diff --git a/common/cmd_usb.c b/common/cmd_usb.c
index 320667f..bca9d94 100644
--- a/common/cmd_usb.c
+++ b/common/cmd_usb.c
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ void usb_display_class_sub(unsigned char dclass, unsigned char subclass,
 
 void usb_display_string(struct usb_device *dev, int index)
 {
-	char buffer[256];
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(char, buffer, 256);
+
 	if (index != 0) {
 		if (usb_string(dev, index, &buffer[0], 256) > 0)
 			printf("String: \"%s\"", buffer);
diff --git a/common/usb.c b/common/usb.c
index 6e21ae2..3005012 100644
--- a/common/usb.c
+++ b/common/usb.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ static struct usb_device usb_dev[USB_MAX_DEVICE];
 static int dev_index;
 static int running;
 static int asynch_allowed;
-static struct devrequest setup_packet;
 
 char usb_started; /* flag for the started/stopped USB status */
 
@@ -185,23 +184,25 @@ int usb_control_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int pipe,
 			unsigned short value, unsigned short index,
 			void *data, unsigned short size, int timeout)
 {
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(struct devrequest, setup_packet,
+		sizeof(struct devrequest));
 	if ((timeout == 0) && (!asynch_allowed)) {
 		/* request for a asynch control pipe is not allowed */
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	/* set setup command */
-	setup_packet.requesttype = requesttype;
-	setup_packet.request = request;
-	setup_packet.value = cpu_to_le16(value);
-	setup_packet.index = cpu_to_le16(index);
-	setup_packet.length = cpu_to_le16(size);
+	setup_packet->requesttype = requesttype;
+	setup_packet->request = request;
+	setup_packet->value = cpu_to_le16(value);
+	setup_packet->index = cpu_to_le16(index);
+	setup_packet->length = cpu_to_le16(size);
 	USB_PRINTF("usb_control_msg: request: 0x%X, requesttype: 0x%X, " \
 		   "value 0x%X index 0x%X length 0x%X\n",
 		   request, requesttype, value, index, size);
 	dev->status = USB_ST_NOT_PROC; /*not yet processed */
 
-	submit_control_msg(dev, pipe, data, size, &setup_packet);
+	submit_control_msg(dev, pipe, data, size, setup_packet);
 	if (timeout == 0)
 		return (int)size;
 
@@ -698,7 +699,7 @@ static int usb_string_sub(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int langid,
  */
 int usb_string(struct usb_device *dev, int index, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	unsigned char mybuf[USB_BUFSIZ];
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, mybuf, USB_BUFSIZ);
 	unsigned char *tbuf;
 	int err;
 	unsigned int u, idx;
@@ -798,7 +799,7 @@ int usb_new_device(struct usb_device *dev)
 {
 	int addr, err;
 	int tmp;
-	unsigned char tmpbuf[USB_BUFSIZ];
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, tmpbuf, USB_BUFSIZ);
 
 	/* We still haven't set the Address yet */
 	addr = dev->devnum;
@@ -919,14 +920,18 @@ int usb_new_device(struct usb_device *dev)
 				"(expected %i, got %i)\n", tmp, err);
 		return 1;
 	}
+
+	/* Now copy the local device descriptor to global device descriptor*/
+	memcpy(&dev->descriptor, desc, sizeof(dev->descriptor));
+
 	/* correct le values */
 	le16_to_cpus(&dev->descriptor.bcdUSB);
 	le16_to_cpus(&dev->descriptor.idVendor);
 	le16_to_cpus(&dev->descriptor.idProduct);
 	le16_to_cpus(&dev->descriptor.bcdDevice);
 	/* only support for one config for now */
-	usb_get_configuration_no(dev, &tmpbuf[0], 0);
-	usb_parse_config(dev, &tmpbuf[0], 0);
+	usb_get_configuration_no(dev, tmpbuf, 0);
+	usb_parse_config(dev, tmpbuf, 0);
 	usb_set_maxpacket(dev);
 	/* we set the default configuration here */
 	if (usb_set_configuration(dev, dev->config.desc.bConfigurationValue)) {
@@ -1080,7 +1085,7 @@ static int hub_port_reset(struct usb_device *dev, int port,
 			unsigned short *portstat)
 {
 	int tries;
-	struct usb_port_status portsts;
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(struct usb_port_status, portsts, 1);
 	unsigned short portstatus, portchange;
 
 	USB_HUB_PRINTF("hub_port_reset: resetting port %d...\n", port);
@@ -1089,13 +1094,13 @@ static int hub_port_reset(struct usb_device *dev, int port,
 		usb_set_port_feature(dev, port + 1, USB_PORT_FEAT_RESET);
 		wait_ms(200);
 
