diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
index a0545fc..0b88e76 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,8 @@ int xhci_hub_control(struct usb_hcd *hcd, u16 typeReq, u16 wValue,
 			goto error;
 		wIndex--;
 		temp = readl(port_array[wIndex]);
-		if (temp == 0xffffffff) {
+		if (temp == ~(u32)0) {
+			xhci_hc_died(xhci);
 			retval = -ENODEV;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1092,7 +1093,8 @@ int xhci_hub_control(struct usb_hcd *hcd, u16 typeReq, u16 wValue,
 			goto error;
 		wIndex--;
 		temp = readl(port_array[wIndex]);
-		if (temp == 0xffffffff) {
+		if (temp == ~(u32)0) {
+			xhci_hc_died(xhci);
 			retval = -ENODEV;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1267,7 +1269,8 @@ int xhci_hub_control(struct usb_hcd *hcd, u16 typeReq, u16 wValue,
 			goto error;
 		wIndex--;
 		temp = readl(port_array[wIndex]);
-		if (temp == 0xffffffff) {
+		if (temp == ~(u32)0) {
+			xhci_hc_died(xhci);
 			retval = -ENODEV;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1378,7 +1381,8 @@ int xhci_hub_status_data(struct usb_hcd *hcd, char *buf)
 	/* For each port, did anything change?  If so, set that bit in buf. */
 	for (i = 0; i < max_ports; i++) {
 		temp = readl(port_array[i]);
-		if (temp == 0xffffffff) {
+		if (temp == ~(u32)0) {
+			xhci_hc_died(xhci);
 			retval = -ENODEV;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index d45f533..c8910fd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -359,21 +359,19 @@ static int xhci_abort_cmd_ring(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, unsigned long flags)
 	xhci_write_64(xhci, temp_64 | CMD_RING_ABORT,
 			&xhci->op_regs->cmd_ring);
 
-	/* Section 4.6.1.2 of xHCI 1.0 spec says software should
-	 * time the completion od all xHCI commands, including
-	 * the Command Abort operation. If software doesn't see
-	 * CRR negated in a timely manner (e.g. longer than 5
-	 * seconds), then it should assume that the there are
-	 * larger problems with the xHC and assert HCRST.
+	/* Section 4.6.1.2 of xHCI 1.0 spec says software should also time the
+	 * completion of the Command Abort operation. If CRR is not negated in 5
+	 * seconds then driver handles it as if host died (-ENODEV).
+	 * In the future we should distinguish between -ENODEV and -ETIMEDOUT
+	 * and try to recover a -ETIMEDOUT with a host controller reset.
 	 */
 	ret = xhci_handshake(&xhci->op_regs->cmd_ring,
 			CMD_RING_RUNNING, 0, 5 * 1000 * 1000);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		xhci_err(xhci,
-			 "Stop command ring failed, maybe the host is dead\n");
-		xhci->xhc_state |= XHCI_STATE_DYING;
+		xhci_err(xhci, "Abort failed to stop command ring: %d\n", ret);
 		xhci_halt(xhci);
-		return -ESHUTDOWN;
+		xhci_hc_died(xhci);
+		return ret;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Writing the CMD_RING_ABORT bit should cause a cmd completion event,
@@ -873,6 +871,40 @@ static void xhci_kill_endpoint_urbs(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * host controller died, register read returns 0xffffffff
+ * Complete pending commands, mark them ABORTED.
+ * URBs need to be given back as usb core might be waiting with device locks
+ * held for the URBs to finish during device disconnect, blocking host remove.
+ *
+ * Call with xhci->lock held.
+ * lock is relased and re-acquired while giving back urb.
+ */
+void xhci_hc_died(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
+{
+	int i, j;
+
+	if (xhci->xhc_state & XHCI_STATE_DYING)
+		return;
+
+	xhci_err(xhci, "xHCI host controller not responding, assume dead\n");
+	xhci->xhc_state |= XHCI_STATE_DYING;
+
+	xhci_cleanup_command_queue(xhci);
+
+	/* return any pending urbs, remove may be waiting for them */
+	for (i = 0; i <= HCS_MAX_SLOTS(xhci->hcs_params1); i++) {
+		if (!xhci->devs[i])
+			continue;
+		for (j = 0; j < 31; j++)
+			xhci_kill_endpoint_urbs(xhci, i, j);
+	}
+
+	/* inform usb core hc died if PCI remove isn't already handling it */
+	if (!(xhci->xhc_state & XHCI_STATE_REMOVING))
+		usb_hc_died(xhci_to_hcd(xhci));
+}
+
 /* Watchdog timer function for when a stop endpoint command fails to complete.
  * In this case, we assume the host controller is broken or dying or dead.  The
  * host may still be completing some other events, so we have to be careful to
@@ -894,7 +926,6 @@ void xhci_stop_endpoint_command_watchdog(unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct xhci_hcd *xhci;
 	struct xhci_virt_ep *ep;
-	int ret, i, j;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	ep = (struct xhci_virt_ep *) arg;
@@ -911,52 +942,22 @@ void xhci_stop_endpoint_command_watchdog(unsigned long arg)
 	}
 
 	xhci_warn(xhci, "xHCI host not responding to stop endpoint command.\n");
-	xhci_warn(xhci, "Assuming host is dying, halting host.\n");
-	/* Oops, HC is dead or dying or at least not responding to the stop
-	 * endpoint command.
-	 */
-
-	xhci->xhc_state |= XHCI_STATE_DYING;
 	ep->ep_state &= ~EP_STOP_CMD_PENDING;
 
