* is given by the endpoint.
  */
 static int uvc_init_video_isoc(struct uvc_video_device *video,
-       struct usb_host_endpoint *ep)
+       struct usb_host_endpoint *ep, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
        struct urb *urb;
        unsigned int npackets, i, j;
        size = npackets * psize;
 
        for (i = 0; i < UVC_URBS; ++i) {
-               urb = usb_alloc_urb(npackets, GFP_KERNEL);
+               urb = usb_alloc_urb(npackets, gfp_flags);
                if (urb == NULL) {
                        uvc_uninit_video(video);
                        return -ENOMEM;
                }
 
                video->urb_buffer[i] = usb_buffer_alloc(video->dev->udev,
-                       size, GFP_KERNEL, &urb->transfer_dma);
+                       size, gfp_flags, &urb->transfer_dma);
                if (video->urb_buffer[i] == NULL) {
                        usb_free_urb(urb);
                        uvc_uninit_video(video);
  * given by the endpoint.
  */
 static int uvc_init_video_bulk(struct uvc_video_device *video,
-       struct usb_host_endpoint *ep)
+       struct usb_host_endpoint *ep, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
        struct urb *urb;
        unsigned int pipe, i;
        pipe = usb_rcvbulkpipe(video->dev->udev, ep->desc.bEndpointAddress);
 
        for (i = 0; i < UVC_URBS; ++i) {
-               urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
+               urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, gfp_flags);
                if (urb == NULL) {
                        uvc_uninit_video(video);
                        return -ENOMEM;
                }
 
                video->urb_buffer[i] = usb_buffer_alloc(video->dev->udev,
-                       size, GFP_KERNEL, &urb->transfer_dma);
+                       size, gfp_flags, &urb->transfer_dma);
                if (video->urb_buffer[i] == NULL) {
                        usb_free_urb(urb);
                        uvc_uninit_video(video);
 /*
  * Initialize isochronous/bulk URBs and allocate transfer buffers.
  */
-static int uvc_init_video(struct uvc_video_device *video)
+static int uvc_init_video(struct uvc_video_device *video, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
        struct usb_interface *intf = video->streaming->intf;
        struct usb_host_interface *alts;
                if ((ret = usb_set_interface(video->dev->udev, intfnum, i)) < 0)
                        return ret;
 
-               ret = uvc_init_video_isoc(video, ep);
+               ret = uvc_init_video_isoc(video, ep, gfp_flags);
        } else {
                /* Bulk endpoint, proceed to URB initialization. */
                ep = uvc_find_endpoint(&intf->altsetting[0],
                if (ep == NULL)
                        return -EIO;
 
-               ret = uvc_init_video_bulk(video, ep);
+               ret = uvc_init_video_bulk(video, ep, gfp_flags);
        }
 
        if (ret < 0)
 
        /* Submit the URBs. */
        for (i = 0; i < UVC_URBS; ++i) {
-               if ((ret = usb_submit_urb(video->urb[i], GFP_KERNEL)) < 0) {
+               if ((ret = usb_submit_urb(video->urb[i], gfp_flags)) < 0) {
                        uvc_printk(KERN_ERR, "Failed to submit URB %u "
                                        "(%d).\n", i, ret);
                        uvc_uninit_video(video);
        if (!uvc_queue_streaming(&video->queue))
                return 0;
 
-       if ((ret = uvc_init_video(video)) < 0)
+       if ((ret = uvc_init_video(video, GFP_NOIO)) < 0)
                uvc_queue_enable(&video->queue, 0);
 
        return ret;
        if ((ret = uvc_queue_enable(&video->queue, 1)) < 0)
                return ret;
 
-       return uvc_init_video(video);
+       return uvc_init_video(video, GFP_KERNEL);
 }