diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
index 12871b5d4a2e..6231ce6aa0c3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ static int xhci_stop_device(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, int slot_id, int suspend)
 	struct xhci_virt_device *virt_dev;
 	struct xhci_command *cmd;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int timeleft;
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
@@ -304,12 +303,10 @@ static int xhci_stop_device(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, int slot_id, int suspend)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
 
 	/* Wait for last stop endpoint command to finish */
-	timeleft = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(
-			cmd->completion,
-			XHCI_CMD_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
-	if (timeleft <= 0) {
-		xhci_warn(xhci, "%s while waiting for stop endpoint command\n",
-				timeleft == 0 ? "Timeout" : "Signal");
+	wait_for_completion(cmd->completion);
+
+	if (cmd->status == COMP_CMD_ABORT || cmd->status == COMP_CMD_STOP) {
+		xhci_warn(xhci, "Timeout while waiting for stop endpoint command\n");
 		ret = -ETIME;
 	}
 	xhci_free_command(xhci, cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mem.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mem.c
index 38dc721bc8bb..6a57e81c2a76 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mem.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mem.c
@@ -1793,10 +1793,11 @@ void xhci_free_command(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 void xhci_mem_cleanup(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 {
 	struct device	*dev = xhci_to_hcd(xhci)->self.controller;
-	struct xhci_cd  *cur_cd, *next_cd;
 	int size;
 	int i, j, num_ports;
 
+	del_timer_sync(&xhci->cmd_timer);
+
 	/* Free the Event Ring Segment Table and the actual Event Ring */
 	size = sizeof(struct xhci_erst_entry)*(xhci->erst.num_entries);
 	if (xhci->erst.entries)
@@ -1815,11 +1816,6 @@ void xhci_mem_cleanup(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 		xhci_ring_free(xhci, xhci->cmd_ring);
 	xhci->cmd_ring = NULL;
 	xhci_dbg_trace(xhci, trace_xhci_dbg_init, "Freed command ring");
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(cur_cd, next_cd,
-			&xhci->cancel_cmd_list, cancel_cmd_list) {
-		list_del(&cur_cd->cancel_cmd_list);
-		kfree(cur_cd);
-	}
 	xhci_cleanup_command_queue(xhci);
 
 	for (i = 1; i < MAX_HC_SLOTS; ++i)
@@ -2323,7 +2319,6 @@ int xhci_mem_init(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, gfp_t flags)
 	u32 page_size, temp;
 	int i;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xhci->cancel_cmd_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xhci->cmd_list);
 
 	page_size = readl(&xhci->op_regs->page_size);
@@ -2510,6 +2505,11 @@ int xhci_mem_init(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, gfp_t flags)
 			"Wrote ERST address to ir_set 0.");
 	xhci_print_ir_set(xhci, 0);
 
+	/* init command timeout timer */
+	init_timer(&xhci->cmd_timer);
+	xhci->cmd_timer.data = (unsigned long) xhci;
+	xhci->cmd_timer.function = xhci_handle_command_timeout;
+
 	/*
 	 * XXX: Might need to set the Interrupter Moderation Register to
 	 * something other than the default (~1ms minimum between interrupts).
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index 3d60865a3d8f..d67ff71209f5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -287,17 +287,7 @@ static int xhci_abort_cmd_ring(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 
 	xhci_dbg(xhci, "Abort command ring\n");
 
