"Enable software buffering (default: "
                 __MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_SW_BUFFERING) ")");
 
+#define INTERFACE_DATA         1
 #define ENDPOINT_INT           0x81
 #define ENDPOINT_DATA          0x07
 #define ENDPOINT_FIRMWARE      0x05
 struct speedtch_instance_data {
        struct usbatm_data *usbatm;
 
+       unsigned int altsetting;
+
        struct work_struct status_checker;
 
        unsigned char last_status;
           because we're in our own kernel thread anyway. */
        msleep_interruptible(1000);
 
+       if ((ret = usb_set_interface(usb_dev, INTERFACE_DATA, instance->altsetting)) < 0) {
+               usb_err(usbatm, "%s: setting interface to %d failed (%d)!\n", __func__, instance->altsetting, ret);
+               goto out_free;
+       }
+
        /* Enable software buffering, if requested */
        if (sw_buffering)
                speedtch_set_swbuff(instance, 1);
 
        atm_dbg(usbatm, "%s entered\n", __func__);
 
-       if ((ret = usb_set_interface(usb_dev, 1, altsetting)) < 0) {
-               atm_dbg(usbatm, "%s: usb_set_interface returned %d!\n", __func__, ret);
-               return ret;
-       }
-
        /* Set MAC address, it is stored in the serial number */
        memset(atm_dev->esi, 0, sizeof(atm_dev->esi));
        if (usb_string(usb_dev, usb_dev->descriptor.iSerialNumber, mac_str, sizeof(mac_str)) == 12) {
 
        instance->usbatm = usbatm;
 
+       /* altsetting may change at any moment, so take a snapshot */
+       instance->altsetting = altsetting;
+
+       if (instance->altsetting)
+               if ((ret = usb_set_interface(usb_dev, INTERFACE_DATA, instance->altsetting)) < 0) {
+                       usb_err(usbatm, "%s: setting interface to %2d failed (%d)!\n", __func__, instance->altsetting, ret);
+                       instance->altsetting = 0; /* fall back to default */
+               }
+
+       if (!instance->altsetting) {
+               if ((ret = usb_set_interface(usb_dev, INTERFACE_DATA, DEFAULT_ALTSETTING)) < 0) {
+                       usb_err(usbatm, "%s: setting interface to %2d failed (%d)!\n", __func__, DEFAULT_ALTSETTING, ret);
+                       goto fail_free;
+               }
+               instance->altsetting = DEFAULT_ALTSETTING;
+       }
+
        INIT_WORK(&instance->status_checker, (void *)speedtch_check_status, instance);
 
        instance->status_checker.timer.function = speedtch_status_poll;
 
 
 #define UDSL_MAX_RCV_URBS              16
 #define UDSL_MAX_SND_URBS              16
-#define UDSL_MAX_RCV_BUF_SIZE          1024    /* ATM cells */
-#define UDSL_MAX_SND_BUF_SIZE          1024    /* ATM cells */
+#define UDSL_MAX_BUF_SIZE              64 * 1024       /* bytes */
 #define UDSL_DEFAULT_RCV_URBS          4
 #define UDSL_DEFAULT_SND_URBS          4
-#define UDSL_DEFAULT_RCV_BUF_SIZE      64      /* ATM cells */
-#define UDSL_DEFAULT_SND_BUF_SIZE      64      /* ATM cells */
+#define UDSL_DEFAULT_RCV_BUF_SIZE      64 * ATM_CELL_SIZE      /* bytes */
+#define UDSL_DEFAULT_SND_BUF_SIZE      64 * ATM_CELL_SIZE      /* bytes */
 
 #define ATM_CELL_HEADER                        (ATM_CELL_SIZE - ATM_CELL_PAYLOAD)
 
 
 static unsigned int num_rcv_urbs = UDSL_DEFAULT_RCV_URBS;
 static unsigned int num_snd_urbs = UDSL_DEFAULT_SND_URBS;
-static unsigned int rcv_buf_size = UDSL_DEFAULT_RCV_BUF_SIZE;
-static unsigned int snd_buf_size = UDSL_DEFAULT_SND_BUF_SIZE;
+static unsigned int rcv_buf_bytes = UDSL_DEFAULT_RCV_BUF_SIZE;
+static unsigned int snd_buf_bytes = UDSL_DEFAULT_SND_BUF_SIZE;
 
 module_param(num_rcv_urbs, uint, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(num_rcv_urbs,
                 __MODULE_STRING(UDSL_MAX_SND_URBS) ", default: "
                 __MODULE_STRING(UDSL_DEFAULT_SND_URBS) ")");
 
-module_param(rcv_buf_size, uint, S_IRUGO);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(rcv_buf_size,
-                "Size of the buffers used for reception in ATM cells (range: 1-"
-                __MODULE_STRING(UDSL_MAX_RCV_BUF_SIZE) ", default: "
+module_param(rcv_buf_bytes, uint, S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(rcv_buf_bytes,
+                "Size of the buffers used for reception, in bytes (range: 1-"
+                __MODULE_STRING(UDSL_MAX_BUF_SIZE) ", default: "
                 __MODULE_STRING(UDSL_DEFAULT_RCV_BUF_SIZE) ")");
 
-module_param(snd_buf_size, uint, S_IRUGO);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(snd_buf_size,
-                "Size of the buffers used for transmission in ATM cells (range: 1-"
+module_param(snd_buf_bytes, uint, S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(snd_buf_bytes,
+                "Size of the buffers used for transmission, in bytes (range: 1-"
                 __MODULE_STRING(UDSL_MAX_SND_BUF_SIZE) ", default: "
                 __MODULE_STRING(UDSL_DEFAULT_SND_BUF_SIZE) ")");
 
