#include "usb.h"
 
+static int usb_acpi_check_upc(struct usb_device *udev, acpi_handle handle)
+{
+       acpi_status status;
+       struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
+       union acpi_object *upc;
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "_UPC", NULL, &buffer);
+
+       if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+               return -ENODEV;
+
+       upc = buffer.pointer;
+
+       if (!upc || (upc->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE)
+               || upc->package.count != 4) {
+               ret = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       if (upc->package.elements[0].integer.value)
+               udev->removable = USB_DEVICE_REMOVABLE;
+       else
+               udev->removable = USB_DEVICE_FIXED;
+
+out:
+       kfree(upc);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static int usb_acpi_check_pld(struct usb_device *udev, acpi_handle handle)
+{
+       acpi_status status;
+       struct acpi_pld pld;
+
+       status = acpi_get_physical_device_location(handle, &pld);
+
+       if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+               return -ENODEV;
+
+       if (pld.user_visible)
+               udev->removable = USB_DEVICE_REMOVABLE;
+       else
+               udev->removable = USB_DEVICE_FIXED;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int usb_acpi_find_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle *handle)
 {
        struct usb_device *udev;
        if (!*handle)
                return -ENODEV;
 
+       /*
+        * PLD will tell us whether a port is removable to the user or
+        * not. If we don't get an answer from PLD (it's not present
+        * or it's malformed) then try to infer it from UPC. If a
+        * device isn't connectable then it's probably not removable.
+        */
+       if (usb_acpi_check_pld(udev, *handle) != 0)
+               usb_acpi_check_upc(udev, *handle);
+
        return 0;
 }