-		if (usb_get_port_status(dev, port + 1, &portsts) < 0) {
+		if (usb_get_port_status(dev, port + 1, portsts) < 0) {
 			USB_HUB_PRINTF("get_port_status failed status %lX\n",
 					dev->status);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		portstatus = le16_to_cpu(portsts.wPortStatus);
-		portchange = le16_to_cpu(portsts.wPortChange);
+		portstatus = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortStatus);
+		portchange = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortChange);
 
 		USB_HUB_PRINTF("portstatus %x, change %x, %s\n",
 				portstatus, portchange,
@@ -1133,19 +1138,19 @@ static int hub_port_reset(struct usb_device *dev, int port,
 void usb_hub_port_connect_change(struct usb_device *dev, int port)
 {
 	struct usb_device *usb;
-	struct usb_port_status portsts;
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(struct usb_port_status, portsts, 1);
 	unsigned short portstatus;
 
 	/* Check status */
-	if (usb_get_port_status(dev, port + 1, &portsts) < 0) {
+	if (usb_get_port_status(dev, port + 1, portsts) < 0) {
 		USB_HUB_PRINTF("get_port_status failed\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	portstatus = le16_to_cpu(portsts.wPortStatus);
+	portstatus = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortStatus);
 	USB_HUB_PRINTF("portstatus %x, change %x, %s\n",
 			portstatus,
-			le16_to_cpu(portsts.wPortChange),
+			le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortChange),
 			portspeed(portstatus));
 
 	/* Clear the connection change status */
@@ -1194,7 +1199,8 @@ void usb_hub_port_connect_change(struct usb_device *dev, int port)
 int usb_hub_configure(struct usb_device *dev)
 {
 	int i;
-	unsigned char buffer[USB_BUFSIZ], *bitmap;
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, buffer, USB_BUFSIZ);
+	unsigned char *bitmap;
 	struct usb_hub_descriptor *descriptor;
 	struct usb_hub_device *hub;
 #ifdef USB_HUB_DEBUG
@@ -1316,16 +1322,16 @@ int usb_hub_configure(struct usb_device *dev)
 	usb_hub_power_on(hub);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->maxchild; i++) {
-		struct usb_port_status portsts;
+		ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(struct usb_port_status, portsts, 1);
 		unsigned short portstatus, portchange;
 
-		if (usb_get_port_status(dev, i + 1, &portsts) < 0) {
+		if (usb_get_port_status(dev, i + 1, portsts) < 0) {
 			USB_HUB_PRINTF("get_port_status failed\n");
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		portstatus = le16_to_cpu(portsts.wPortStatus);
-		portchange = le16_to_cpu(portsts.wPortChange);
+		portstatus = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortStatus);
+		portchange = le16_to_cpu(portsts->wPortChange);
 		USB_HUB_PRINTF("Port %d Status %X Change %X\n",
 				i + 1, portstatus, portchange);
 
diff --git a/common/usb_storage.c b/common/usb_storage.c
index de84c8d..88ca390 100644
--- a/common/usb_storage.c
+++ b/common/usb_storage.c
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ static const unsigned char us_direction[256/8] = {
 };
 #define US_DIRECTION(x) ((us_direction[x>>3] >> (x & 7)) & 1)
 
-static unsigned char usb_stor_buf[512];
-static ccb usb_ccb;
+static ccb usb_ccb __attribute__((aligned(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN)));
 
 /*
  * CBI style
@@ -210,17 +209,17 @@ int usb_stor_info(void)
 static unsigned int usb_get_max_lun(struct us_data *us)
 {
 	int len;
-	unsigned char result;
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, result, 1);
 	len = usb_control_msg(us->pusb_dev,
 			      usb_rcvctrlpipe(us->pusb_dev, 0),
 			      US_BBB_GET_MAX_LUN,
 			      USB_TYPE_CLASS | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE | USB_DIR_IN,
 			      0, us->ifnum,
-			      &result, sizeof(result),
+			      result, sizeof(char),
 			      USB_CNTL_TIMEOUT * 5);
 	USB_STOR_PRINTF("Get Max LUN -> len = %i, result = %i\n",
-			len, (int) result);
-	return (len > 0) ? result : 0;
+			len, (int) *result);
+	return (len > 0) ? *result : 0;
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -233,9 +232,6 @@ int usb_stor_scan(int mode)
 	unsigned char i;
 	struct usb_device *dev;
 
-	/* GJ */
-	memset(usb_stor_buf, 0, sizeof(usb_stor_buf));
-
 	if (mode == 1)
 		printf("       scanning bus for storage devices... ");
 
