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diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/core/Kconfig
index 2fc0f88a3d8..f493fb1eaa2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/Kconfig
@@ -31,7 +31,30 @@ config USB_DEVICEFS
For the format of the various /proc/bus/usb/ files, please read
<file:Documentation/usb/proc_usb_info.txt>.
- Most users want to say Y here.
+ Usbfs files can't handle Access Control Lists (ACL), which are the
+ default way to grant access to USB devices for untrusted users of a
+ desktop system. The usbfs functionality is replaced by real
+ device-nodes managed by udev. These nodes live in /dev/bus/usb and
+ are used by libusb.
+
+config USB_DEVICE_CLASS
+ bool "USB device class-devices (DEPRECATED)"
+ depends on USB
+ default n
+ ---help---
+ Userspace access to USB devices is granted by device-nodes exported
+ directly from the usbdev in sysfs. Old versions of the driver
+ core and udev needed additional class devices to export device nodes.
+
+ These additional devices are difficult to handle in userspace, if
+ information about USB interfaces must be available. One device contains
+ the device node, the other device contains the interface data. Both
+ devices are at the same level in sysfs (siblings) and one can't access
+ the other. The device node created directly by the usbdev is the parent
+ device of the interface and therefore easily accessible from the interface
+ event.
+
+ This option provides backward compatibility if needed.
config USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS
bool "Dynamic USB minor allocation (EXPERIMENTAL)"