-	if (!(xhci->cmd_ring_state & CMD_RING_STATE_RUNNING)) {
-		xhci_dbg(xhci, "The command ring isn't running, "
-				"Have the command ring been stopped?\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	temp_64 = xhci_read_64(xhci, &xhci->op_regs->cmd_ring);
-	if (!(temp_64 & CMD_RING_RUNNING)) {
-		xhci_dbg(xhci, "Command ring had been stopped\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
 	xhci->cmd_ring_state = CMD_RING_STATE_ABORTED;
 	xhci_write_64(xhci, temp_64 | CMD_RING_ABORT,
 			&xhci->op_regs->cmd_ring);
@@ -323,71 +313,6 @@ static int xhci_abort_cmd_ring(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int xhci_queue_cd(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
-		struct xhci_command *command,
-		union xhci_trb *cmd_trb)
-{
-	struct xhci_cd *cd;
-	cd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct xhci_cd), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!cd)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cd->cancel_cmd_list);
-
-	cd->command = command;
-	cd->cmd_trb = cmd_trb;
-	list_add_tail(&cd->cancel_cmd_list, &xhci->cancel_cmd_list);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Cancel the command which has issue.
- *
- * Some commands may hang due to waiting for acknowledgement from
- * usb device. It is outside of the xHC's ability to control and
- * will cause the command ring is blocked. When it occurs software
- * should intervene to recover the command ring.
- * See Section 4.6.1.1 and 4.6.1.2
- */
-int xhci_cancel_cmd(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, struct xhci_command *command,
-		union xhci_trb *cmd_trb)
-{
-	int retval = 0;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&xhci->lock, flags);
-
-	if (xhci->xhc_state & XHCI_STATE_DYING) {
-		xhci_warn(xhci, "Abort the command ring,"
-				" but the xHCI is dead.\n");
-		retval = -ESHUTDOWN;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	/* queue the cmd desriptor to cancel_cmd_list */
-	retval = xhci_queue_cd(xhci, command, cmd_trb);
-	if (retval) {
-		xhci_warn(xhci, "Queuing command descriptor failed.\n");
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	/* abort command ring */
-	retval = xhci_abort_cmd_ring(xhci);
-	if (retval) {
-		xhci_err(xhci, "Abort command ring failed\n");
-		if (unlikely(retval == -ESHUTDOWN)) {
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
-			usb_hc_died(xhci_to_hcd(xhci)->primary_hcd);
-			xhci_dbg(xhci, "xHCI host controller is dead.\n");
-			return retval;
-		}
-	}
-
-fail:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
-	return retval;
-}
-
 void xhci_ring_ep_doorbell(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 		unsigned int slot_id,
 		unsigned int ep_index,
@@ -1206,164 +1131,6 @@ static void xhci_handle_cmd_reset_ep(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, int slot_id,
 	}
 }
 
