diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/pci.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/pci.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..962e4348ac228de41601c23f85a6f7d9a9b94628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/pci.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * linux/pci.h compatibility header
+ */
+
+#ifndef _COMPAT_PCI_H
+#define _COMPAT_PCI_H
+
+#include <linux/version.h>
+
+#include <linux/pci.h>
+
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
+#define pci_get_device pci_find_device
+#define pci_get_subsys pci_find_subsys
+#define pci_dev_get(x)	(x)
+#define pci_dev_put(x)
+#endif
+
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,4,22)
+static inline char *pci_name(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	return pdev->slot_name;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE
+#define DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE(_table) \
+	struct pci_device_id _table[]
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _COMPAT_PCI_H */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/pci_ids.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/pci_ids.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c61ba90f9601d7bceb6d7a82c6c0e11e57d63a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/pci_ids.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __COMPAT_LINUX_PCI_IDS_H
+#define __COMPAT_LINUX_PCI_IDS_H
+
+#include <linux/pci_ids.h>
+
+#ifndef PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMCC
+#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMCC	0x10e8
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PCI_VENDOR_ID_CBOARDS
+#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_CBOARDS	0x1307
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PCI_VENDOR_ID_QUANCOM
+#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_QUANCOM	0x8008
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PCI_DEVICE_ID_QUANCOM_GPIB
+#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_QUANCOM_GPIB	0x3302
+#endif
+
+#endif // __COMPAT_LINUX_PCI_IDS_H
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/usb.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/usb.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..40ad651d86c0d42fcdb83e917dd895a88f60153a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/usb.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+
+    linux/usb.h compatibility header
+
+    Copyright (C) 2003 Bernd Porr, Bernd.Porr@cn.stir.ac.uk
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef __COMPAT_LINUX_USB_H_
+#define __COMPAT_LINUX_USB_H_
+
+#include <linux/version.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
+
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+
+#define USB_ALLOC_URB(x) usb_alloc_urb(x)
+#define USB_SUBMIT_URB(x) usb_submit_urb(x)
+#define URB_ISO_ASAP USB_ISO_ASAP
+#define PROBE_ERR_RETURN(x) NULL
+#define usb_get_dev(x) (x)
+#define usb_put_dev(x)
+#define interface_to_usbdev(intf) NULL
+#else
+#define USB_ALLOC_URB(x) usb_alloc_urb(x,GFP_KERNEL)
+#define USB_SUBMIT_URB(x) usb_submit_urb(x,GFP_ATOMIC)
+#define PROBE_ERR_RETURN(x) (x)
+#endif
+
+#include <linux/usb.h>
+
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,12)
+static inline int USB_CONTROL_MSG(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int pipe,
+	__u8 request, __u8 requesttype, __u16 value, __u16 index,
+	void *data, __u16 size, int millisec_timeout)
+{
+	return usb_control_msg(dev, pipe, request, requesttype, value, index,
+		data, size, msecs_to_jiffies(millisec_timeout));
+}
+static inline int USB_BULK_MSG(struct usb_device *usb_dev, unsigned int pipe,
+	void *data, int len, int *actual_length, int millisec_timeout)
+{
+	return usb_bulk_msg(usb_dev, pipe, data, len, actual_length,
+		msecs_to_jiffies(millisec_timeout));
+}
+#else
+#define USB_CONTROL_MSG usb_control_msg
+#define USB_BULK_MSG usb_bulk_msg
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Determine whether we need the "owner" member of struct usb_driver and
+ * define COMEDI_HAVE_USB_DRIVER_OWNER if we need it.
+ */
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2,4,19) \
+       && LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,16)
+#define COMEDI_HAVE_USB_DRIVER_OWNER
+#endif
+
+#endif