diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig
index bf7ad73..6f1afd7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig
@@ -514,6 +514,9 @@
 config USB_F_NCM
 	tristate
 
+config USB_F_ECM
+	tristate
+
 choice
 	tristate "USB Gadget Drivers"
 	default USB_ETH
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/Makefile b/drivers/usb/gadget/Makefile
index 34b117e..66152f5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_U_RNDIS)	+= u_rndis.o
 usb_f_ncm-y			:= f_ncm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_F_NCM)		+= usb_f_ncm.o
+usb_f_ecm-y			:= f_ecm.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_USB_F_ECM)		+= usb_f_ecm.o
 
 #
 # USB gadget drivers
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c
index bffa997..ceedaf7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
  * the runtime footprint, and giving us at least some parts of what
  * a "gcc --combine ... part1.c part2.c part3.c ... " build would.
  */
+#define USBF_ECM_INCLUDED
 #include "f_ecm.c"
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/ether.c
index 6bff24f..862ef65 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/ether.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
  * the runtime footprint, and giving us at least some parts of what
  * a "gcc --combine ... part1.c part2.c part3.c ... " build would.
  */
+#define USBF_ECM_INCLUDED
 #include "f_ecm.c"
 #include "f_subset.c"
 #ifdef	USB_ETH_RNDIS
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_ecm.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_ecm.c
index abf8a31..1b5aeb2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_ecm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_ecm.c
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 
 #include "u_ether.h"
+#include "u_ecm.h"
 
 
 /*
@@ -687,6 +689,40 @@
 	int			status;
 	struct usb_ep		*ep;
 
+#ifndef USBF_ECM_INCLUDED
+	struct f_ecm_opts	*ecm_opts;
+
+	if (!can_support_ecm(cdev->gadget))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ecm_opts = container_of(f->fi, struct f_ecm_opts, func_inst);
+
+	/*
+	 * in drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:configfs_composite_bind()
+	 * configurations are bound in sequence with list_for_each_entry,
+	 * in each configuration its functions are bound in sequence
+	 * with list_for_each_entry, so we assume no race condition
+	 * with regard to ecm_opts->bound access
+	 */
+	if (!ecm_opts->bound) {
+		gether_set_gadget(ecm_opts->net, cdev->gadget);
+		status = gether_register_netdev(ecm_opts->net);
+		if (status)
+			return status;
+		ecm_opts->bound = true;
+	}
+#endif
+	if (ecm_string_defs[0].id == 0) {
+		status = usb_string_ids_tab(c->cdev, ecm_string_defs);
+		if (status)
+			return status;
+
+		ecm_control_intf.iInterface = ecm_string_defs[0].id;
+		ecm_data_intf.iInterface = ecm_string_defs[2].id;
+		ecm_desc.iMACAddress = ecm_string_defs[1].id;
+		ecm_iad_descriptor.iFunction = ecm_string_defs[3].id;
+	}
+
 	/* allocate instance-specific interface IDs */
 	status = usb_interface_id(c, f);
 	if (status < 0)
@@ -796,8 +832,10 @@
 	return status;
 }
 
+#ifdef USBF_ECM_INCLUDED
+
 static void
-ecm_unbind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
+ecm_old_unbind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 {
 	struct f_ecm		*ecm = func_to_ecm(f);
 