@@ -499,7 +495,7 @@ int usb_stor_BBB_comdat(ccb *srb, struct us_data *us)
 	int actlen;
 	int dir_in;
 	unsigned int pipe;
-	umass_bbb_cbw_t cbw;
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(umass_bbb_cbw_t, cbw, 1);
 
 	dir_in = US_DIRECTION(srb->cmd[0]);
 
@@ -522,16 +518,16 @@ int usb_stor_BBB_comdat(ccb *srb, struct us_data *us)
 	/* always OUT to the ep */
 	pipe = usb_sndbulkpipe(us->pusb_dev, us->ep_out);
 
-	cbw.dCBWSignature = cpu_to_le32(CBWSIGNATURE);
-	cbw.dCBWTag = cpu_to_le32(CBWTag++);
-	cbw.dCBWDataTransferLength = cpu_to_le32(srb->datalen);
-	cbw.bCBWFlags = (dir_in ? CBWFLAGS_IN : CBWFLAGS_OUT);
-	cbw.bCBWLUN = srb->lun;
-	cbw.bCDBLength = srb->cmdlen;
+	cbw->dCBWSignature = cpu_to_le32(CBWSIGNATURE);
+	cbw->dCBWTag = cpu_to_le32(CBWTag++);
+	cbw->dCBWDataTransferLength = cpu_to_le32(srb->datalen);
+	cbw->bCBWFlags = (dir_in ? CBWFLAGS_IN : CBWFLAGS_OUT);
+	cbw->bCBWLUN = srb->lun;
+	cbw->bCDBLength = srb->cmdlen;
 	/* copy the command data into the CBW command data buffer */
 	/* DST SRC LEN!!! */
-	memcpy(cbw.CBWCDB, srb->cmd, srb->cmdlen);
-	result = usb_bulk_msg(us->pusb_dev, pipe, &cbw, UMASS_BBB_CBW_SIZE,
+	memcpy(cbw->CBWCDB, srb->cmd, srb->cmdlen);
+	result = usb_bulk_msg(us->pusb_dev, pipe, cbw, UMASS_BBB_CBW_SIZE,
 			      &actlen, USB_CNTL_TIMEOUT * 5);
 	if (result < 0)
 		USB_STOR_PRINTF("usb_stor_BBB_comdat:usb_bulk_msg error\n");
@@ -675,7 +671,7 @@ int usb_stor_BBB_transport(ccb *srb, struct us_data *us)
 	int dir_in;
 	int actlen, data_actlen;
 	unsigned int pipe, pipein, pipeout;
-	umass_bbb_csw_t csw;
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(umass_bbb_csw_t, csw, 1);
 #ifdef BBB_XPORT_TRACE
 	unsigned char *ptr;
 	int index;
@@ -733,7 +729,7 @@ st:
 	retry = 0;
 again:
 	USB_STOR_PRINTF("STATUS phase\n");
-	result = usb_bulk_msg(us->pusb_dev, pipein, &csw, UMASS_BBB_CSW_SIZE,
+	result = usb_bulk_msg(us->pusb_dev, pipein, csw, UMASS_BBB_CSW_SIZE,
 				&actlen, USB_CNTL_TIMEOUT*5);
 