-	/* Disable interrupts from the host controller and start halting it */
-	xhci_quiesce(xhci);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
+	xhci_halt(xhci);
 
-	ret = xhci_halt(xhci);
+	/*
+	 * handle a stop endpoint cmd timeout as if host died (-ENODEV).
+	 * In the future we could distinguish between -ENODEV and -ETIMEDOUT
+	 * and try to recover a -ETIMEDOUT with a host controller reset
+	 */
+	xhci_hc_died(xhci);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&xhci->lock, flags);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		/* This is bad; the host is not responding to commands and it's
-		 * not allowing itself to be halted.  At least interrupts are
-		 * disabled. If we call usb_hc_died(), it will attempt to
-		 * disconnect all device drivers under this host.  Those
-		 * disconnect() methods will wait for all URBs to be unlinked,
-		 * so we must complete them.
-		 */
-		xhci_warn(xhci, "Non-responsive xHCI host is not halting.\n");
-		xhci_warn(xhci, "Completing active URBs anyway.\n");
-		/* We could turn all TDs on the rings to no-ops.  This won't
-		 * help if the host has cached part of the ring, and is slow if
-		 * we want to preserve the cycle bit.  Skip it and hope the host
-		 * doesn't touch the memory.
-		 */
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_HC_SLOTS; i++) {
-		if (!xhci->devs[i])
-			continue;
-		for (j = 0; j < 31; j++)
-			xhci_kill_endpoint_urbs(xhci, i, j);
-	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
 	xhci_dbg_trace(xhci, trace_xhci_dbg_cancel_urb,
-			"Calling usb_hc_died()");
-	usb_hc_died(xhci_to_hcd(xhci));
-	xhci_dbg_trace(xhci, trace_xhci_dbg_cancel_urb,
 			"xHCI host controller is dead.");
 }
 
-
 static void update_ring_for_set_deq_completion(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 		struct xhci_virt_device *dev,
 		struct xhci_ring *ep_ring,
@@ -1291,7 +1292,6 @@ void xhci_cleanup_command_queue(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 void xhci_handle_command_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct xhci_hcd *xhci;
-	int ret;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 hw_ring_state;
 
@@ -1312,22 +1312,17 @@ void xhci_handle_command_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* Make sure command ring is running before aborting it */
 	hw_ring_state = xhci_read_64(xhci, &xhci->op_regs->cmd_ring);
+	if (hw_ring_state == ~(u64)0) {
+		xhci_hc_died(xhci);
+		goto time_out_completed;
+	}
+
 	if ((xhci->cmd_ring_state & CMD_RING_STATE_RUNNING) &&
 	    (hw_ring_state & CMD_RING_RUNNING))  {
 		/* Prevent new doorbell, and start command abort */
 		xhci->cmd_ring_state = CMD_RING_STATE_ABORTED;
 		xhci_dbg(xhci, "Command timeout\n");
-		ret = xhci_abort_cmd_ring(xhci, flags);
-		if (unlikely(ret == -ESHUTDOWN)) {
-			xhci_err(xhci, "Abort command ring failed\n");
-			xhci_cleanup_command_queue(xhci);
-			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;
-		}
-
+		xhci_abort_cmd_ring(xhci, flags);
 		goto time_out_completed;
 	}
 
@@ -2695,7 +2690,8 @@ irqreturn_t xhci_irq(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	spin_lock(&xhci->lock);
 	/* Check if the xHC generated the interrupt, or the irq is shared */
 	status = readl(&xhci->op_regs->status);
-	if (status == 0xffffffff) {
+	if (status == ~(u32)0) {
+		xhci_hc_died(xhci);
 		ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 5ecba7c..3e5d89b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -1504,10 +1504,16 @@ int xhci_urb_dequeue(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct urb *urb, int status)
 	if (!ep || !ep_ring)
 		goto err_giveback;
 
+	/* If xHC is dead take it down and return ALL URBs in xhci_hc_died() */
 	temp = readl(&xhci->op_regs->status);
-	if (temp == 0xffffffff || (xhci->xhc_state & XHCI_STATE_HALTED)) {
+	if (temp == ~(u32)0 || xhci->xhc_state & XHCI_STATE_DYING) {
+		xhci_hc_died(xhci);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	if (xhci->xhc_state & XHCI_STATE_HALTED) {
 		xhci_dbg_trace(xhci, trace_xhci_dbg_cancel_urb,
-				"HW died, freeing TD.");
+				"HC halted, freeing TD manually.");
 		for (i = urb_priv->num_tds_done;
 		     i < urb_priv->num_tds;
 		     i++) {
@@ -2598,6 +2604,12 @@ static int xhci_configure_endpoint(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&xhci->lock, flags);
+
+	if (xhci->xhc_state & XHCI_STATE_DYING) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
+		return -ESHUTDOWN;
+	}
+
 	virt_dev = xhci->devs[udev->slot_id];
 
 	ctrl_ctx = xhci_get_input_control_ctx(command->in_ctx);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
index 52153e1..3818504 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
@@ -2131,6 +2131,7 @@ int xhci_hub_control(struct usb_hcd *hcd, u16 typeReq, u16 wValue, u16 wIndex,
 		char *buf, u16 wLength);
 int xhci_hub_status_data(struct usb_hcd *hcd, char *buf);
 int xhci_find_raw_port_number(struct usb_hcd *hcd, int port1);
+void xhci_hc_died(struct xhci_hcd *xhci);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 int xhci_bus_suspend(struct usb_hcd *hcd);