-/* Complete the command and detele it from the devcie's command queue.
- */
-static void xhci_complete_cmd_in_cmd_wait_list(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
-		struct xhci_command *command, u32 status)
-{
-	command->status = status;
-	list_del(&command->cmd_list);
-	if (command->completion)
-		complete(command->completion);
-	else
-		xhci_free_command(xhci, command);
-}
-
-
-/*
- * Finding the command trb need to be cancelled and modifying it to
- * NO OP command. And if the command is in device's command wait
- * list, finishing and freeing it.
- *
- * If we can't find the command trb, we think it had already been
- * executed.
- */
-static void xhci_cmd_to_noop(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, struct xhci_cd *cur_cd)
-{
-	struct xhci_segment *cur_seg;
-	union xhci_trb *cmd_trb;
-	u32 cycle_state;
-
-	if (xhci->cmd_ring->dequeue == xhci->cmd_ring->enqueue)
-		return;
-
-	/* find the current segment of command ring */
-	cur_seg = find_trb_seg(xhci->cmd_ring->first_seg,
-			xhci->cmd_ring->dequeue, &cycle_state);
-
-	if (!cur_seg) {
-		xhci_warn(xhci, "Command ring mismatch, dequeue = %p %llx (dma)\n",
-				xhci->cmd_ring->dequeue,
-				(unsigned long long)
-				xhci_trb_virt_to_dma(xhci->cmd_ring->deq_seg,
-					xhci->cmd_ring->dequeue));
-		xhci_debug_ring(xhci, xhci->cmd_ring);
-		xhci_dbg_ring_ptrs(xhci, xhci->cmd_ring);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* find the command trb matched by cd from command ring */
-	for (cmd_trb = xhci->cmd_ring->dequeue;
-			cmd_trb != xhci->cmd_ring->enqueue;
-			next_trb(xhci, xhci->cmd_ring, &cur_seg, &cmd_trb)) {
-		/* If the trb is link trb, continue */
-		if (TRB_TYPE_LINK_LE32(cmd_trb->generic.field[3]))
-			continue;
-
-		if (cur_cd->cmd_trb == cmd_trb) {
-
-			/* If the command in device's command list, we should
-			 * finish it and free the command structure.
-			 */
-			if (cur_cd->command)
-				xhci_complete_cmd_in_cmd_wait_list(xhci,
-					cur_cd->command, COMP_CMD_STOP);
-
-			/* get cycle state from the origin command trb */
-			cycle_state = le32_to_cpu(cmd_trb->generic.field[3])
-				& TRB_CYCLE;
-
-			/* modify the command trb to NO OP command */
-			cmd_trb->generic.field[0] = 0;
-			cmd_trb->generic.field[1] = 0;
-			cmd_trb->generic.field[2] = 0;
-			cmd_trb->generic.field[3] = cpu_to_le32(
-					TRB_TYPE(TRB_CMD_NOOP) | cycle_state);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-static void xhci_cancel_cmd_in_cd_list(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
-{
-	struct xhci_cd *cur_cd, *next_cd;
-
-	if (list_empty(&xhci->cancel_cmd_list))
-		return;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(cur_cd, next_cd,
-			&xhci->cancel_cmd_list, cancel_cmd_list) {
-		xhci_cmd_to_noop(xhci, cur_cd);
-		list_del(&cur_cd->cancel_cmd_list);
-		kfree(cur_cd);
-	}
-}
-
-/*
- * traversing the cancel_cmd_list. If the command descriptor according
- * to cmd_trb is found, the function free it and return 1, otherwise
- * return 0.
- */
-static int xhci_search_cmd_trb_in_cd_list(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
-		union xhci_trb *cmd_trb)
-{
-	struct xhci_cd *cur_cd, *next_cd;
-
-	if (list_empty(&xhci->cancel_cmd_list))
-		return 0;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(cur_cd, next_cd,
-			&xhci->cancel_cmd_list, cancel_cmd_list) {
-		if (cur_cd->cmd_trb == cmd_trb) {
-			if (cur_cd->command)
-				xhci_complete_cmd_in_cmd_wait_list(xhci,
-					cur_cd->command, COMP_CMD_STOP);
-			list_del(&cur_cd->cancel_cmd_list);
-			kfree(cur_cd);
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * If the cmd_trb_comp_code is COMP_CMD_ABORT, we just check whether the
- * trb pointed by the command ring dequeue pointer is the trb we want to
- * cancel or not. And if the cmd_trb_comp_code is COMP_CMD_STOP, we will
- * traverse the cancel_cmd_list to trun the all of the commands according
- * to command descriptor to NO-OP trb.
- */
-static int handle_stopped_cmd_ring(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
-		int cmd_trb_comp_code)
-{
-	int cur_trb_is_good = 0;
-
-	/* Searching the cmd trb pointed by the command ring dequeue
-	 * pointer in command descriptor list. If it is found, free it.
-	 */
-	cur_trb_is_good = xhci_search_cmd_trb_in_cd_list(xhci,
-			xhci->cmd_ring->dequeue);
-
-	if (cmd_trb_comp_code == COMP_CMD_ABORT)
-		xhci->cmd_ring_state = CMD_RING_STATE_STOPPED;
-	else if (cmd_trb_comp_code == COMP_CMD_STOP) {
-		/* traversing the cancel_cmd_list and canceling
-		 * the command according to command descriptor
-		 */
-		xhci_cancel_cmd_in_cd_list(xhci);
-
-		xhci->cmd_ring_state = CMD_RING_STATE_RUNNING;
-		/*
-		 * ring command ring doorbell again to restart the
-		 * command ring
-		 */
-		if (xhci->cmd_ring->dequeue != xhci->cmd_ring->enqueue)
-			xhci_ring_cmd_db(xhci);
-	}
-	return cur_trb_is_good;
-}
-
 static void xhci_handle_cmd_enable_slot(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, int slot_id,
 		u32 cmd_comp_code)
 {
@@ -1480,6 +1247,97 @@ void xhci_cleanup_command_queue(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 		xhci_complete_del_and_free_cmd(cur_cmd, COMP_CMD_ABORT);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Turn all commands on command ring with status set to "aborted" to no-op trbs.
+ * If there are other commands waiting then restart the ring and kick the timer.
+ * This must be called with command ring stopped and xhci->lock held.
+ */
+static void xhci_handle_stopped_cmd_ring(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
+					 struct xhci_command *cur_cmd)
+{
+	struct xhci_command *i_cmd, *tmp_cmd;
+	u32 cycle_state;
+
+	/* Turn all aborted commands in list to no-ops, then restart */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(i_cmd, tmp_cmd, &xhci->cmd_list,
+				 cmd_list) {
+
+		if (i_cmd->status != COMP_CMD_ABORT)
+			continue;
+
+		i_cmd->status = COMP_CMD_STOP;
+
+		xhci_dbg(xhci, "Turn aborted command %p to no-op\n",
+			 i_cmd->command_trb);
+		/* get cycle state from the original cmd trb */
+		cycle_state = le32_to_cpu(
+			i_cmd->command_trb->generic.field[3]) &	TRB_CYCLE;
+		/* modify the command trb to no-op command */
+		i_cmd->command_trb->generic.field[0] = 0;
+		i_cmd->command_trb->generic.field[1] = 0;
+		i_cmd->command_trb->generic.field[2] = 0;
+		i_cmd->command_trb->generic.field[3] = cpu_to_le32(
+			TRB_TYPE(TRB_CMD_NOOP) | cycle_state);
+
+		/*
+		 * caller waiting for completion is called when command
+		 *  completion event is received for these no-op commands
+		 */
+	}
+
+	xhci->cmd_ring_state = CMD_RING_STATE_RUNNING;
+
+	/* ring command ring doorbell to restart the command ring */
+	if ((xhci->cmd_ring->dequeue != xhci->cmd_ring->enqueue) &&
+	    !(xhci->xhc_state & XHCI_STATE_DYING)) {
+		xhci->current_cmd = cur_cmd;
+		mod_timer(&xhci->cmd_timer, jiffies + XHCI_CMD_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+		xhci_ring_cmd_db(xhci);
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
+
+void xhci_handle_command_timeout(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct xhci_hcd *xhci;
+	int ret;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	u64 hw_ring_state;
+	struct xhci_command *cur_cmd = NULL;
+	xhci = (struct xhci_hcd *) data;
+
+	/* mark this command to be cancelled */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&xhci->lock, flags);
+	if (xhci->current_cmd) {
+		cur_cmd = xhci->current_cmd;
+		cur_cmd->status = COMP_CMD_ABORT;
+	}
+
+
+	/* Make sure command ring is running before aborting it */
+	hw_ring_state = xhci_read_64(xhci, &xhci->op_regs->cmd_ring);
+	if ((xhci->cmd_ring_state & CMD_RING_STATE_RUNNING) &&
+	    (hw_ring_state & CMD_RING_RUNNING))  {
+
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
+		xhci_dbg(xhci, "Command timeout\n");
+		ret = xhci_abort_cmd_ring(xhci);
+		if (unlikely(ret == -ESHUTDOWN)) {
+			xhci_err(xhci, "Abort command ring failed\n");
+			xhci_cleanup_command_queue(xhci);
+			usb_hc_died(xhci_to_hcd(xhci)->primary_hcd);
+			xhci_dbg(xhci, "xHCI host controller is dead.\n");
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+	/* command timeout on stopped ring, ring can't be aborted */
+	xhci_dbg(xhci, "Command timeout on stopped ring\n");
+	xhci_handle_stopped_cmd_ring(xhci, xhci->current_cmd);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
+	return;
+}
+
 static void handle_cmd_completion(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 		struct xhci_event_cmd *event)
 {
@@ -1513,26 +1371,28 @@ static void handle_cmd_completion(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 			 "Command completion event does not match command\n");
 		return;
 	}
+
+	del_timer(&xhci->cmd_timer);
+
 	trace_xhci_cmd_completion(cmd_trb, (struct xhci_generic_trb *) event);
 