 {
        struct usbatm_control *ctrl = UDSL_SKB(skb);
        struct atm_vcc *vcc = ctrl->atm.vcc;
-       unsigned int num_written;
+       unsigned int bytes_written;
        unsigned int stride = instance->tx_channel.stride;
 
        vdbg("%s: skb->len=%d, avail_space=%u", __func__, skb->len, avail_space);
        UDSL_ASSERT(!(avail_space % stride));
 
-       for (num_written = 0; num_written < avail_space && ctrl->len;
-            num_written += stride, target += stride) {
+       for (bytes_written = 0; bytes_written < avail_space && ctrl->len;
+            bytes_written += stride, target += stride) {
                unsigned int data_len = min_t(unsigned int, skb->len, ATM_CELL_PAYLOAD);
                unsigned int left = ATM_CELL_PAYLOAD - data_len;
                u8 *ptr = target;
                        ctrl->crc = crc32_be(ctrl->crc, ptr, left);
        }
 
-       return num_written;
+       return bytes_written;
 }
 
 
        struct sk_buff *skb = instance->current_skb;
        struct urb *urb = NULL;
        const unsigned int buf_size = instance->tx_channel.buf_size;
-       unsigned int num_written = 0;
+       unsigned int bytes_written = 0;
        u8 *buffer = NULL;
 
        if (!skb)
                        if (!urb)
                                break;          /* no more senders */
                        buffer = urb->transfer_buffer;
-                       num_written = (urb->status == -EAGAIN) ?
+                       bytes_written = (urb->status == -EAGAIN) ?
                                urb->transfer_buffer_length : 0;
                }
 
-               num_written += usbatm_write_cells(instance, skb,
-                                                 buffer + num_written,
-                                                 buf_size - num_written);
+               bytes_written += usbatm_write_cells(instance, skb,
+                                                 buffer + bytes_written,
+                                                 buf_size - bytes_written);
 
                vdbg("%s: wrote %u bytes from skb 0x%p to urb 0x%p",
-                    __func__, num_written, skb, urb);
+                    __func__, bytes_written, skb, urb);
 
                if (!UDSL_SKB(skb)->len) {
                        struct atm_vcc *vcc = UDSL_SKB(skb)->atm.vcc;
                        skb = skb_dequeue(&instance->sndqueue);
                }
 
-               if (num_written == buf_size || (!skb && num_written)) {
-                       urb->transfer_buffer_length = num_written;
+               if (bytes_written == buf_size || (!skb && bytes_written)) {
+                       urb->transfer_buffer_length = bytes_written;
 
                        if (usbatm_submit_urb(urb))
                                break;
        char *buf;
        int error = -ENOMEM;
        int i, length;
+       unsigned int maxpacket, num_packets;
 
        dev_dbg(dev, "%s: trying driver %s with vendor=%04x, product=%04x, ifnum %2d\n",
                        __func__, driver->driver_name,
        instance->tx_channel.endpoint = usb_sndbulkpipe(usb_dev, driver->out);
        instance->rx_channel.stride = ATM_CELL_SIZE + driver->rx_padding;
        instance->tx_channel.stride = ATM_CELL_SIZE + driver->tx_padding;
-       instance->rx_channel.buf_size = rcv_buf_size * instance->rx_channel.stride;
-       instance->tx_channel.buf_size = snd_buf_size * instance->tx_channel.stride;
        instance->rx_channel.usbatm = instance->tx_channel.usbatm = instance;
 
+       /* tx buffer size must be a positive multiple of the stride */
+       instance->tx_channel.buf_size = max (instance->tx_channel.stride,
+                       snd_buf_bytes - (snd_buf_bytes % instance->tx_channel.stride));
+
+       /* rx buffer size must be a positive multiple of the endpoint maxpacket */
+       maxpacket = usb_maxpacket(usb_dev, instance->rx_channel.endpoint, 0);
+
+       if ((maxpacket < 1) || (maxpacket > UDSL_MAX_BUF_SIZE)) {
+               dev_err(dev, "%s: invalid endpoint %02x!\n", __func__,
+                               usb_pipeendpoint(instance->rx_channel.endpoint));
+               error = -EINVAL;
+               goto fail_unbind;
+       }
+
+       num_packets = max (1U, (rcv_buf_bytes + maxpacket / 2) / maxpacket); /* round */
+
+       if (num_packets * maxpacket > UDSL_MAX_BUF_SIZE)
+               num_packets--;
+
+       instance->rx_channel.buf_size = num_packets * maxpacket;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+       for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+               struct usbatm_channel *channel = i ?
+                       &instance->tx_channel : &instance->rx_channel;
+
+               dev_dbg(dev, "%s: using %d byte buffer for %s channel 0x%p\n", __func__, channel->buf_size, i ? "tx" : "rx", channel);
+       }
+#endif
+
        skb_queue_head_init(&instance->sndqueue);
 
        for (i = 0; i < num_rcv_urbs + num_snd_urbs; i++) {
 
        if ((num_rcv_urbs > UDSL_MAX_RCV_URBS)
            || (num_snd_urbs > UDSL_MAX_SND_URBS)
-           || (rcv_buf_size < 1)
-           || (rcv_buf_size > UDSL_MAX_RCV_BUF_SIZE)
-           || (snd_buf_size < 1)
-           || (snd_buf_size > UDSL_MAX_SND_BUF_SIZE))
+           || (rcv_buf_bytes < 1)
+           || (rcv_buf_bytes > UDSL_MAX_BUF_SIZE)
+           || (snd_buf_bytes < 1)
+           || (snd_buf_bytes > UDSL_MAX_BUF_SIZE))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        return 0;