diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index fc9f578..3b51554 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1592,6 +1592,139 @@ int usbnet_resume (struct usb_interface *intf)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_resume);
 
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+int usbnet_read_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
+		    u16 value, u16 index, void *data, u16 size)
+{
+	void *buf = NULL;
+	int err = -ENOMEM;
+
+	netdev_dbg(dev->net, "usbnet_read_cmd cmd=0x%02x reqtype=%02x"
+		   " value=0x%04x index=0x%04x size=%d\n",
+		   cmd, reqtype, value, index, size);
+
+	if (data) {
+		buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!buf)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	err = usb_control_msg(dev->udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(dev->udev, 0),
+			      cmd, reqtype, value, index, buf, size,
+			      USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	if (err > 0 && err <= size)
+		memcpy(data, buf, err);
+	kfree(buf);
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_read_cmd);
+
+int usbnet_write_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
+		     u16 value, u16 index, const void *data, u16 size)
+{
+	void *buf = NULL;
+	int err = -ENOMEM;
+
+	netdev_dbg(dev->net, "usbnet_write_cmd cmd=0x%02x reqtype=%02x"
+		   " value=0x%04x index=0x%04x size=%d\n",
+		   cmd, reqtype, value, index, size);
+
+	if (data) {
+		buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!buf)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	err = usb_control_msg(dev->udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev->udev, 0),
+			      cmd, reqtype, value, index, buf, size,
+			      USB_CTRL_SET_TIMEOUT);
+	kfree(buf);
+
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_write_cmd);
+
+static void usbnet_async_cmd_cb(struct urb *urb)
+{
+	struct usb_ctrlrequest *req = (struct usb_ctrlrequest *)urb->context;
+	int status = urb->status;
+
+	if (status < 0)
+		dev_dbg(&urb->dev->dev, "%s failed with %d",
+			__func__, status);
+
+	kfree(req);
+	usb_free_urb(urb);
+}
+
+int usbnet_write_cmd_async(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
+			   u16 value, u16 index, const void *data, u16 size)
+{
+	struct usb_ctrlrequest *req = NULL;
+	struct urb *urb;
+	int err = -ENOMEM;
+	void *buf = NULL;
+
+	netdev_dbg(dev->net, "usbnet_write_cmd cmd=0x%02x reqtype=%02x"
+		   " value=0x%04x index=0x%04x size=%d\n",
+		   cmd, reqtype, value, index, size);
+
+	urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!urb) {
+		netdev_err(dev->net, "Error allocating URB in"
+			   " %s!\n", __func__);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (data) {
+		buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!buf) {
+			netdev_err(dev->net, "Error allocating buffer"
+				   " in %s!\n", __func__);
+			goto fail_free;
+		}
+	}
+
+	req = kmalloc(sizeof(struct usb_ctrlrequest), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!req) {
+		netdev_err(dev->net, "Failed to allocate memory for %s\n",
+			   __func__);
+		goto fail_free_buf;
+	}
+
+	req->bRequestType = reqtype;
+	req->bRequest = cmd;
+	req->wValue = cpu_to_le16(value);
+	req->wIndex = cpu_to_le16(index);
+	req->wLength = cpu_to_le16(size);
+
+	usb_fill_control_urb(urb, dev->udev,
+			     usb_sndctrlpipe(dev->udev, 0),
+			     (void *)req, buf, size,
+			     usbnet_async_cmd_cb, req);
+	urb->transfer_flags |= URB_FREE_BUFFER;
+
+	err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		netdev_err(dev->net, "Error submitting the control"
+			   " message: status=%d\n", err);
+		goto fail_free;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+fail_free_buf:
+	kfree(buf);
+fail_free:
+	kfree(req);
+	usb_free_urb(urb);
+fail:
+	return err;
+
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_write_cmd_async);
+
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
index f87cf62..32a57dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ extern int usbnet_suspend(struct usb_interface *, pm_message_t);
 extern int usbnet_resume(struct usb_interface *);
 extern void usbnet_disconnect(struct usb_interface *);
 
+extern int usbnet_read_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
+		    u16 value, u16 index, void *data, u16 size);
+extern int usbnet_write_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
+		    u16 value, u16 index, const void *data, u16 size);
+extern int usbnet_write_cmd_async(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
+		    u16 value, u16 index, const void *data, u16 size);
 
 /* Drivers that reuse some of the standard USB CDC infrastructure
  * (notably, using multiple interfaces according to the CDC