 	cmd_comp_code = GET_COMP_CODE(le32_to_cpu(event->status));
-	if (cmd_comp_code == COMP_CMD_ABORT || cmd_comp_code == COMP_CMD_STOP) {
-		/* If the return value is 0, we think the trb pointed by
-		 * command ring dequeue pointer is a good trb. The good
-		 * trb means we don't want to cancel the trb, but it have
-		 * been stopped by host. So we should handle it normally.
-		 * Otherwise, driver should invoke inc_deq() and return.
-		 */
-		if (handle_stopped_cmd_ring(xhci, cmd_comp_code)) {
-			inc_deq(xhci, xhci->cmd_ring);
-			return;
-		}
-		/* There is no command to handle if we get a stop event when the
-		 * command ring is empty, event->cmd_trb points to the next
-		 * unset command
-		 */
-		if (xhci->cmd_ring->dequeue == xhci->cmd_ring->enqueue)
-			return;
+
+	/* If CMD ring stopped we own the trbs between enqueue and dequeue */
+	if (cmd_comp_code == COMP_CMD_STOP) {
+		xhci_handle_stopped_cmd_ring(xhci, cmd);
+		return;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Host aborted the command ring, check if the current command was
+	 * supposed to be aborted, otherwise continue normally.
+	 * The command ring is stopped now, but the xHC will issue a Command
+	 * Ring Stopped event which will cause us to restart it.
+	 */
+	if (cmd_comp_code == COMP_CMD_ABORT) {
+		xhci->cmd_ring_state = CMD_RING_STATE_STOPPED;
+		if (cmd->status == COMP_CMD_ABORT)
+			goto event_handled;
 	}
 
 	cmd_type = TRB_FIELD_TO_TYPE(le32_to_cpu(cmd_trb->generic.field[3]));
@@ -1563,6 +1423,9 @@ static void handle_cmd_completion(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 		xhci_handle_cmd_set_deq(xhci, slot_id, cmd_trb, cmd_comp_code);
 		break;
 	case TRB_CMD_NOOP:
+		/* Is this an aborted command turned to NO-OP? */
+		if (cmd->status == COMP_CMD_STOP)
+			cmd_comp_code = COMP_CMD_STOP;
 		break;
 	case TRB_RESET_EP:
 		WARN_ON(slot_id != TRB_TO_SLOT_ID(
@@ -1583,6 +1446,14 @@ static void handle_cmd_completion(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	/* restart timer if this wasn't the last command */
+	if (cmd->cmd_list.next != &xhci->cmd_list) {
+		xhci->current_cmd = list_entry(cmd->cmd_list.next,
+					       struct xhci_command, cmd_list);
+		mod_timer(&xhci->cmd_timer, jiffies + XHCI_CMD_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+	}
+
+event_handled:
 	xhci_complete_del_and_free_cmd(cmd, cmd_comp_code);
 
 	inc_deq(xhci, xhci->cmd_ring);
@@ -3988,6 +3859,13 @@ static int queue_command(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, struct xhci_command *cmd,
 	cmd->command_trb = xhci->cmd_ring->enqueue;
 	list_add_tail(&cmd->cmd_list, &xhci->cmd_list);
 
+	/* if there are no other commands queued we start the timeout timer */
+	if (xhci->cmd_list.next == &cmd->cmd_list &&
+	    !timer_pending(&xhci->cmd_timer)) {
+		xhci->current_cmd = cmd;
+		mod_timer(&xhci->cmd_timer, jiffies + XHCI_CMD_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+	}
+
 	queue_trb(xhci, xhci->cmd_ring, false, field1, field2, field3,
 			field4 | xhci->cmd_ring->cycle_state);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 64c1ba353856..2b8d9a24af09 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -1820,6 +1820,11 @@ static int xhci_configure_endpoint_result(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 	int ret;
 
 	switch (*cmd_status) {
+	case COMP_CMD_ABORT:
+	case COMP_CMD_STOP:
+		xhci_warn(xhci, "Timeout while waiting for configure endpoint command\n");
+		ret = -ETIME;
+		break;
 	case COMP_ENOMEM:
 		dev_warn(&udev->dev, "Not enough host controller resources "
 				"for new device state.\n");
@@ -1866,6 +1871,11 @@ static int xhci_evaluate_context_result(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 	struct xhci_virt_device *virt_dev = xhci->devs[udev->slot_id];
 
 	switch (*cmd_status) {
+	case COMP_CMD_ABORT:
+	case COMP_CMD_STOP:
+		xhci_warn(xhci, "Timeout while waiting for evaluate context command\n");
+		ret = -ETIME;
+		break;
 	case COMP_EINVAL:
 		dev_warn(&udev->dev, "WARN: xHCI driver setup invalid evaluate "
 				"context command.\n");
@@ -2590,7 +2600,6 @@ static int xhci_configure_endpoint(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 		bool ctx_change, bool must_succeed)
 {
 	int ret;
-	int timeleft;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct xhci_input_control_ctx *ctrl_ctx;
 	struct xhci_virt_device *virt_dev;
@@ -2646,21 +2655,7 @@ static int xhci_configure_endpoint(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
 
 	/* Wait for the configure endpoint command to complete */
-	timeleft = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(
-			command->completion,
-			XHCI_CMD_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
-	if (timeleft <= 0) {
-		xhci_warn(xhci, "%s while waiting for %s command\n",
-				timeleft == 0 ? "Timeout" : "Signal",
-				ctx_change == 0 ?
-					"configure endpoint" :
-					"evaluate context");
-		/* cancel the configure endpoint command */
-		ret = xhci_cancel_cmd(xhci, command, command->command_trb);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-		return -ETIME;
-	}
+	wait_for_completion(command->completion);
 
 	if (!ctx_change)
 		ret = xhci_configure_endpoint_result(xhci, udev,
@@ -3438,7 +3433,6 @@ int xhci_discover_or_reset_device(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct usb_device *udev)
 	unsigned int slot_id;
 	struct xhci_virt_device *virt_dev;
 	struct xhci_command *reset_device_cmd;
-	int timeleft;
 	int last_freed_endpoint;
 	struct xhci_slot_ctx *slot_ctx;
 	int old_active_eps = 0;
@@ -3506,15 +3500,7 @@ int xhci_discover_or_reset_device(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct usb_device *udev)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
 
 	/* Wait for the Reset Device command to finish */
-	timeleft = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(
-			reset_device_cmd->completion,
-			XHCI_CMD_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
-	if (timeleft <= 0) {
-		xhci_warn(xhci, "%s while waiting for reset device command\n",
-				timeleft == 0 ? "Timeout" : "Signal");
-		ret = -ETIME;
-		goto command_cleanup;
-	}
+	wait_for_completion(reset_device_cmd->completion);
 
 	/* The Reset Device command can't fail, according to the 0.95/0.96 spec,
 	 * unless we tried to reset a slot ID that wasn't enabled,
@@ -3522,6 +3508,11 @@ int xhci_discover_or_reset_device(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct usb_device *udev)
 	 */
 	ret = reset_device_cmd->status;
 	switch (ret) {
+	case COMP_CMD_ABORT:
+	case COMP_CMD_STOP:
+		xhci_warn(xhci, "Timeout waiting for reset device command\n");
+		ret = -ETIME;
+		goto command_cleanup;
 	case COMP_EBADSLT: /* 0.95 completion code for bad slot ID */
 	case COMP_CTX_STATE: /* 0.96 completion code for same thing */
 		xhci_dbg(xhci, "Can't reset device (slot ID %u) in %s state\n",
@@ -3691,7 +3682,6 @@ int xhci_alloc_dev(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct usb_device *udev)
 {
 	struct xhci_hcd *xhci = hcd_to_xhci(hcd);
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int timeleft;
 	int ret;
 	struct xhci_command *command;
 
@@ -3711,19 +3701,9 @@ int xhci_alloc_dev(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct usb_device *udev)
 	xhci_ring_cmd_db(xhci);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
 