@@ -834,17 +872,6 @@
 	if (!can_support_ecm(c->cdev->gadget) || !ethaddr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (ecm_string_defs[0].id == 0) {
-		status = usb_string_ids_tab(c->cdev, ecm_string_defs);
-		if (status)
-			return status;
-
-		ecm_control_intf.iInterface = ecm_string_defs[0].id;
-		ecm_data_intf.iInterface = ecm_string_defs[2].id;
-		ecm_desc.iMACAddress = ecm_string_defs[1].id;
-		ecm_iad_descriptor.iFunction = ecm_string_defs[3].id;
-	}
-
 	/* allocate and initialize one new instance */
 	ecm = kzalloc(sizeof *ecm, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ecm)
@@ -861,7 +888,7 @@
 	ecm->port.func.strings = ecm_strings;
 	/* descriptors are per-instance copies */
 	ecm->port.func.bind = ecm_bind;
-	ecm->port.func.unbind = ecm_unbind;
+	ecm->port.func.unbind = ecm_old_unbind;
 	ecm->port.func.set_alt = ecm_set_alt;
 	ecm->port.func.get_alt = ecm_get_alt;
 	ecm->port.func.setup = ecm_setup;
@@ -872,3 +899,99 @@
 		kfree(ecm);
 	return status;
 }
+
+#else
+
+static void ecm_free_inst(struct usb_function_instance *f)
+{
+	struct f_ecm_opts *opts;
+
+	opts = container_of(f, struct f_ecm_opts, func_inst);
+	if (opts->bound)
+		gether_cleanup(netdev_priv(opts->net));
+	else
+		free_netdev(opts->net);
+	kfree(opts);
+}
+
+static struct usb_function_instance *ecm_alloc_inst(void)
+{
+	struct f_ecm_opts *opts;
+
+	opts = kzalloc(sizeof(*opts), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!opts)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	opts->func_inst.free_func_inst = ecm_free_inst;
+	opts->net = gether_setup_default();
+	if (IS_ERR(opts->net))
+		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(opts->net));
+
+	return &opts->func_inst;
+}
+
+static void ecm_free(struct usb_function *f)
+{
+	struct f_ecm *ecm;
+
+	ecm = func_to_ecm(f);
+	kfree(ecm);
+}
+
+static void ecm_unbind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
+{
+	struct f_ecm		*ecm = func_to_ecm(f);
+
+	DBG(c->cdev, "ecm unbind\n");
+
+	ecm_string_defs[0].id = 0;
+	usb_free_all_descriptors(f);
+
+	kfree(ecm->notify_req->buf);
+	usb_ep_free_request(ecm->notify, ecm->notify_req);
+}
+
+struct usb_function *ecm_alloc(struct usb_function_instance *fi)
+{
+	struct f_ecm	*ecm;
+	struct f_ecm_opts *opts;
+	int status;
+
+	/* allocate and initialize one new instance */
+	ecm = kzalloc(sizeof(*ecm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ecm)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	opts = container_of(fi, struct f_ecm_opts, func_inst);
+
+	/* export host's Ethernet address in CDC format */
+	status = gether_get_host_addr_cdc(opts->net, ecm->ethaddr,
+					  sizeof(ecm->ethaddr));
+	if (status < 12) {
+		kfree(ecm);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+	ecm_string_defs[1].s = ecm->ethaddr;
+
+	ecm->port.ioport = netdev_priv(opts->net);
+	ecm->port.cdc_filter = DEFAULT_FILTER;
+
+	ecm->port.func.name = "cdc_ethernet";
+	ecm->port.func.strings = ecm_strings;
+	/* descriptors are per-instance copies */
+	ecm->port.func.bind = ecm_bind;
+	ecm->port.func.unbind = ecm_unbind;
+	ecm->port.func.set_alt = ecm_set_alt;
+	ecm->port.func.get_alt = ecm_get_alt;
+	ecm->port.func.setup = ecm_setup;
+	ecm->port.func.disable = ecm_disable;
+	ecm->port.func.free_func = ecm_free;
+
+	return &ecm->port.func;
+}
+
+DECLARE_USB_FUNCTION_INIT(ecm, ecm_alloc_inst, ecm_alloc);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("David Brownell");
+
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/g_ffs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/g_ffs.c
index fbfdb53..d38a073 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/g_ffs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/g_ffs.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #    define USB_ETH_RNDIS y
 #  endif
 
+#define USBF_ECM_INCLUDED
 #  include "f_ecm.c"
 #  include "f_subset.c"
 #  ifdef USB_ETH_RNDIS
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/multi.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/multi.c
index ce21e9f..6164393 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/multi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/multi.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
  */
 #include "f_mass_storage.c"
 
+#define USBF_ECM_INCLUDED
 #include "f_ecm.c"
 #include "f_subset.c"
 #ifdef USB_ETH_RNDIS
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/nokia.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/nokia.c
index 39f6cb5..8e42c88 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/nokia.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/nokia.c
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
  * the runtime footprint, and giving us at least some parts of what
  * a "gcc --combine ... part1.c part2.c part3.c ... " build would.
  */
-#define USBF_OBEX_INCLUDED
+#define USBF_ECM_INCLUDED
 #include "f_ecm.c"
+#define USBF_OBEX_INCLUDED
 #include "f_obex.c"
 #include "f_phonet.c"
 #include "u_ether.h"
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/u_ecm.h b/drivers/usb/gadget/u_ecm.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99b6b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/u_ecm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * u_ecm.h
+ *
+ * Utility definitions for the ecm function
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
+ *		http://www.samsung.com
+ *
+ * Author: Andrzej Pietrasiewicz <andrzej.p@samsung.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#ifndef U_ECM_H
+#define U_ECM_H
+
+#include <linux/usb/composite.h>
+
+struct f_ecm_opts {
+	struct usb_function_instance	func_inst;
+	struct net_device		*net;
+	bool				bound;
+};
+
+#endif /* U_ECM_H */