status port_status)
-{
-       usb->port_status = port_status;
-       return;
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Convert a USB transaction into a handle
  *
                        dev_dbg(dev, " C_CONNECTION\n");
                        /* Clears drivers internal connect status change flag */
                        spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-                       cvmx_usb_set_status(&priv->usb, cvmx_usb_get_status(&priv->usb));
+                       priv->usb.port_status = cvmx_usb_get_status(&priv->usb);
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
                        break;
                case USB_PORT_FEAT_C_RESET:
                         * Clears the driver's internal Port Reset Change flag.
                         */
                        spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-                       cvmx_usb_set_status(&priv->usb, cvmx_usb_get_status(&priv->usb));
+                       priv->usb.port_status = cvmx_usb_get_status(&priv->usb);
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
                        break;
                case USB_PORT_FEAT_C_ENABLE:
                         * Change flag.
                         */
                        spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-                       cvmx_usb_set_status(&priv->usb, cvmx_usb_get_status(&priv->usb));
+                       priv->usb.port_status = cvmx_usb_get_status(&priv->usb);
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
                        break;
                case USB_PORT_FEAT_C_SUSPEND:
                        dev_dbg(dev, " C_OVER_CURRENT\n");
                        /* Clears the driver's overcurrent Change flag */
                        spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-                       cvmx_usb_set_status(&priv->usb, cvmx_usb_get_status(&priv->usb));
+                       priv->usb.port_status = cvmx_usb_get_status(&priv->usb);
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
                        break;
                default: