diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc-core.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc-core.c
index 0b0d12c..56da49f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc-core.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 
 #include <linux/usb/ch9.h>
 #include <linux/usb/gadget.h>
@@ -49,6 +50,57 @@
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+int usb_gadget_map_request(struct usb_gadget *gadget,
+		struct usb_request *req, int is_in)
+{
+	if (req->length == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (req->num_sgs) {
+		int     mapped;
+
+		mapped = dma_map_sg(&gadget->dev, req->sg, req->num_sgs,
+				is_in ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+		if (mapped == 0) {
+			dev_err(&gadget->dev, "failed to map SGs\n");
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+
+		req->num_mapped_sgs = mapped;
+	} else {
+		req->dma = dma_map_single(&gadget->dev, req->buf, req->length,
+				is_in ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+
+		if (dma_mapping_error(&gadget->dev, req->dma)) {
+			dev_err(&gadget->dev, "failed to map buffer\n");
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_gadget_map_request);
+
+void usb_gadget_unmap_request(struct usb_gadget *gadget,
+		struct usb_request *req, int is_in)
+{
+	if (req->length == 0)
+		return;
+
+	if (req->num_mapped_sgs) {
+		dma_unmap_sg(&gadget->dev, req->sg, req->num_mapped_sgs,
+				is_in ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+
+		req->num_mapped_sgs = 0;
+	} else {
+		dma_unmap_single(&gadget->dev, req->dma, req->length,
+				is_in ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_gadget_unmap_request);
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 /**
  * usb_gadget_start - tells usb device controller to start up
  * @gadget: The gadget we want to get started
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/gadget.h b/include/linux/usb/gadget.h
index da653b5..9517466 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/gadget.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/gadget.h
@@ -950,6 +950,16 @@
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+/* utility to simplify map/unmap of usb_requests to/from DMA */
+
+extern int usb_gadget_map_request(struct usb_gadget *gadget,
+		struct usb_request *req, int is_in);
+
+extern void usb_gadget_unmap_request(struct usb_gadget *gadget,
+		struct usb_request *req, int is_in);
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 /* utility wrapping a simple endpoint selection policy */
 
 extern struct usb_ep *usb_ep_autoconfig(struct usb_gadget *,