if (urb->status == -ESHUTDOWN)
                return;
 
-       done =
-           line6_midibuf_write(mb, urb->transfer_buffer, urb->actual_length);
+       if (line6->properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_MIDI) {
+               done =
+                       line6_midibuf_write(mb, urb->transfer_buffer, urb->actual_length);
 
-       if (done < urb->actual_length) {
-               line6_midibuf_ignore(mb, done);
-               dev_dbg(line6->ifcdev, "%d %d buffer overflow - message skipped\n",
-                       done, urb->actual_length);
-       }
+               if (done < urb->actual_length) {
+                       line6_midibuf_ignore(mb, done);
+                       dev_dbg(line6->ifcdev, "%d %d buffer overflow - message skipped\n",
+                               done, urb->actual_length);
+               }
 
-       for (;;) {
-               done =
-                   line6_midibuf_read(mb, line6->buffer_message,
-                                      LINE6_MESSAGE_MAXLEN);
+               for (;;) {
+                       done =
+                               line6_midibuf_read(mb, line6->buffer_message,
+                                               LINE6_MESSAGE_MAXLEN);
 
-               if (done == 0)
-                       break;
+                       if (done == 0)
+                               break;
 
-               line6->message_length = done;
-               line6_midi_receive(line6, line6->buffer_message, done);
+                       line6->message_length = done;
+                       line6_midi_receive(line6, line6->buffer_message, done);
 
+                       if (line6->process_message)
+                               line6->process_message(line6);
+               }
+       } else {
                if (line6->process_message)
                        line6->process_message(line6);
        }
        struct usb_device *usbdev = line6->usbdev;
 
        /* free buffer memory first: */
-       kfree(line6->buffer_message);
+       if (line6->properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_MIDI)
+               kfree(line6->buffer_message);
+
        kfree(line6->buffer_listen);
 
        /* then free URBs: */
        }
 }
 
-static int line6_init_cap_control_midi(struct usb_line6 *line6)
+static int line6_init_cap_control(struct usb_line6 *line6)
 {
        int ret;
 
        if (!line6->buffer_listen)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       line6->buffer_message = kmalloc(LINE6_MESSAGE_MAXLEN, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!line6->buffer_message)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
        line6->urb_listen = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!line6->urb_listen)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
+       if (line6->properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_MIDI) {
+               line6->buffer_message = kmalloc(LINE6_MESSAGE_MAXLEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (!line6->buffer_message)
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+       }
+
        ret = line6_start_listen(line6);
        if (ret < 0) {
                dev_err(line6->ifcdev, "cannot start listening: %d\n", ret);
 
        line6_get_interval(line6);
 
-       if (properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_MIDI) {
-               ret = line6_init_cap_control_midi(line6);
+       if (properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL) {
+               ret = line6_init_cap_control(line6);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto error;
        }
 
        snd_power_change_state(line6->card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D3hot);
 
-       if (line6->properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_MIDI)
+       if (line6->properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL)
                line6_stop_listen(line6);
 
        if (line6pcm != NULL) {
 {
        struct usb_line6 *line6 = usb_get_intfdata(interface);
 
-       if (line6->properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_MIDI)
+       if (line6->properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL)
                line6_start_listen(line6);
 
        snd_power_change_state(line6->card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D0);
 
        /* URB for listening to POD data endpoint */
        struct urb *urb_listen;
 
-       /* Buffer for listening to POD data endpoint */
+       /* Buffer for incoming data from POD data endpoint */
        unsigned char *buffer_listen;
 
-       /* Buffer for message to be processed */
+       /* Buffer for message to be processed, generated from MIDI layer */
        unsigned char *buffer_message;
 
-       /* Length of message to be processed */
+       /* Length of message to be processed, generated from MIDI layer  */
        int message_length;
 
+       /* If MIDI is supported, buffer_message contains the pre-processed data;
+        * otherwise the data is only in urb_listen (buffer_incoming).
+        */
        void (*process_message)(struct usb_line6 *);
        void (*disconnect)(struct usb_line6 *line6);
 };