-	/* XXX: how much time for xHC slot assignment? */
-	timeleft = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(
-			command->completion,
-			XHCI_CMD_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
-	if (timeleft <= 0) {
-		xhci_warn(xhci, "%s while waiting for a slot\n",
-				timeleft == 0 ? "Timeout" : "Signal");
-		/* cancel the enable slot request */
-		ret = xhci_cancel_cmd(xhci, NULL, command->command_trb);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	wait_for_completion(command->completion);
 
-	if (!xhci->slot_id) {
+	if (!xhci->slot_id || command->status != COMP_SUCCESS) {
 		xhci_err(xhci, "Error while assigning device slot ID\n");
 		xhci_err(xhci, "Max number of devices this xHCI host supports is %u.\n",
 				HCS_MAX_SLOTS(
@@ -3792,7 +3772,6 @@ static int xhci_setup_device(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct usb_device *udev,
 {
 	const char *act = setup == SETUP_CONTEXT_ONLY ? "context" : "address";
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int timeleft;
 	struct xhci_virt_device *virt_dev;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct xhci_hcd *xhci = hcd_to_xhci(hcd);
@@ -3867,23 +3846,18 @@ static int xhci_setup_device(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct usb_device *udev,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
 
 	/* ctrl tx can take up to 5 sec; XXX: need more time for xHC? */
-	timeleft = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(
-			command->completion, XHCI_CMD_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+	wait_for_completion(command->completion);
+
 	/* FIXME: From section 4.3.4: "Software shall be responsible for timing
 	 * the SetAddress() "recovery interval" required by USB and aborting the
 	 * command on a timeout.
 	 */
-	if (timeleft <= 0) {
-		xhci_warn(xhci, "%s while waiting for setup %s command\n",
-			  timeleft == 0 ? "Timeout" : "Signal", act);
-		/* cancel the address device command */
-		ret = xhci_cancel_cmd(xhci, NULL, command->command_trb);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-		return -ETIME;
-	}
-
 	switch (command->status) {
+	case COMP_CMD_ABORT:
+	case COMP_CMD_STOP:
+		xhci_warn(xhci, "Timeout while waiting for setup device command\n");
+		ret = -ETIME;
+		break;
 	case COMP_CTX_STATE:
 	case COMP_EBADSLT:
 		xhci_err(xhci, "Setup ERROR: setup %s command for slot %d.\n",
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
index fde57b09a9bd..2774526449a6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
@@ -1295,7 +1295,6 @@ struct xhci_td {
 
 /* command descriptor */
 struct xhci_cd {
-	struct list_head	cancel_cmd_list;
 	struct xhci_command	*command;
 	union xhci_trb		*cmd_trb;
 };
@@ -1480,9 +1479,10 @@ struct xhci_hcd {
 #define CMD_RING_STATE_RUNNING         (1 << 0)
 #define CMD_RING_STATE_ABORTED         (1 << 1)
 #define CMD_RING_STATE_STOPPED         (1 << 2)
-	struct list_head        cancel_cmd_list;
 	struct list_head        cmd_list;
 	unsigned int		cmd_ring_reserved_trbs;
+	struct timer_list	cmd_timer;
+	struct xhci_command	*current_cmd;
 	struct xhci_ring	*event_ring;
 	struct xhci_erst	erst;
 	/* Scratchpad */
@@ -1845,8 +1845,8 @@ void xhci_queue_config_ep_quirk(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 		unsigned int slot_id, unsigned int ep_index,
 		struct xhci_dequeue_state *deq_state);
 void xhci_stop_endpoint_command_watchdog(unsigned long arg);
-int xhci_cancel_cmd(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, struct xhci_command *command,
-		union xhci_trb *cmd_trb);
+void xhci_handle_command_timeout(unsigned long data);
+
 void xhci_ring_ep_doorbell(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, unsigned int slot_id,
 		unsigned int ep_index, unsigned int stream_id);
 void xhci_cleanup_command_queue(struct xhci_hcd *xhci);