if (epds->num_bulk_in == 0 || epds->num_bulk_out == 0) {
                        dev_info(ddev, "PL-2303 hack: descriptors matched but endpoints did not\n");
                        retval = -ENODEV;
-                       kfree(epds);
-                       goto err_put_serial;
+                       goto err_free_epds;
                }
        }
        /* END HORRIBLE HACK FOR PL2303 */
 #endif
-
+       if (epds->num_bulk_in < type->num_bulk_in ||
+                       epds->num_bulk_out < type->num_bulk_out ||
+                       epds->num_interrupt_in < type->num_interrupt_in ||
+                       epds->num_interrupt_out < type->num_interrupt_out) {
+               dev_err(ddev, "required endpoints missing\n");
+               retval = -ENODEV;
+               goto err_free_epds;
+       }
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC
        if (type == &usb_serial_generic_device) {
                num_ports = epds->num_bulk_out;
                if (num_ports == 0) {
                        dev_err(ddev, "Generic device with no bulk out, not allowed.\n");
                        retval = -EIO;
-                       kfree(epds);
-                       goto err_put_serial;
+                       goto err_free_epds;
                }
                dev_info(ddev, "The \"generic\" usb-serial driver is only for testing and one-off prototypes.\n");
                dev_info(ddev, "Tell linux-usb@vger.kernel.org to add your device to a proper driver.\n");
 
 probe_error:
        retval = -EIO;
+err_free_epds:
+       kfree(epds);
 err_put_serial:
        usb_serial_put(serial);
 err_put_module:
 
  * @id_table: pointer to a list of usb_device_id structures that define all
  *     of the devices this structure can support.
  * @num_ports: the number of different ports this device will have.
+ * @num_bulk_in: minimum number of bulk-in endpoints
+ * @num_bulk_out: minimum number of bulk-out endpoints
+ * @num_interrupt_in: minimum number of interrupt-in endpoints
+ * @num_interrupt_out: minimum number of interrupt-out endpoints
  * @bulk_in_size: minimum number of bytes to allocate for bulk-in buffer
  *     (0 = end-point size)
  * @bulk_out_size: bytes to allocate for bulk-out buffer (0 = end-point size)
 
        unsigned char           num_ports;
 
+       unsigned char           num_bulk_in;
+       unsigned char           num_bulk_out;
+       unsigned char           num_interrupt_in;
+       unsigned char           num_interrupt_out;
+
        size_t                  bulk_in_size;
        size_t                  bulk_out_size;