 	/* special handling of STALL in STATUS phase */
@@ -753,28 +749,28 @@ again:
 		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_FAILED;
 	}
 #ifdef BBB_XPORT_TRACE
-	ptr = (unsigned char *)&csw;
+	ptr = (unsigned char *)csw;
 	for (index = 0; index < UMASS_BBB_CSW_SIZE; index++)
 		printf("ptr[%d] %#x ", index, ptr[index]);
 	printf("\n");
 #endif
 	/* misuse pipe to get the residue */
-	pipe = le32_to_cpu(csw.dCSWDataResidue);
+	pipe = le32_to_cpu(csw->dCSWDataResidue);
 	if (pipe == 0 && srb->datalen != 0 && srb->datalen - data_actlen != 0)
 		pipe = srb->datalen - data_actlen;
-	if (CSWSIGNATURE != le32_to_cpu(csw.dCSWSignature)) {
+	if (CSWSIGNATURE != le32_to_cpu(csw->dCSWSignature)) {
 		USB_STOR_PRINTF("!CSWSIGNATURE\n");
 		usb_stor_BBB_reset(us);
 		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_FAILED;
-	} else if ((CBWTag - 1) != le32_to_cpu(csw.dCSWTag)) {
+	} else if ((CBWTag - 1) != le32_to_cpu(csw->dCSWTag)) {
 		USB_STOR_PRINTF("!Tag\n");
 		usb_stor_BBB_reset(us);
 		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_FAILED;
-	} else if (csw.bCSWStatus > CSWSTATUS_PHASE) {
+	} else if (csw->bCSWStatus > CSWSTATUS_PHASE) {
 		USB_STOR_PRINTF(">PHASE\n");
 		usb_stor_BBB_reset(us);
 		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_FAILED;
-	} else if (csw.bCSWStatus == CSWSTATUS_PHASE) {
+	} else if (csw->bCSWStatus == CSWSTATUS_PHASE) {
 		USB_STOR_PRINTF("=PHASE\n");
 		usb_stor_BBB_reset(us);
 		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_FAILED;
@@ -782,7 +778,7 @@ again:
 		USB_STOR_PRINTF("transferred %dB instead of %ldB\n",
 			data_actlen, srb->datalen);
 		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_FAILED;
-	} else if (csw.bCSWStatus == CSWSTATUS_FAILED) {
+	} else if (csw->bCSWStatus == CSWSTATUS_FAILED) {
 		USB_STOR_PRINTF("FAILED\n");
 		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_FAILED;
 	}
@@ -1343,7 +1339,8 @@ int usb_stor_get_info(struct usb_device *dev, struct us_data *ss,
 		      block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc)
 {
 	unsigned char perq, modi;
-	unsigned long cap[2];
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned long, cap, 2);
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, usb_stor_buf, 36);
 	unsigned long *capacity, *blksz;
 	ccb *pccb = &usb_ccb;
 
@@ -1367,9 +1364,9 @@ int usb_stor_get_info(struct usb_device *dev, struct us_data *ss,
 		/* drive is removable */
 		dev_desc->removable = 1;
 	}
-	memcpy(&dev_desc->vendor[0], &usb_stor_buf[8], 8);
-	memcpy(&dev_desc->product[0], &usb_stor_buf[16], 16);
-	memcpy(&dev_desc->revision[0], &usb_stor_buf[32], 4);
+	memcpy(&dev_desc->vendor[0], (const void *) &usb_stor_buf[8], 8);
+	memcpy(&dev_desc->product[0], (const void *) &usb_stor_buf[16], 16);
+	memcpy(&dev_desc->revision[0], (const void *) &usb_stor_buf[32], 4);
 	dev_desc->vendor[8] = 0;
 	dev_desc->product[16] = 0;
 	dev_desc->revision[4] = 0;
diff --git a/disk/part_dos.c b/disk/part_dos.c
index b5bcb37..70211ee 100644
--- a/disk/part_dos.c
+++ b/disk/part_dos.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int test_block_type(unsigned char *buffer)
 
 int test_part_dos (block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc)
 {
-	unsigned char buffer[dev_desc->blksz];
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, buffer, dev_desc->blksz);
 
 	if ((dev_desc->block_read(dev_desc->dev, 0, 1, (ulong *) buffer) != 1) ||
 	    (buffer[DOS_PART_MAGIC_OFFSET + 0] != 0x55) ||
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index d893b2a..eb5220b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ static struct descriptor {
  */
 static void flush_invalidate(u32 addr, int size, int flush)
 {
+	/*
+	 * Size is the bytes actually moved during transaction,
+	 * which may not equal to the cache line. This results
+	 * stop address passed for invalidating cache may not be aligned.
+	 * Therfore making size as multiple of cache line size.
+	 */
+	size = ALIGN(size, ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN);
+
 	if (flush)
 		flush_dcache_range(addr, addr + size);
 	else
diff --git a/include/scsi.h b/include/scsi.h
index c52759c..89ae45f 100644
--- a/include/scsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi.h
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 
 typedef struct SCSI_cmd_block{
 	unsigned char		cmd[16];					/* command				   */
-	unsigned char		sense_buf[64];		/* for request sense */
+	/* for request sense */
+	unsigned char		sense_buf[64]
+		__attribute__((aligned(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN)));
 	unsigned char		status;						/* SCSI Status			 */
 	unsigned char		target;						/* Target ID				 */
 	unsigned char		lun;							/* Target LUN        */
diff --git a/include/usb.h b/include/usb.h
index 06170cd..5f4f110 100644
--- a/include/usb.h
+++ b/include/usb.h
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ struct usb_device {
 	int epmaxpacketout[16];		/* OUTput endpoint specific maximums */
 
 	int configno;			/* selected config number */
-	struct usb_device_descriptor descriptor; /* Device Descriptor */
+	/* Device Descriptor */
+	struct usb_device_descriptor descriptor
+		__attribute__((aligned(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN)));
 	struct usb_config config; /* config descriptor */
 
 	int have_langid;		/* whether string_langid is valid yet */
